The Cobalt Mine

by Darla Roselle

Overview

Book two of the Cobalt Series finds Casey Campbell back in the Yellow Daru, but this time she doesn't have her satchel or Beckett Lancaster. Faced with the likelihood that a friend might die from the injuries he suffered due to an attack, Casey navigates her way through the trails in search for a White. What she inadvertently discovers is the cobalt mine, the mother lode Pioneer seeks. When there is no word about where Casey is, Beckett sets off to find her. The bowman proves his archery skills in the Red Mecca and unbeknownst to him draws the attention of Garnet, the Red Legion member. Beckett is surprised when Garnet challenges him to a public bout. Something that Jake, Beckett's father, would not condone. Something the people of the Domain will not soon forget. Pioneer continues to rule the Domain with his sinister methods and heartless behavior. He sentences Julia to her certain death by imprisoning her. Julia has other ideas. Continue on the cobalt journey as Casey enters her own strategic cat and mouse game with Pioneer during her quest to determine whether or not she should reveal the location of the cobalt mine and the place the lives of every Domainian at risk or keep it a secret and potentially lose any hope for saving her friend Tanya. The secrets run deep and the questions continue to arise in The Cobalt Mine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781500664978
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/14/2015
Series:	Cobalt , #2
Pages:	660
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.33(d)

About the Author

When not writing her fantasy-adventure series, Darla Roselle works as a small business owner, whose professional background has frequently illustrated how an individual's perspective can be the deciding factor between success and failure. She has degrees in technical journalism and financial management but has found that her true education has taken place in life's experiences.

When her son Max was five years old, Roselle often enthralled him with made-up stories, which he enjoyed as much as those in the books on his well-stocked shelf. Her nightly routine of creating adventures unleashed her creative energy and resulted in her The Cobalt series.

Editorial Reviews

2015-09-22
Roselle (The Cobalt Domain, 2014) continues a sprawling tale of magical lands mysteriously linked to our own, talking animals, teen drama, despots, a family's struggle to reunite, and the strange mineral that links them all together. Having left behind the magical lands, or Darus, of the Cobalt Domain, Milo Davenport finds herself, sans memory, in the "real world." Others will follow, each losing the memory of his or her time in the Darus. Meanwhile, the cryptic notebooks Milo left behind in the Darus offer hope to Jake Lancaster, who seeks to reunite with his lost wife, Julia, and save his son, Beckett. Pioneer, a despot seeking to control the entire Domain, seeks Julia and Beckett as well, but for far more sinister reasons. Caught in the middle is Casey Campbell, a relatively new arrival, yet she just may have a whiff of destiny about her. The question of who—if anyone—will ultimately control the Domain is open, even as answers about the Domain's true nature and purpose come closer to the light. Like its predecessor, this tangle of interwoven tales is written in quick, easy-to-read prose divided into digestible chapters. Though the page count is hefty, the short chapters make for a quick read. Characters are often more layered than they were in Roselle's earlier book, with one villain in particular—one who was previously more caricature than character—developing unexpected complexity. The human-turned-animal morphs also shine. Though mostly minor characters, they provide refreshing color and spots of humor. Unfortunately, dialogue suffers regular bouts of clunkiness, which lessens the effectiveness of both characterization and plotting, and with such a large number of characters and plotlines across multiple worlds, the expanding plot can also be hard to track. YA fantasy that's stretching its legs, finding its stride; it still stumbles occasionally, but it's on its way toward outgrowing awkwardness.

Kirkus Reviews