Reiffen's Choice

by S.C. Butler

Book Overview

Reiffen, only twelve years old, is the true heir to the thrones of both Wayland and Banking. He and his friends Avender and Ferris live in a magical world of talking animals, dwarves, and shape-shifting bears but he lives with the shame of knowing that no one will ever let him rule these kingdoms, that their crowns will bring him nothing but betrayal and sorrow and that he is powerless. Reiffen will have only a short life of child's innocence, a brief...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765314770
• ISBN13: 9780765314772
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Reality-based Reader Enters Fantasy World

You already know the plot of this book, so I will make a strong statement that I am not a fantasy genre book lover, and then urge you to buy/read this book. Well-written, compelling story. Well-paced, characters you can relate to, each bringing some gift to the table/journey. Connected to history without indulgent detail. Good range of evil, both magical and human. Love these scrappy kids and love forward to being with them in Book Two when we learn more about the Q: Can a young boy stay strong in his core while being offered seductive power, particularly a boy who is not as whole as when we first met him? Thank you for an exciting introduction to people and creatures I don't know but whom I want to know better.

AMAZING!

AMAZING! That is simply the one word to describe Reiffen's Choice. This book is filled with amazing descrpition. The creativity that is in Reiffens Choice is unbielvivable. Once you start reading this book it begans to rap it's pages arouind you until you cant put it down. This book has all the coponits of a great novel its filled with action, beutiful description, and an amazing plot. If you miss out on this great book than you will be sry. This book is great for all ages, and all types of readers. I feel in love with this book once I started reading it, and I am sure you will to.

Make Reiffen's Choice your choice!

Very well-written and well-structured this is a great read for fantasy fiction lovers of any age. In a nutshell, Reiffen's Choice is a story of friendship and the difficult choices one must make as one grows up and finds one's place in the world. Twelve-year-old Reiffen is heir to the throne of two kingdoms. Before he can even contemplate claiming his birthright, he is kidnapped by three very evil wizards who wish to rule through him. Reiffen finds himself imprisoned in their sinister world where he is offered a choice of cooperating with the wizards or being forced to do their bidding in any event. His friends Ferris (a girl) and Avender (a boy) set out to rescue him along with a flinty dwarf (Nolo) and a shape-shifting bear (Redburr). The characters are unexpectedly complex and unpredictable--which is a very good thing because your interest in them never wanes. Richly evocative descriptions of the various kindgoms and fortresses add depth to the worlds Butler has created; likewise, the humor and hominess of some of the characters balances the darkness of the plot. The surprise ending underscores the complexity of both the plotting and the characters. Stay tuned for the second installment of this trilogy.

Reiffen's Choice, a great choice to read!

Reiffen's Choice is a great choice to read. Reiffen's Choice is a book about a kid named Reiffen who is truly a king to two thrones, though it's also about Ferris and Avender, his two best friends going through an adventure to rescue Reiffen from the evil Wizards! It's filled with talking Seals, shapshifters, Wizards, dwarves, and tons of magic, the book to read if you like Eragon and Harry Potter, but better! Ferris is a one tough girl that is set on joining adventures with the guys, and Redburr has a huge appetite! The book is a page turner! If I could I would have given it 6 stars! Aune Mitchell

Absolutely fantastic book!!!!!

If you like fantasy books - the kind that draw you into a new world, the kind that have fascinating, 'real-feeling' characters making difficult decisions, but still maybe managing to have a bit of fun along the way - you're going to love this book. And it's the first in a trilogy, which, in this case is a good thing. Not because the author is going to drag the story on forever & ever & never get anywhere, because you won't feel cheated at the end of book one, just eager to read the next book! But the real reason this is a good thing is because it means we're going to get to visit the world of Valing Manor and the Stoneways and even Ussene at least a couple more times. More of Redburr and his slightly skewed but always hilarious worldview. More of Avender's life, and what he chooses to do with it. More of Ferris' acerbic wit. More of Skimmer the nokken! And of course, more about the choices Reiffen will have to make and the consequences of those decisions. All of which make the prospect of looking forward to two more books in the Stoneways trilogy a very good thing indeed. I loved this book and can't wait for the next one!