PRESENTATION OF NOVEL BOOK REVIEW

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

subject in English-10

Prepared by:

Roland P Dela Rosa

Grade 10- Excellence

Submitted to:

Ms. Ma. Luisa A. Asegurado

English 10- Teacher

Title: The Falcon Rises

Author: Michael C. Staudinger

Publisher: Createspace Independent

Publication.

Publication date: June 30, 2011

Length: 314 pages

Subjects: Fiction>Fantasy>General

About the author: Michael Staudinger is a

graduate of Pacific Lutheran University,

where he studied Greek, Hebrew, Latin,

History, Philosophy, world literature and

the dungeons and dragons

The book has been published at createspace in June 30, 2011, there are 314 pages and about a fantasy,

for my own opinion on the book, I think the cover picture of the book is enough for you to have a subject at

the beginning, because it's give a clue of what was the story is all about and of course with the help also of

the title. The thing is that in the book the writer didn't write a table of contents for this, so at the beginning,

there's a lot of questions on my mind, “How many chapters does this book have?” and “How many pages

that each chapter have?” But At the end it is just a minor problem because you are reading so, it's not

important though you don’t know if you are at the end of chapter already, but it doesn't make any change

because at the end you will keep on reading, and just forget about what part of the story you are. Michael
Staudinger is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, where he studied Greek, and he starts writing novel

in 2005 but until now, he doesn’t become a famous writer, but he keeps on writing and writing even though

there's only a few people reading his stories but, when I read this book this is the best epic fantasy mystery

I've read. He makes Professor Roy Arthre comes alive though it is just a fiction, and he makes me feel like

I'm Mr. Roy's best friend that I always cheer for his success and victory and mourn for his failures. I always

watch fantasy movies and read a fantasy stories but now it's different, by the way I am Roland P. Dela Rosa

Grade 10- Excellence from Baclaran NHS and just like what I've said, it's different because at this time I

will make a book review after reading it and this is my first time doing it.

Armed with a wizard's staff he cannot control and the language of poetry from a world he no longer calls

his own, Professor Roy Arthre must fight the very power of darkness or see this alien world destroyed. With

the beautiful rebel leader, Mithra Roshanna, and Moratha, the Lord of all Falcons, Roy works magic,

science, and art together as he leads a ragtag army across a continent in hopes of defeating Mordeth, the

Lord of Darkness, and his dragon ally. The Falcon Rises is the second book of the Keshian Chronicles.

The places and time uses in the story is very suitable to what is happening to the story, and the book

already consisting a map at the sixth page to help the readers imagine where the place take in the world

Keshia where Roy is transported for example, the place The Great Desert has been said in chapter nine you

can find where is the location of it in Keshia what you need to do is go back to page six and find it. They use

the date and time right because when Roy is on the earth the time is specific for example, Roy walks up at

7:00 to ready for his work as a professor and when he is already in Keshia the time uses is not specific

because there is no time so what they were using is the sunrise and sunset that can help the audience

imagine when did the things happen. They are always describing what the place look like at the story for

example Roy and the falcons walk through the Noshal and the POV in the story telling that Norshal is a

place on the northern part of Keshia and this place is full of diamonds that is very hard to find because

there’s a secret way to find it said by the leader of falcons.

The role of each character in the novel are very clarify, that I never ask myself or the author of what they

were doing there, why they are there or what is their importance in the novel. All the character perform well
their role in the novel and the personality that the writer given to the characters is very fit to their role just

like Billah personality is so noisy and always make a rumor about something and give people rubbish advice

that can make their life miserable just like his, so he goes to the lord of darkness to make a bad things' role

to the novel as a spy to the protagonist for his lord of darkness Mordeth. Roy Archre, the main character is

always dreaming for transporting to other world and life so his role to the novel is the one who transported

to other dimension and that's a good combination of role and characteristics. Other main characters Mithra,

flanx, godspeds and pothrera has a big impact and they can consider as a static character because they

remain loyal to the side of Roy Archre until they defeated Mordeth and Billah the spy from darkness is

considered as dynamic character because at the end he become good. Those who have a short appearance,

they are also important cause if not because of them the story may end with a bad ending.

The flow of the story is very clarify to me, I know that this part is the rising action because at the very

beginning they are just introducing the main character Roy Archre, and his characteristics that he have a

boring life that's why on his dream he wanted to travel to the life of others but at the end he will just ended

with the reality and focusing to the idea of life vectors. The time that the main character are encountering

some problems is the falling action and that is he transported to other dimension because of the light that

comes from an archmage, and he met a girl that bring him to the queen and king of the Keshia, the name of

dimension he goes to and with that he experience some problem because he doesn't know how he will back

to his real world the earth. The climax begun when they realizes that there's a bigger problem than how to

escape that dimension, because Mordeth the king of darkness who is the reason why the archmage had been

killed and go to the earth that's why the power that is on the archmage has possessed by Roy so the only

answer for Roy to escape this dimension is to defeat Mordeth and it's so hard because the most powerful

archmage the king of all falcons had been killed how about him that he is just an ordinary person. The

resolution of the story is when they are finding for the solution, and they find that Roy have powers, so he'd

been trained on how to use his powers, Roy works magic, science, and art together as he leads a ragtag army

across a continent in hopes of defeating Mordeth and the last is that the falcons also help him to defeat

Mordeth because Mordeth killed their king, the archmage who’s powers now is on Roy. They successfully

killed Mordeth and his alliance and that’s because of the help of each other specially Roy, that’s the

denouement and at the end Roy realized that his life in the Earth is very beautiful, but he just didn’t see it so

at the end they find the solution and the solution is the body of archmage.
Language is used to reason, to express ideas, argue a point, provide directions, and much more. Mr. Michael

Staudinger's idea of making this story is very wonderful but not just stop in that because no matter how

good is your idea but the way you say it or write it is bad the outcome will also be bad. To communicate to

readers it's not just how organized your idea it's about how the audience understand your idea and the idea

of this book is very understandable because the language he uses is very appropriate to the readers and his

idea has been delivered very well. I think before and while reading this story he also thinks of who is his

readers for him to analyze what languages and words he needed to use for him to write this book

effectiveness. Because he uses the best languages and words I understand each chapters and sentences of

story and I can visualize everything that is happening in the story, and he can express many things in just a

short sentence and that because he uses words that is meaningful. He also uses familiar language that can

help the readers easily recognize and understand because they use it on a regular basis.

All the elements of this novel is very well written and easy to understand, you can make a book report of

this easy without reading it again because it will automatically stay to your mind because it’s easy to

understand, and he always uses appropriate things in every scene. The dialogue is very realistic that it’s just

easy for you to be inside the story so I think I am not wrong to pick this book to be the first book that I will

write a book review because it’s the best to read and my experience with this book review is such a beautiful

experience that I can use anytime when I will write again a book review. I’ve learned a lot at the main

character that always look for the beauty of your life, there’s always beauty on it, you just need to look for it

and enjoy it so that you will not ask for something better that your life.

Each chapter of the book is better than the last one but if I have to choose one I will choose the part when

falcons appeared in the fight of Roy and the dragons because at the beginning the falcon said they don’t

want to join the fight but at the end they help Roy that’s why they win the war. This book is good for

everyone no matter what age especially to those who wants to read fantasy fiction book not just because it’s

fantasy but because it gives you a life lesson and this writer shouldn’t be just ignored because his one of the
best writer even though his not famous as the other writer, but you will know that his better than those

famous writer, so I am advising you, if you will read a novel especially it it’s your first time is very

appropriate to you because it’s easy to read but difficult to forget. If you read this focus in every detail

because each of it is important.