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Tales of Lunis Aquaria Kindle Edition

by Tessa Hastjarjanto (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Lose yourself in the wondrous world of Lunis Aquaria.

Explore daunting deserts, treacherous mountains and the deep blue of the Morcain sea.
If you enjoy the fairy tales of old you will enjoy this collection of nine short adventure stories.

• Coming of beasts:
A mysterious Lady uses her powers to cultivate the land. When five otherworldly visitors arrive, she gives them a set of powers to aid them on their quest.

• The sacred maiden:
When a young girl's house is raided, she escapes. One thief chases her into the night. Both of them find something they never thought they would.

• Moon Flower:
To win the heart of a girl, a young man sets out to find the most beautiful flower there ever was.
He faces the dangers of the mountains, looking for a flower that might not even exist.

• Thomas and the wolf:
A wolf finds a little boy watching a blazing fire in which his family is trapped. The wolf takes the boy to meet the only one he trusts.

• The witch of Monterra Mountain:
The blacksmith's apprentice falls for a woman who's accused of witchcraft.

• Shepherd's Stick:
A scholar ventures into the desert to experience the ghost stories the elders tell to scare the children. He finds much more than just a ghost.

• Archipelago of Wonder:
A fisherman survives a storm and ends up on a tropical island. As he looks for resources to repair his ship, he receives help from an unexpected source.

• Decapod's Ire:
An archer joins a seafaring crew to hunt the creature that destroyed a handful of fishing boats.

• Lovers through time:
A time traveller finds the love of his life in the past and must find a way for them to be together.

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    April 18, 2019
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"Many of the stories are reminiscent of fairytales I read when I was younger, and I find reading them rather relaxing. Quite a welcome change from some stuff going on in the real world."- Jeroen Steenbeeke, Author of Gift of the Destroyer

About the Author

Tessa Hastjarjanto is a Dutch/Indonesian writer from the Netherlands. She writes speculative fiction, and blogs at narratess.com about books, fountain pens, and writing.

From a young age, she imitated popular stories and games in creating her own worlds. This love eventually led to a master's degree in media and game studies at the University of Utrecht. However a mundane desk job was enough to inspire her to follow her creative passion. The first fanfics were written in lunch breaks and soon original fiction followed.

With the support of her husband, she now focuses on her writing career while battling chronic pain. Swiss white shepherd, Shiro, acts as a therapy dog to keep her healthy and reduce stress through extensive cuddle sessions.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NNRCCCR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Narratess; 1st edition (April 18, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 18, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1748 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 118 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9083006522
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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Tessa Hastjarjanto is a Dutch/Indonesian writer from the Netherlands. She writes speculative fiction, and blogs at narratess.com about books, fountain pens, and writing.

From a young age, she imitated popular stories and games in creating her own worlds. This love eventually led to a master's degree in media and game studies at the University of Utrecht. However a mundane desk job was enough to inspire her to follow her creative passion. The first fanfics were written in lunch breaks and soon original fiction followed.

With the support of her husband, she now focuses on her writing career while battling chronic pain. Swiss white shepherd, Shiro, acts as a therapy dog to keep her healthy and reduce stress through extensive cuddle sessions.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
33 global ratings
Whimsical short stories
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Whimsical short stories
Tales of Lunis Aquaria is a collection of nine short stories which all take place in the same whimsical world with a female deity, who brought to mind Mother Nature. She has five animalistic ‘watchers’ keeping an eye on all the areas of her realm on her behalf, the bear, wolf, fox, dolphin and phoenix. The stories have the feel of old fashioned folktales or fairytales with talking animals, a witch, dryads and a sea monster, plenty of heroic deeds and even time travel.My favourite story was The Witch from Monterra Mountain. The witch was an outsider reviled by the villagers even though she didn’t earn such dislike or mistrust. It took a man falling in love with her to give her the confidence to face them and eventually be accepted.This collection acts as a perfect palate cleanser between heavier, longer, more complicated novels.
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A RobertsKindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Odd, Quirky, Magical
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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I really like these stories. They're told in a matter of fact way as if its completely normal that alien observers from different worlds meet up with this world's version of a Gaia like being. Or that ghosts talk. I don't want to give too much away as the charm of these stories is in the extraordinary made ordinary.
What I like most is that they're hopeful, life affirming stories that celebrate humanity's positive traits. Grim things do happen but the stories don't dwell on them. Not the Grimm takes so much as Aesop's Fables.
I don't think I'm doing a good job at describing them but if you stories that are odd, quirky, and magical, you'll love these.
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Anonymous
4.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Collection of Timeless Folktales
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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This collection wasn’t quite what I expected, but that is part of its charm. It was like a holiday: not the packed itinerary kind but the meandering, exploring-venues-only-locals-know kind. Tales of Lunis Aquaria is full of surprises, with each short story in the collection revealing a different facet of this world. The world-building here is not dense with information, but we are given enough to get a feel for this small planet with magical ley lines and two moons. The folktales are told in 3rd person, but the distance varies from one to the next. Some, like the Coming of Beasts, feel like myths passed down over centuries. Others offer a closer look at particular characters, and we have some access to their thoughts (See: The Decapod’s Ire, Shepherd’s Stick and Lovers Across Time).

It all starts with a celestial being, a goddess, bringing life to Lunis Aquaria. She is joined by other alien entities who take the forms of a fox, a bear, a phoenix, a dolphin, and a wolf. They appear in two early stories, so I thought they might be recurring characters, but this was not the case. I would have liked to see them all return at the end of the book, as the repetition could have created a framework for the other stories to fit into. Ordinary wolves, foxes and bears appear throughout the collection, which is a nice callback. A few times, I thought characters might be revisited or make cameos in new stories. I could have missed these, but each tale seems quite self-contained.

