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Title: Books of Magic, The: Bindings - Book 1 by Jane Yolen, John Ney Rieber ISBN: 1-56389-187-5 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fair
Comment: This isn't my favorite of the "Books of Magic"--Summonings takes that honor. It's an interesting tale of Timothy Hunter, perhaps the greatest magician of all time, the illegitimate son of Tam Lin and Queen Titania of the Faeries.
Tim lives as an ordinary boy in our world, with a sloppy but loving father, and a few rather unworldly acquaintances. His father, Tam Lin, occasionally pops up in human form as does the Amadan, a rather repulsive little sprite who waits on Queen Titania. The Queen herself is furious because the Faerie lands are dying, for reasons that no one knows.
Tim has problems of his own when he ventures into the lair of a mysterious - and sinister - creature. This will lead to the discovery of what is killing the Faerie lands, and exact a terrible price in return.
While I found the story tight-paced and enjoyable, I wished they'd give us a little more backstory as to how Tim knows who his true father is. It would've made Titania's comments in the garden a little easier to understand ("we made love and a child in this garden"). I also felt that the explanation for the dying Faerie lands was a little too pat.
The artwork was pretty bad - often it shifted from one frame to another, becoming well-defined in one frame and blurry in another. Dimensions altered. And Titania was terribly drawn - she's supposed to be beautiful, darnit! It looks like they simply took a picture of a none-too-pretty woman and colored her green (not to mention the fact that her teeth often appear the same color as her skin). She looks much better in future books.
However, the atmosphere is unparalleled. The clash with the Manticore was downright chilling, as was the effects on Tim. I was quite surprised by Death's arrival, you'll be surprised at the face and personality of "death." And the last few pages were both sweet and sad.
A nice comic book, hardly flawless but nor is it bad.
Rating: 4
Summary: meet tim hunter, greatest of all enchanters
Comment: this is not where i first said hi to tim, but it's the meeting where you actually exchange a few words about yourself and get a feel for where your relationship is going to go :) needless to say, i like tim, and this is one good reason why. if anything, for his soliloquy at the beginning about love and fear and what holds the universe together. jnr writes uniquely weird stuff, and this is before it all overwhelmed tim and he got... well... a bit ahead of himself maybe. no molly yet, but otherwise, there's always death, isn't it :)
very tantalizing if you start with it (as one should if you don't want the original mini too). also, do not be deceived!! jane yolen just wrote the introduction (it was a very nice introduction, but really, jnr should get first billing, i daresay).
i suppose it may be too short-- only four issues-- but it completes its arc and you won't be disappointed if you like magic.. and boys... and maybe england :)
Rating: 5
Summary: beutiful
Comment: it was great stuff.i love diving into the magical world of timothy hunter. very enjoyable.
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Title: The Books of Magic: Transformations by John Ney Rieber ISBN: 1563894173 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Books of Magic, The: Reckonings - Book 3 by DC Comics ISBN: 1563893215 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Books of Magic, The: Girl in the Bo - Book 5 by John Ney Rieber ISBN: 1563895390 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Books of Magic, The: Death After Death - Book 7 by John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross, John Bolton ISBN: 1563897407 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Books of Magic, The: The Burning Girl - Book 6 by John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross ISBN: 1563896192 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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