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Author:
Timothy Michael Hurst
Ages:
adult young adult
Genres:
fantasy
BookTags:
adventure coming of age creatures supernatural The Kinsman's Tree series
Publisher:
Indie published
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“Readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018

The Kinsman’s Tree

God may choose the least to be the instrument of his greatness.
Timothy Michael Hurst · fantasy for adult, young adult readers · June 2017

The world has fallen under the dominion of the evil Empire of Chōl and its mysterious and threatening wraith army, the Nihúkolem. Hidden away in the village of Endego, a race of tiny creatures, the Etom, struggle to survive. Two Etom, Nat and Nida, journey to discover the origins of the Empire’s power and its undoing. Supernatural events guide them as they seek to solve the mystery and locate the world’s only remaining hope, the Kinsman.

Book 1 of the The Kinsman’s Tree series.

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Review of The Kinsman’s Tree

Readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2018

Timothy Michael Hurst’s The Kinsman’s Tree is built around the biblical creation account set in a fantasy world, but goes its own way by focusing on the minuscule Etom, a race of three-inch-tall little people. The world becomes more engaging as the story unfolds, but suffers from one of great banes of Christian storytelling—main characters whose perfection and niceness are less realistic than any fantasy creature. However, readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom who are part of their Eben’kayah. And the novel succeeds at offering real adventure when our heroes meet opposition in their hunt for the Kinsman, the story’s messiah figure.

Best for: Children who like old cartoons like The Smurfs or The Snorks.

Discern: Battle scenes and some characters’ interactions with evil spirits (with bad consequences).

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