That the love you
bestowed might bear fruit
I stay behind.
That the spirit you shared be borne witness
I stay behind.
That your light burn bright in my heart
I stay behind.
I stay behind and imagine your flight.
The Longlight prayer of passing is one of few lasting threads linking Roan
to his parents after his entire village is massacred by skull-masked terrors
that haunt Roan's dreams ever after. As the saga continues, Roan discovers
power, strength, discipline, and a future that he both dreads and hungers
for. Can he find his sister, save his friends, and fulfill his final
destiny? We will have to wait and see.
Dennis Foon is the author behind the Longlight Legacy, but has written two
other young adult novels, including Skud. He has also written many
stories for stage, television, and film. His work is known internationally
and in several languages, though he lives right here in glorious British
Columbia, Canada. Dennis Foon has won a wide variety of awards in all areas
of his writing and it is clear why. The Longlight Legacy paperbacks are
SF/fantasy adventure novels. They are fairly advanced reading for an
elementary school student, so I would recommend these novels to readers ages
13 and up.
Dennis Foon creates an enticing, gripping, thrilling, and frankly haunting
new world of magic and mystery in the Longlight Legacy. I thought this was
an excellent series and I eagerly await the next book in this trilogy. I
found myself at a loss when I finished the second book ... what could I
possibly read to fill the gap until the next book comes out?
These books addict you, so, like Jumanji, don't start unless you
intend to finish! Prepare to be drawn in to the world of Longlight,
Fairview, the City, the Devastation, and the ever-elusive Dreamfield! I give
this series, and its author, five stars for an enthralling read that will
take a lifetime to forget!
We stay behind and imagine your flight.
RATING: 
See also
Hayley's review of The Dirt Eaters
in KIdsWWwrite #31 (May 2004).
