Lorien Lost

by Michael King

This magical "New Victorian" novel is the tale of a man with a curious gift: the ability to "step inside" paintings. Escaping from repressive 1870s London into a lush summer landscape, he meets a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312143494
• ISBN13: 9780312143497
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Original

This book is like a mix of "A Beautiful Mind," "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen," and "Alice in Wonderland." It's definitely original and creative. I just wish there'd been more physical description of the main characters.

Simply the most beautiful novel I've ever read.

If you ever read C.S. Lewis when you were a child, this is for you. If you ever wished that you could find a wardrobe and step inside and find yourself in Narnia, this is definitely for you. In my life of reading and exploring, I've never read a more exquisite and beautiful work; Michael King is to be commended and thanked for sharing his wonderful imagination with the rest of us. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

An Old Friendship Found in Lorien Lost

Michael and I were childhood friends and we were practically inseperable from kindergarten up until junior high school. Sadly, Mike moved away, and his life was no longer the idyllic one that we shared as kids. I was most pleased to receive a letter from him proclaiming the completion of his first novel. I feel that in the trials of his life he has really prevailed in finding his niche in writing. It has been a long time since I have read a book imbued with so much imagination and written with such a mastery of the English language. As Mike describes it, it is the perfect book to read on a rainy day with a cup of tea. It's a book meant to be treasured for years and by succeeding generations. I know how much pride and work Mike has embedded in this novel and I give it my highest recommendation to anyone wanting to escape from reality with a good yarn.