ONCE THE 24 MOST powerful magicians in the Empire pledged to use their magic only to protect the people. But the promise that bound them has now co...
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Aug 05, 2011
Janet
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Angel Isle,the sequel to Peter Dickinson's award-winning young adult fantasy novel The Ropemaker, takes place generations later, when the Valley's protections are failing and representatives of its only two magical families need to find the Ropemaker and ask for his help once again. The journey of three young people takes them into the major events and conflicts of the Empire that looms on the border of their homeland.
Angel Isle is a rich and complex story that doesn't 'dumb down' its More...
Angel Isle is a rich and complex story that doesn't 'dumb down' its More...
Aug 20, 2011
Jacquie
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As a follow up to The Ropemaker, this was a little disappointing. Dickinsen writes good descriptions, and sets scenes well, but also tends to get bogged down in details and explinations, which can get rather tedious. I didn't particularly warm to any of the characters, finding them generally rather shallow - I found Striclan, the non-Empire character to be the most interesting. Overall, a good idea, but I think most kids would find it rather boring, unless they were very good readers, able to
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Mar 05, 2011
Morag
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This is the sequel to "The Ropemaker". It is the first of Peter Dickinson's books that I have read, and I realise I have missed out on a good thing. Never mind. The Ropemaker is sitting on my desk, waiting.
This is a very complex story, a quest plot that begins as Ribek and Sarantha (I think that's right)set out to seek the Ropemaker to protect their valley for another twenty generations. They take Sarantha's twelve-year-old cousin Maja with them.Along the route they meet a powerfu More...
This is a very complex story, a quest plot that begins as Ribek and Sarantha (I think that's right)set out to seek the Ropemaker to protect their valley for another twenty generations. They take Sarantha's twelve-year-old cousin Maja with them.Along the route they meet a powerfu More...
Mar 05, 2011
Brian
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Philip Pullman described Peter Dickinson as 'the mmost surprising, the most original of children's writers at work today.' I'd go along with that.
Angel Isle is the sequel to The Ropemaker, which I read some time ago. Immediately afterwards, I started Angel Isle but couldn't get into it because it lacks some of the immediacy of The Ropemaker. This time I got to the end but I still had my reservations.
Dickinson is a strikingly original writer and the quality of his fantasy is More...
Angel Isle is the sequel to The Ropemaker, which I read some time ago. Immediately afterwards, I started Angel Isle but couldn't get into it because it lacks some of the immediacy of The Ropemaker. This time I got to the end but I still had my reservations.
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Mar 05, 2011
Alex
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A dense weighty tome about everything from love, death, the struggle of right and wrong, flying horses, magicians, and attacking pirates, Angel Isle is the latest from Peter Dickinson.
Not an easy read at the outset, but once you surrender to this world, the story of Maja is compelling. Young Maja's cruel step parents were killed by raiders, and she finds herself in a company of strangers who, with Maja's aid, begin to fulfill an ancient prophecy about restoring balance in the magical wo More...
Not an easy read at the outset, but once you surrender to this world, the story of Maja is compelling. Young Maja's cruel step parents were killed by raiders, and she finds herself in a company of strangers who, with Maja's aid, begin to fulfill an ancient prophecy about restoring balance in the magical wo More...
Mar 05, 2011
Elizabeth
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Outstanding International Books It has been more than two hundred years since the Ropemaker last saved the Empire from the magicians who are determined to seize power over it. He is needed again now. Maja, Saranja, and Ribek will have to travel across the empire, avoiding the magicians and their minions, into worlds beyond all understanding – seven-dimensional ones…-- This outstanding book does not require any knowledge of the prequel.
Mar 05, 2011
Craig
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A fine sequel to The Ropemaker set 20 generations later when most of the characters of the original have entered the current world's mythology. The three protagonists are a diverse crew who must battle through a variety of difficult situations on their quest to save the world. Filled with quirky, engaging minor characters and amazingly original settings (including a universe with seven dimensions), the whole book is infused with wonder.
Mar 05, 2011
Jennifer
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I had a hard time getting into this book, but the alternating pace between quick fights and runs from the watchers, with the slow periods of planning and reflection helped. I do like how the oral history from the Ropemaker has survived mostly intact, but it didn't feel plausible. I would have liked to see more explanation of the magic - similar to the epilogue
Mar 05, 2011
Grillables
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A decent sequel to _The Ropemaker_, but it seemed to ramble a little at times. A few obvious repeated phrases/sentences had the unfortunate effect of jarring me out of the flow of the book. It's a pity, as the story itself isn't bad - if the editing had been a little more thorough, I would have enjoyed this a lot more.
Mar 05, 2011
Diana
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I have decided that this author this just not for me. I tried on book and then a second hoping he'd get better, especially b/c he was recommended. I would not recommend either book that I read by Peter Dickinson.
Mar 05, 2011
I loved The Ropemaker and bought this book months, maybe years ago. It has lain on my shelves unopened until last night when it whispered to me to take it off and open it.
Mar 05, 2011
The_antichris
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Takes the story of The Ropemaker and sort of applies the rules of reality to it rather than the rules of narrative, IYSWIM, so not as satisfying but still really good.
Mar 05, 2011
This is the sequel to THE ROPEMAKER, which I loved. I tried to start this on vacation a couple of years ago, but wasn't in the mood for it for some reason.
Mar 05, 2011
ana
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great book. i read the rest of the series but this one was undoubtly my favorite.
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