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WOW! Highly recommend ... 
WOW! Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. It was fantastic! Such a great read, wonderful story and an exceptional job with the four main characters. I loved each one more than the next. I had such a fun time reading it and imagining each character in my head. It's a cross between Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings meets Lion/Witch/Wardobe. Thanks for a wonderful story that I will enjoy sharing with my children. I am looking forward to the next 2 installments. Get busy writing!
Pajo owns 
When I first picked up Pajo, I was skeptical. What made this book different from everything else I'd read?
As the story of a hideous creature who is convinced to go along on a journey to save an infant prince, while at the same being hunted down by a crossbow-toting psychopath, I was wondering where the originality was. I mean, stories including ancient lands, magical kingdoms, spells, secrets, and creatures have been done to death. However, there was something about Pajo that really brought it to life for me. First of all, the thought put into the kingdom of Straemier itself was amazing, from the history of the cities and regions to the geography and layout of all the locations. I also loved the debate scenes between the characters. Everyone was really smart, which is good since smart people seem to be a dying breed. The characters themselves were beautiful, woven and crafted into people I'll remember forever (I
Exciting and full of adventure
Reviewed by Spencer Zaborowski (age 13) for Reader Views (2/08)
"Pajo" by Karl L. Kruger is a very interesting book about a fantasy creature named Pajajopi Bamatojasi. In this book, Pajajopi Bamatojasi, called Pajo for short, is the last of a hated race of hair-covered, smelly creatures called potheems. While Pajo was out one day finding food with his new friend Crimson, he was led by a spirit to a monk named Boqad and a famous twelve-year-old healer named Jetha. Pajo went along with Jetha and Boqad to try to save an infant prince from an assassin who had failed at the first attempt to kill the baby. The killer was still trying.
On their way to the Darkwood, where Pajo lives, they meet twelve-year-old Mikah and fourteen-year-old Talm. While they are on their way to the Darkwood, they soon learn that a crazed killer named Malluk Dominer was there in the Darkwood trying to stop them. Finally, when the children try to make it out of the Darkwood, Malluk Dominer had tracked them and was now trying to kill Pajo. The children fled to a small town, and then left again. During their journey Pajo learns that the name that he was given might actually mean more than he imagined!
Pajo has to run to the royal city to save the infant prince at the same time that he has to get past the crazed killer. This book is very exciting, so you will have to read the rest of it to find out if he makes it alive and in time to save the prince.
I liked this book, "Pajo," because it was exciting and full of adventure. The map in the front of the book showed the fantasy kingdom and helped make sense of some of the places that were mentioned in the book. The vocabulary and grammar were harder than some of the books I am used to reading, but I could still understand it. This is a great book for teens and adults, because it has a little bit of action, fantasy and mystery all mixed together. It is also funny in some parts. "Pajo" is a thrilling book that once you read the first page, you won't want to put it down until you find out the ending.
Pajo is meant for something special!
It seems the Kingdom of Streamire is at a loss of what to do now that the Queen has passed on during childbirth; leaving the only heir to the throne in the hands of his nursemaid. It is obvious that an infant can not assume the royal crown to rule over the people so someone must be chosen to step in until the Prince is of age. There are three applicable men that are in line to rule, but it is not in the stars for any of those men to claim what is not rightfully theirs. With an attempted assassination on the Infant Prince, the nursemaid has hidden him away in her rooms unknowing what else to do. She had to trust in the last words of her friend the Nirdehnian Monk, and hopefully this Bamatojasi would save the Infant Prince.
Pajajopi Bamatojasi is the last of the Potheem; a breed of long ago creatures covered in fur, bearing many animal characteristics, but still is educated enough to speak, walk and do most things a regular human can accomplish. Except the flaw in his speech, he can not pronounce the "th" in words so they're substituted with d's or t's. He was raised by a Nirdehnian Monk from the age of 9, but now four years later at age 13 he is orphaned. He truly thought he was to be "just" a forest creature for the rest of his life, little did he know there was much in store for him. Starting with meeting The Healer, Jetha and her Nirdehnian escort.
Pajo, Crimson, Jetha, and the escort monk, Boqad are being tracked by an assassin Malluk Dominier; in hopes that they will not make it to the castle to rescue the Infant Prince. Along the way two other young men, Mikah, and Talm join the Healer's entourage; when Malluk and Boqad are at war against one another they children are told to run and that Pajo would lead the way. The journey to Melasure is a long one, being tracked, as well as being visited by the apparition of a Healer past, Pajo is unsure of what to do, only he knows that he's life now has a purpose filled with something he has never known; friendship.
Pajo written by Karl L. Kruger is a phenomenal fantasy that young adults and adults are sure to enjoy. Masterfully detailed scenes and characters bring the book to life right before your eyes. Mr. Kruger excels in storytelling, although a bit slow to get into, once past the first couple of chapters I was hooked! I can tell the story was left open, so I do hope Mr. Kruger continues with the sequel to Pajo, I will be sure to add it to my shelf. 5 Hearts
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Pajajopi Bamatojasi-or simply Pajo-is the last of a despised race of hair-covered creatures. Though only thirteen years old, he has lived alone in the Darkwood since his mentor, an elderly monk, died nearly four years ago. His life is one of isolation and self-loathing until he is unwittingly-then unwillingly-drawn into a multi-faceted plot that includes an assassination attempt on the royal prince and the beginnings of a civil war.Pajo must race to the royal city to save the Infant Prince while outrunning the crazed killer determined to stop him. Through interactions with some new companions, Pajo learns a great deal about himself and his duty to do what is right and honorable, even when it is neither convenient nor easy. Pajo also discovers that the name that was given to him may mean more than he could have possibly imagined-and may well link him to a national patriarch who lives only within the pages of a two-thousand-year-old book. A mighty tale of fantasy, magic, and adventure, Pajo explores the
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