The novel begins when the hero Cahyl is in a bubble, to follow the teachings of the Fathers until hatching. Little Book feature: each chapter begins with an excerpt from the history of Fedeylins, allowing us to learn a little more about these people and reveals may be key for the future of the saga. The narration is in first person and gives us access to the thoughts and feelings of the hero. This strengthens throughout the book the character's uniqueness sensation thanks to the donation and the strangeness of which it is rigged. Throughout the pages, we share learning larveylin (Fedeylin child, similar to the larvae of the dragonfly?) And the joys, the sorrows and all his experiences. Using his gift by italicized passages where emotions are expressed at the beginning of the novel, could be confusing but it did not happen. Rather, it helps our understanding of the history and concerns of the young hero.
We quickly discover that the world is Fedeylins miniature size and the places where the novel takes place boil down to a pond and the surrounding area. These creatures have to remind us all the fairies and dragonflies. The other important people in this book are very similar to Gorderives frogs by their shape and their way of life. These comparisons that can be made with existing critters bring an enchanting touch to the story.
The style of the author, throughout the Banks of the world, has a very nice fairy door and serves wonderfully history. Nadia pushed his writing and all that has been done upstream to make its most credible universe and possible magic. She did not hesitate to play with words in inventing for our greatest joy.
We meet in a tale much like those that have rocked our youth, with Disney movies, that is to say a very refreshing story that brings back our child's soul from the first pages. Because that is what happened to me, I got carried away by the magic of this work, by this character Cahyl which one feels and shares the malaise, a feeling of not being in his place, his desire to understand and find his place. This first volume allows us to follow his youth until his coming-of-age, Mudeylin (which is reminiscent of nature with the moult of dragonfly). There we find similarities with our childhood, to situations that we had or we could have lived.
Finally, we turn the pages without realizing it, taken as a wonderful story and we regret to close this book. A feeling of sadness mixed with impatience wins and we want to discover after the Cahyl adventures clings to the bottom of our heart.
To all, children or adults, I recommend this little daydream represented Fedeylins Volume 1: The banks of the world and you will come away with more rejuvenated.
