Book Review: The Thief of Worlds

By Bruce Coville

5 Stars

The Thief of Worlds is a book about a boy named Hurricane, who has an unusual connection to the wind, beginning from his strange birth story. He's always been connected to the wind; it was like a friend to him, but it all changed when suddenly the wind went away. The whole world was hit hard by this, but Hurricane felt the worst; to him, it's like he lost a part of himself. Everything takes a turn for the worse when his mother gets hospitalized due to the lack of airflow in their city, leaving her son alone. After a strange meeting with the god of wind, Hurricane sets out on an adventure to find the Windlord's horn, Aerobellan.   

This book has a very solid plot that it does an amazing job at telling to the reader, and it combines the horrors of global warming and pollution with fantasy to bring you this story. The dynamics between Hurricane and the people he travels with are very fun to read, and the world-building is amazing. The book does a lot to make sure that you, as the reader, feel immersed in the world and make sure that the lore makes sense. The three worlds that Hurricane travels to each feel well fleshed out in their own degree; they also serve to show that his world wasn't alone in this theft; each world has had something stolen from them that serves great importance: water, fire, air, and earth. The book does a great job of building up suspense on what the thief could be using these things for; they build suspense through mystery and interactions with the characters on the adventure. Overall, this book is very well written, and I recommend it if you would like to read a very fun fantasy book. 

Reviewed by Martin 

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