Forest of the Pygmies

Published by Harper Collins 2005

San Francisco Chronicle
Reyhan Harmanci
… the latest adventure featuring now-18-year-old Alexander Cold, his friend (and future wife) Nadia Santos, his vodka-swilling grandmother Kate and new friends, danger-loving airplane pilot Angie and the determined Brother Fernando, make for a dizzyingly fast and compelling read…

Allende does a good job of weaving Eastern and Western traditions together while adding doses of African history that never stray far from the story, so lessons can be learned by the readers without ever feeling like they're taking their multicultural medicine.

Frontlist Books
The final installment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy of the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings -- and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship.

Philadelphia Inquirer
Katie Haegele
The book, which opens with Alex and friends swaying atop elephants on safari, captures the romance of exotic travel.

Indeed, Forest of the Pygmies has at least two things Allende's adult fiction is known for: passion and politics.

KLIATT
Paula Rohrlick
…this tense tale has memorable characters and lots of action and excitement along with elements of magical realism.

VOYA - Voice of Youth Advocates
“Magic realism is blended throughout in a richly detailed narrative. Highly recommended.”