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Title: Knight's Wyrd by Debra Doyle, James D. MacDonald ISBN: 0-15-201520-5 Publisher: Magic Carpet Books Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Knights Wyrd
Comment: When I first started reading Knights Wyrd I found it somewhat interesting but not that great. It had some action and suspense but not a lot just mostley minor adventures. It appeared to be nothing more than a tale of wizards and warriors.
Then as I continued to around page 150-200 I could not put the book down. It bacame a tale of betrayal, friendship, loyalty, and facing your fears.
Rating: 5
Summary: A mystical adventure
Comment: On the eve of his knighting, Will Odoson of Rostenbury learns of his wyrd, or destiny. Through treachetrous terrain and evil, and mystical creatures including: a man-eating troll, a magic working dragon, beautiful mermaids, and perhaps the most dangerous advesary and invincible ogre that has hidden his death in a bird's egg. Full of a sense of adventure, love, and destiny; this book is amazing. It was a real page turner, and once you start you won't ever put it down. It's possible to read the book 20 times and find something new EVERY SINGLE time.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's a wonderful "Wyrd"
Comment: Wizards, knights, ogres and mermaids -- a typical fantasy tale, right? Wrong! Debra Doyle and James MacDonald take a typical sword'n'sorcery tale (heavier on the swords) and spin it into a slam-bang adventure tale that will definitely cause thrills and chills for both kids and adults.
In one of the dukedoms of Anglia, young William is about to be knighted, which is theoretically one of the best days of his life. But it's overshadowed when a wizard tells him his wyrd -- his future destiny -- that he won't succeed his father because he will encounter Death before a year has passed. Horrified, William sets off on a perilous journey to tell his betrothed, Isobel, that he can't marry her because he's going to die.
But his preoccupation with his impending death is overshadowed when he finds out about political machinations that threaten his life. And with a dubious circle of allies around him -- from an indebted ghost to a cryptic dragon to some murky mermaids -- William must somehow defeat the deathless ogre whose fate is somehow entwined with his -- and with Lord Death's.
"Knight's Wyrd" is pretty standard and only somewhat engaging for the first two thirds of the book, then it rapidly respins itself into a complex and thought-provoking action-fantasy. Shapeshifting wizards, carnivore mermaids, and an ex-fiancee who is not quite what she seems add an element of mystery. To make the book even more interesting, Doyle and MacDonald subtlely include elements of medieval honor and debt.
The writing is stark but very evocative, which gives an extra punch to scenes like the one where Will kneels down, only to find a ghost on either side of him. There's no swearing or smut, but there is a lot of darkness and violence, ranging from a hideous long-armed troll being dragged out of a river to the sharp-toothed mermaids trying to eat Will. Younger kids will probably find this frightening, but older kids will enjoy a fantasy story with some genuinely gruesome beasties -- not to mention the appearance of Lord Death himself, who adds the final kink to a very complicated plot.
"Knight's Wyrd" is a dark, fun, intense read for both kids and adults. Doyle and MacDonald should write a sequel to this gem.
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Title: Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness Book 1) by Tamora Pierce ISBN: 0375814663 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Wizard's Statue (Circle Of Magic, Book 3) by Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Judith Mitchell ISBN: 0816769389 Publisher: Troll Communications Pub. Date: 15 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Caroline Stevermer, Patricia C. Wrede ISBN: 0152046151 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Wizard's Castle (Circle of Magic, Book 5) by Debra Doyle, Judith Mitchell, James D. Macdonald ISBN: 0816769966 Publisher: Troll Assoc Pub. Date: 15 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: First Truth by Dawn Cook ISBN: 044100945X Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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