Although not as well known as many other fantasies about childhood adventurers such as the "Harry Potter" or "Artemis Fowl" series, "City of the Beasts" was written by a New York Times best-selling author, Isabel Allende. ... It deals with problems such as genocide of the native tribes in order to posses their land, and the loss of ancient native culture to western influence. ... I, however, thought it was enough that certain natives could use their mind to be invisible, and how in the eye of the world, you could see visions of your true animal self, but when the characters started visiting sp...

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