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Rhuna: New Horizons: A Strange and Deadly New World (A Quest for Ancient Wisdom Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Barbara Underwood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Rhuna is a woman living in the mystical past of highly advanced civilizations like Atlantis, when pyramids and other megalithic structures were made with technology now lost and forgotten. Part of this ancient legend tells of people with special abilities who can transform elements, such as sand to stone and lead to gold, with the concentrated power of the mind. They could also summon mental visions of faraway places and events, and call upon cosmic, solar, lunar and earth energies.
Rhuna has been gifted with more of these superhuman abilities than most, and as her powers grow, she faces ever greater challenges, both on a personal level and in far-reaching issues that affect everyone around her. Her nemesis is a man with similar exceptional powers, who has chosen to use them for selfish purposes which harm Rhuna’s idyllic, utopian society.

"Rhuna: New Horizons" is the fourth book in this paranormal, alternative history series, "A Quest for Ancient Wisdom", and can also be read as a standalone novel.

After sacrificing a life of comfort and security for her daughter’s sake, Rhuna and her family go into exile and start a new life in the former Atlan colony of Varappa. This faraway land is a frontier of new technology such as air travel, loops in time and a society apparently flourishing without a governing body of any kind.

On the surface, everyone appears to thrive in this liberated society, but this kind of free thinking is fertile ground for the Dark Master and his followers. Just when Rhuna and her family settle into their beautiful new lakeside home, strange things begin to happen. Powerful conjurers cause upheaval with their sinister magic, driving people from their homes.

An isolated society claiming to adhere to the ways of the First Atlans, appear to be fighting a losing battle against these followers of the Dark Master. While attempting to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating conflict, Rhuna faces great challenges in her personal life. Aradin’s love for her has cooled off inexplicably, and Lozira’s emotional wellbeing teeters on a precarious threshold. In desperation, Rhuna combines her magical powers and Varappan technology to do the unthinkable. What she does, however, is forbidden, and brings about a rift between her and her own father. Rhuna may have headed down a path from which there is no turning back…

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0714JJV82
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 6, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2135 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 323 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1521152500
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Barbara Underwood

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Barbara Underwood was born and raised in Sydney, Australia; the only child of German migrants who provided a rich and diverse childhood environment. Already in third grade she wrote a short children's book for a class project and realized that she was deeply satisfied with creating stories. In sixth grade, for another class project, her teacher was so impressed by the lengthy story she submitted, that he commented at the end "I see we are going to have another author".

Over the years Barbara kept writing one thing or another, but only as a hobby while she pursued other interests and goals. In the 1990s, she completed a correspondence course in professional writing, doing it in her spare time after work. This led to having a few short stories published, but what she really wanted to do was write a proper novel.

At this time, Barbara had travelled extensively and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in subjects that held special appeal for her, namely ancient history, myths and legends (such as Atlantis, the builders of megaliths around the world), folklore (the belief that a god-like race gave mankind its technology), human psychology and the culture of other countries. What better subject for her first novel than to combine all these elements into one big adventure!

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Dymphna Dionne
5.0 out of 5 stars I adore Rhuna...
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017
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I was originally given a free copy of Rhuna: New Horizons for an honest review. After reading this book I decided to buy a copy.
This is book 4 in the series and just as great. It starts right where book 3 left off. I absolutely loved it! I feel that despite her being emotionally stunted from her first 13 years of life, just my opinion, Rhuna has grown so much since book 1, and in this book we get to see her seek approval on ideas, decisions, etc. less, she seems more confident, and even a bit more independent. Rhuna still has her almost child like excitement and wonder when she experiences and learns new things. Even though she's no longer banished from Atlan Rhuna has decided that being with her family is more important so she decides to go to Varappa, her husband's homeland, with her husband, daughters, son-in-law, and her father. Rhuna's power continues to grow and her control over her power gets stronger. Unfortunately some of the decisions she's made have led to actions that, though she felt they were right based on her knowledge, these actions have put a strain on her relationship with her father. On top of that her husband has grown distant and can't explain why. So without the influence and guidance of her father and husband, I feel, Rhuna has become more easily influenced by some people that she otherwise wouldn't listen to. Of course talk of the Dark Master comes up, and trouble from his followers but this "enlightened" society doesn't care. I'm very proud of Rhuna for not letting the current state of her relationships with her father and husband cause her to shut down. Yes, she is terribly hurt and confused, she's lost her support system, but she's able to keep going and keep fighting.
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D.Slowey-Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017
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Rhuna: New Horizons by Barbara Underwood is the fourth book in the series and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. The character development of Rhuna has been exciting, painful and finally rewarding in this book as she has blossomed into an independent, thoughtful and confident woman all while mastering her developing powers. The ramifications are strained relations with the men who she has depended on, leaving her open to outside influence. This is a character driven story that is emotionally engaging and realistic, as Mrs.Underwood has a keen sense of behavior and the ability to reach inside while wielding a masterful pen. The joy and wonder of learning new things will take you down memory lane, and find you turning pages wishing you could read faster. This is a wonderful story and this addition has elevated the series to a must read.
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lucyblue
3.0 out of 5 stars frustrating & repetitious
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018
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LOVED thr first book... second was pretty good... third was ok but devolving into this mess. Who is Rhuna? Almost total character turn around, and not in a good way. I gave 3 stars only because i love the premise of the story but really didnt like this book as it needs serious editing for the constant repeating of unnecessary words and phrases and the story doesn't hold together. So disappointed
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E. MacMichael
5.0 out of 5 stars A lively tale!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019
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The fourth volume of Rhuna's journey takes her family to Judharo in the land of Arappa (ancient India) where they encounter new challenges with her old nemesis, the rogue Atlan adept known as the Dark Master who has learned to keep his consciousness intact after death and possess the body of another.

