2019 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner
2019 Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
2019 Independent Author Book of the Year Award Winner
“Echoing Joseph Campbell’s feeling that the world needs new storytellers and new myths to help us greet the coming age, I’ll say that Suzie Plakson is one of those storytellers, and King Lillian is one of those myths.”
~ JACOB NORDBY, AUTHOR, BLESSED ARE THE WEIRD
“Entrancing, audacious, and addictive in the very best way. A splendidly creative allegory told by Suzie Plakson with flair, wit, and passion.”
~ MARIANNE DE PIERRES, AUTHOR, THE PEACEMAKER SERIES
“A fabulous fable, The Return of King Lillian is a feast for the imagination.”
~ MARC WADE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DIGITAL, EMMY AWARDS
“To say that King Lillian thoroughly enchanted me and left me spellbound would be the understatement of the century. I’ve listened to hundreds of audiobooks, and King Lillian is my favorite of all. Suzie Plakson’s voice is velvet mixed with grit mixed with enchantment. It takes you into another realm — into the mystic.”
~ KELLY SULLIVAN WALDEN, AUTHOR, IT’S ALL IN YOUR DREAMS
“A unique, brilliant and empowering fantasy novel. And novel it is — there is nothing else like it on the written page.”
~ GINIA DESMOND, AUTHORS’ COMMITTEE, TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
“The Return of King Lillian has the ‘once in an era’ magic of The Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland … It is charming, captivating, engrossing.”
~ KIM JOHNSON, THEATRE/DANCE TEACHING ARTIST, NYC
“Brilliant and fresh! As if Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland careened into AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, Stephen Leacock’s Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, and John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
~ EMMA CUNEO, REVIEWER & BLOGGER, DIVERSIFY YOUR SHELF
“A classic fairy tale for the modern age … King Lillian comes with a big message; the message of doing what’s right rather than what’s easy. King Lillian reigns!”
~ THERESA PULYER, REVIEWER & BLOGGER, TESSA TALKS BOOKS
“Lillian is one of a kind, and she is extraordinary. Brilliant, thoughtful, hilarious, with a greater appreciation for life in all its facets and detail than any other character who has graced my eye (or ear) for a very long time.”
~ JULIE SHERMAN, NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, ABOUT FACE
“I kept feeling that Lillian had stepped out of something written by Mark Twain – the way she talks, her humor, her insights. It feels old-fashioned in the most beautiful of ways.”
~ MIKAELA JONES, AUTHOR & SPEAKER, THE BOOK OF LIGHT
“Lillian is both an enchanted and enchanting protagonist, very easy to love. Through her eyes, we embark on a quest of self-discovery … With Lillian, we become aware that destiny is simply the path that all of us must walk. This story will surely speak to your soul … and oh, it will do it so eloquently, indeed!”
~ ASTRID M. ARZU, REVIEWER, READERS’ FAVORITE AWARDS
“The work Plakson brings to the audiobook is award-worthy. She sweeps you off your feet. It made me feel like a kid and a grown up at the same time. Now that’s artistry!!!”
~ MARIO CAMPANARO, ACTING TEACHER, MC2 MASTERCLASS
“With The Return of King Lillian, Suzie Plakson has done the impossible, telling a tale that at once seems both like a timeless classic and something modern, fresh and entirely new. This impeccably-produced recording is guaranteed to brighten your day and lift your spirits!”
~ DAVID BRIGGS, SOUND EDITOR, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
“A whimsical and philosophical fairy tale for the modern age… The Return of King Lillian is a very unusual work that will suit those open-minded dreamers looking for a new way to engage with adventure and allegory.”
~ K.C. FINN, REVIEWER, READERS’ FAVORITE AWARDS
“The characters are wonderfully clever, exciting, and colorful, the adventures and events are enthralling, and the scenery is Inner Eye candy. A much-needed heroine tale, one that gives the soul a message every soul longs to hear.”
~ RITA LAZAR, WRITER & TEACHER, SOUL BLOSSOM DANCE
“A brilliant fairy tale that reminded me a lot of stories like The Wizard of Oz and Gulliver’s Travels … The Return of King Lillian was savored and enjoyed over time as the masterpiece that it is.”
~ CHRISTINA DE VRIES, REVIEWER & BLOGGER, REEDSY DISCOVERY
“Plakson voices this hilarious, cinematic and soulful Hero’s Journey, daring to awaken in us a deeply embodied memory of hope, innocence, and identity as a resistance to these cynical times. Long live The Return of King Lillian!”
~ CONSTANCE KAPLAN, LMFT, FORMER V.P., PARAMOUNT PICTURES
