Amazon The Official Chronicles of The Virago Web Site Category:  Young Adult/Teen ISBN-10:  1424133653 Pages: 115 Copyright: Nov 13, 2006 ISBN-13: 9781424133659 Young Adult Fantasy Makenna Grace Gold is just your average twelve-year-old girl, who just happens to have been recruited by three faeries to protect the future of the world. Makenna must now battle the forces of Evil who seek to destroy her baby twin brother and sister. The twins are a gift from above who will eventually lead our world into its next evolutionary age of hope and enlightenment. Evil will stop at nothing to destroy the babies. Makenna, along with three faeries and a wisecracking earthworm named Fluffy, are the only things that stand between the Earth’s future or its utter destruction. Can Makenna, who admittedly is not even that good in gym class, follow in the footsteps of her predecessors, King Arthur and David of the Hebrews? Can a twelve-year-old girl who’s never had a fight in her life succeed as the Defender of Defenders, the Protector of Protectors, “The Virago”? Excerpt Excerpted from The Chronicles of the Virago: Book 1 The Novus by Michael Bialys. Copyright © 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Prologue The worst thing that Good could do to Evil was ignore it. The Dark one could not stand being ignored. The Evil one had tried to get his attention, goad him into battle, fight him as he had done since the beginning of time. The Light would not engage The Dark. This only served to frustrate the Dark One, infuriate him, in fact. Evil took his revenge upon the earth and still Good let Evil run rampant for many millennia. The Light would not confront The Dark Not until it was time...

Chronicles of Virago Book 1: The Novus
Michael K. Bialys brings a new fantasy series dealing with the age old conflict of good versus evil. MacKenna Gold, a middle school student skateboarder, is the young heroine who is chosen as the Virago, the protector of the "gift." That gift is destined to lead the world into a new age of peace and enlightenment, and it happens to be her newborn brother and sister.
In Book 1: The Novus of The Chronicles of Virago series, readers are introduced to MacKenna and how she is called the Virago. She battles a demon hound and some very nasty-looking reptilian beings. She also is aided by a trio of protector fairies that can shape change into human beings.

The Chronicles of Virago is an engaging story with an intrepid heroine. Young readers will enjoy following MacKenna’s adventures and near escapes. The villains are chilling and their schemes relentless. I can’t wait to find out how Bialys handles MacKenna’s mission, whether he will jump far ahead in time or in smaller increments. After all, MacKenna will be protecting her young siblings for the rest of their lives. This is sure to be a popular series.


Contemporary Fantasy at its finest
The stories main character is Makenna, who is your typical 12 year old girl. The setting is
Pasadena, California.

It all begins when Makenna is approached one evening by three fairies who tell her she is to protect her twin siblings from evil forces. The fairies arm her with an Armasword which is a powerful mystical weapon. Upon their visit they also tell her that she is the chosen one, the protector which they call the Virago. Her twin brother and sister are born with a gift of goodness and Makenna must protect them from evil, this is her quest and so the journey begins.

In this fantasy an earthworm reveals the evil force by name and that name is Sir Seaton. It is he who will be on his own quest to locate and destroy the twins preventing them from defeating pure evil in the future. Will Makenna discover Sir Seaton among the many disguises? Will she fail or prevail?

This is contemporary fantasy at its finest. A rich captivating story between good and evil with a picturesque ending where good prevails. It is both enchanting and a stimulating read for young readers, and offers vivid accounts and memorable characters. The story will excite your children and spark their imaginations, all while teaching family values. Your daughters will be cheering for Makenna, and your sons will be captivated and thrilled with the story filled within the pages.

This is a must for children, and highly recommended. It was a delightful pleasure reviewing this title and look forward to the next in the series.


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Makenna Gold is a normal, average twelve-year-old girl living in Southern California. So why on earth would fairies appear in her room in the middle of the night, with flaming swords no less? Well, it turns out that Makenna has been chosen as the Protector, the Defender, the Warrior of Warriors, the Virago. Her brand new twin brother and sister are a gift of pure Goodness to the world, and it is now Makenna's job to protect them from the pure Evil.

Unfortunately, no one can tell her exactly who or what it is that she should be looking out for. Pure Evil has friends everywhere, but so does Goodness, and none of them wear name tags or signs. Between helping with the babies, protecting them, trying to at least appear to be a normal kid, and figuring out who is an enemy and who is a friend, Makenna more than has her hands full.

While the flow of the book is somewhat stilted at times, it also has some pretty funny moments. Evil's minions are Miss Creante and Miss Chevious, for example. Parts of it were particularly fun for me because it takes place right by where I live. And, I can say with certainty that anyone who has ever driven around here wouldn't be remotely surprised at the location of the Highway to Hell.

It may be a little rough going to begin with, but once the story/author hits their stride, the book is off and running. It's a quick and entertaining read, and looks to be a fun series.