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A sweet short story about a Monkey King and his troupe of friends who save the world.
Guan Yin has sent the Monkey King and his friends to the continent of Antarctica to find a source of power they sensed in the kingdom of Heaven. Sounds easy enough, right?
Alas, Monkey discovers his old friend, Red Boy, is doing the Demon King of Confusion's dirty work in the great land of ice!
Monkey wants to help his friend but Red Boy refuses to listen to him!
Can Monkey save his friendship and persuade Red Boy away from the Demon King's influence?
Can Monkey and all his friends defeat the Demon King and his army of demons? Let's find out!
The Monkey King is called upon once again to save the world from The Demon King of Confusion wreaking havoc. This time, he and his trusty troupe of friends must travel to Antartica to find, and dispel a presence there that has the goddess Guan Yin is concerned about. After the band of heroes are portalled to the icy, southern continent, they get caught up in an avalanche, meet a whole new group of friends, and must face someone they thought they trusted.
While The Monkey King Goes to Antartica is touted as a book aimed at Middle-Graders, I would have to somewhat disagree with this placement. It was an incredibly short book and was also illustrated (beautifully, I may add). I would have imagined it more at being aimed towards Elementary aged children (or, infant school, in the UK). The language was simplistic, and it held a very straightforward plot which was accomplished in a very short space of time.
I suppose the main theme of the story is one of friendship and familial bonds. Monkey has to face the fact that his adoptive brother has been turned to evil by the Demon King of Confusion, and as such, must battle him. Even when his companions are urging him to fight Red (the adoptive brother), he is unwilling to and desperately seeks another way of trying to bring him some redemption. It's actually fairly heartwarming, seeing a character faced with a seemingly impossible choice, making one that means their foe (of the moment) comes to no harm. Even when the book is finished, Monkey still advocates passionately for Red, trying to ensure he bears no burden for having his mind taken over.
My main problem with Monkey King, is that in as far as it's a children's book, it does have a factual error. At one point, shortly after their arrival in Antartica, Frisone describes the 'Southern Lights'. He names it the 'Aurora Borealis, which it isn't. In the Southern Hemisphere, the lights are known as the Aurora Australis. A silly thing to get annoyed about, but it's also an educational point.
S. A.
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Synopsis
Guan Yin has sent the Monkey King and his friends to the continent of Antarctica to find a source of power they sensed in the kingdom of Heaven. Sounds easy enough, right?
Alas, Monkey discovers his old friend, Red Boy, is doing the Demon King of Confusion's dirty work in the great land of ice!
Monkey wants to help his friend but Red Boy refuses to listen to him!
Can Monkey save his friendship and persuade Red Boy away from the Demon King's influence?
Can Monkey and all his friends defeat the Demon King and his army of demons? Let's find out!
About the author
Jeffrey Frisone is the founder of Monkey King Comics Publishing Company. Jeffrey is the author of The Monkey King Goes to America, The Monkey King Goes to Europe, and The Monkey King Goes to Australia. He is also the author of Loving and Letting Go, a book on coping with divorce. view profile
Published on June 25, 2022
5000 words
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
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