Despite great emotional difficulties with her husband and eldest daughter, Rhuna settles into a new culture and learns to build and fly an RTE (Rapid Transport Enclosure). When strange deaths begin to occur, she finds herself caught up in a conflict between a growing number of troublesome conjurers and an isolated group of Atlan masters.

I really enjoyed reading about Rhuna and her father's psychic talents and was completely charmed by her young daughter, Shandi. Rhuna's growing skill with out-of-body projection and her experiments with time travel were fascinating, although I was frankly surprised that everyone around her, including her father, chose to view her success in rescuing her mother as something unnatural. I would have liked to see Rhuna and Goram find a different solution to the problem they faced at the end of the book, but the series is full of intriguing ideas and I look forward to traveling with Rhuna on the next leg of her journey.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Changr
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017
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Ifeel you needed to have read the previous books to fully understand the characters and the story line. Did like.
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Sinsational
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Sensationally Captivating! #BBE (Best-Books-Ever)
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017
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Ohh! Such a treasure, such tasteful display of excellence, It is incomparable! A book so greatly anticipated, met with great interest, and yet it trumped everything!! With a dialogue and plot that is so luxuriously well and ingenious filled with intrigue, simply there is no need to retort to nasty language, sexual or graphical lengthy odysseys. This is an outstanding brilliant book! With wit, geniality, sincerity and a heartfelt generous palette of events and emotion exquisitely conveyed, there is no room or need for any thing else. The eloquently written story of Rhuna, her friends, family and foes touches the heart and captures the mind, in this book even more so than even the previous ones. THAT doesn't say just a little about this book, if you read any of the previous ones, then you know what I am talking about. And you know that you have in front of you a treasure, a treat, a unforgettable read. If you have not read any of the previous ones .... OH MY OH MY! HURRY! You don't want to risk missing out on such a fantastic treat.
With all that being said. (In doubt, check my reviews on previous books to see what I say about those, This is without a doubt a book that gets the label # Best-Books-Ever (BBE).
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Southernmermaid85
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars all around for an excellent story!
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2018
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What's not to enjoy. This book was riviting and left me on the edge of my seat. I havent been this excited for a book in a while. I highly recommend this book as well as the others by the author.
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FrequentAmazonShopper
3.0 out of 5 stars Soap opera, not sci-fi
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019
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This one turned into a full-blown sci-fi soap opera. Rhuna is acting too irrationally. Many more typos and paragraph problems. But you want to keep reading. Yes, soap operas are addictive.
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Patricia Abbott
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2018
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Rhuna lives in a mystical world which consists of many different people. She finds out her father is from a group called Atlans who are much more advanced than any other people. Book 1 starts when she is a child and each book progresses from this age. In this book, rhuna continues to fight the evil who is trying to control everyone and everything. She starts to change her own moral standards as she continues the fight. I have read all 4 books and can't wait for the 5th book to be published. The growth of each of the characters and the storyline is well written and keeps the reader involved in the story. I would highly recommend this series but do start with book 1 as the story develops with each one.
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