The short stories quickly draw you in, and each has the potential to be a novel or novella in its own right. What can be a bit jarring is that many of them read like the first act of a longer book. Just as a new venture is proposed or a secret feels like it’s about to be revealed, the story ends. I want to explain this in more detail, so there will be some MILD SPOILERS below:

Mysteries about cursed desert ghosts and a blue-eyed monster are mentioned a few times but remain unanswered. The ley lines around the world would come into play in a few stories, but we know no more about them by the end of the book than we do at the beginning. I get the sense that something is missing, and I think this is intentional. Many of the stories are rather sad, ending with tragedies or unrealised dreams. Perhaps those are themes in this collection?

I couldn’t easily predict the outcome of each tale. They feel timeless – untethered from tropes and trends. Maybe stories don’t always need a clear goal. These tales communicate emotion and atmosphere. The collection feels experimental, and once I went along with it and stopped trying to guess where it was all going, I found it very refreshing.
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Marcy
3.0 out of 5 stars Unfinished
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
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The various stories captured my interest, but left me wishing for a conclusion
Most all just felt incomplete and I wanted more
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Marilyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely little gems of short stories
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
These short stories are delightful! Although there is some danger and evil lurking within, the outcomes are mostly positive. Some are shorter and a few are longer, but each is a gem. I particularly liked the stories with the animals the most. They happen to be on the cover of the book, which is so lovely as well. I can envision individual books for each story and I would read those books.
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Bridget O'Keefe
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a fan.
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
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I loved the cover artwork and the book sounded interesting. Most of the stories felt like they were written by a middle school child. They felt clumsy and it was hard to follow at times.
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Lush Fairytales
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
This was such a nice, cozy read. I could see it being read as bedtime stories. I now want a cat like Nebula. The witch from Monterra Mountain, Archipelago of Wonder, and Moonflower were some of my favorite stories in this short story collection. Hastjarjanto creates such an interesting and vivid world inside these pages. 4.5 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful tales
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2022
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This is a wonderful read of fantasy short stories and legends of a world told lyrically. Some stories are of bravery others result in curses. My favorite ones are those related to animals or transformations. I also enjoyed the Moonflower quest. A great read if you are a fan of fantasy and want a relaxing read without getting into a long series.
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Sue Bavey
4.0 out of 5 stars Whimsical short stories
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
Tales of Lunis Aquaria is a collection of nine short stories which all take place in the same whimsical world with a female deity, who brought to mind Mother Nature. She has five animalistic ‘watchers’ keeping an eye on all the areas of her realm on her behalf, the bear, wolf, fox, dolphin and phoenix. The stories have the feel of old fashioned folktales or fairytales with talking animals, a witch, dryads and a sea monster, plenty of heroic deeds and even time travel.

My favourite story was The Witch from Monterra Mountain. The witch was an outsider reviled by the villagers even though she didn’t earn such dislike or mistrust. It took a man falling in love with her to give her the confidence to face them and eventually be accepted.

This collection acts as a perfect palate cleanser between heavier, longer, more complicated novels.
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Sue Bavey
4.0 out of 5 stars Whimsical short stories
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
Tales of Lunis Aquaria is a collection of nine short stories which all take place in the same whimsical world with a female deity, who brought to mind Mother Nature. She has five animalistic ‘watchers’ keeping an eye on all the areas of her realm on her behalf, the bear, wolf, fox, dolphin and phoenix. The stories have the feel of old fashioned folktales or fairytales with talking animals, a witch, dryads and a sea monster, plenty of heroic deeds and even time travel.

My favourite story was The Witch from Monterra Mountain. The witch was an outsider reviled by the villagers even though she didn’t earn such dislike or mistrust. It took a man falling in love with her to give her the confidence to face them and eventually be accepted.

This collection acts as a perfect palate cleanser between heavier, longer, more complicated novels.
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Steven William Hannah
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Comfy Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2023
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Tessa really captures a kind of Studio Ghibli vibe with her style, and I had a lovely time reading these interwoven tales.

It feels archetypical, like a creation myth retold many times. It sways between grand scale and personal tragedy, stories that give a sense of a greater, connected world.

It held my attention, it kept me turning pages, and I ate it up pretty quick.

It feels like an author finding their voice at times, and I'd love to read anything Tessa writes in the future. There's a lot of scope to expand this world, these stories, and it's a world I'd like to escape to again.

Very comfy/10.
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Jeroen Steenbeeke
5.0 out of 5 stars Like fairy tales from my childhood
Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 18, 2019
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Reading these stories made me feel like I was eight again and at my grandparents' house, going through their fairy tale book collection.
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Em
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic tales
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2021
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If you're wanting to read tales that aren't the typical fairytale you hear about these days this book is perfect for that, the author is a fantastic writer, I really enjoyed the book! Each story is very unique.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An enchanting collection!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2019
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I loved all nine of these very unique stories and their powerful and individual messages. The author weaves such a magical spell with her words and this collection is a lovely way to switch off from modern life and lose yourself in another world. Perfect for fans of Heidi Catherine. Excited to see what Tessa Hastjarjanto comes up with next!
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Ravven
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Tales of Imagination
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2020
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These are gorgeously written tales of magic and nature, both uplifting and sad. I loved these stories so much, highly recommend.
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