Kingdoms of Light

A wizard's six household pets, three cats, a dog, a boa, and a bird, are transformed into humans to save their world, the Gowdlands, from an evil sorcerer. They must travel through colorful kingdoms to find the White Light to undo the darkness.

The wizard Susnam Evyndd is defeated by the evil goblin-sorcerer Khaxan Mundurucu and his clan, leading to a curse that leeches color from the world and brings chaos.

Almost gave up because the opening scenes of war, gore, & horror seemed to lead nowhere near the part I wanted, the animal heroes. Finally, p. 44, we meet them... already in the midst of their transformation. And now it seems as if they're being awfully accepting, even glad, to have hands and to have given up their other abilities (except Taj does miss flying a a bit). Not only that, but they instantly know how to speak, read, and even think as complexly as humans. Could not the wizard have made them able to shift? Seems that would have been much more useful.

Awful writing. I never except brilliance from Foster, but come on dude, a little more craft, a little less drudgery, would make this more worth reading.

... p. 86, more about the show more disgusting Horde. And the interim 42 pp only mildly diverting. Dnf March 2021 show less