Tyro

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Summary: A refreshing breath of fresh air!
Review: Every children's Sunday school class should adopt this book for their members. In fact, it wouldn't hurt for adult Sunday School classes to adopt it, too. Tyro's Christian morals and values really stand out in a world where our children are too exposed to trash everywhere they turn. I bought copies for all my friends' children and I hope the valuable lesson contained within the pages of this wonderful story stays with them. A must read for small chidren and big children too!

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Summary: A Little Child Shall Lead Them . . .
Review: Jesus taught his disciples many lessons through the use of parables. He explained great truths through simple stories that they could understand. Tyro is a wonderful allegory (parable) that talks about Luminaire (heaven), the king (God) and Tyro (Jesus). Ms. Zilliox weaves an exciting tale of how Tyro comes to Arcane, a kingdom of darkness, confronts the evil there and brings hope and deliverance.
I was hooked right from the very first page. From her descriptions, I could visualize this young 12-year-old warrior on his horse and all that he was seeing and experiencing. The character development was very suitable for a child's book. As an adult reader, you could feel the anxiety and hopelessness of the characters.
When Ms. Zilliox writes her next book, I would like to be on her mailing list. "Tyro" obviously was a labor of love.

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Summary: The boy knight proves that he is his own father's son
Review: The kingdom of Arcane has a new ruler by the name of Anon, a king who imprisons the adults who oppose him and compels their children to work in supply a vast and growing army. When knights from the king of Luminaire fail to return from their mission to Arcane, he sends his last remaining knight -- his twelve year old son twelve-year-old Tyro. Tyro enters Arcane (wearing a suit of armor that glows in the light) and discovers that his father's knights have now become Arcanian soldiers. Tyro travels through the Arcane kingdom seeking to help the oppressed people he meets. Those that accept him find their armor also begins to glow. Ultimately there is a confrontation between King Anon and Tyro -- with the boy knight proving that he is his own father's son. Tyro is highly recommended reading for children and falls into that category of allegorical fiction comprised by such literary works as the Narnia Chronicles of C. S. Lewis.