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Chronique D'Avebury #2
The Crystal Sword
The son of a woman sent back through time to save medieval England must descend into the underworld and defeat its master in the latest battle between the forces of good and evil.
Cover Art by Romas.
Cover Art by Romas.
278 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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June 9, 2023
A low three stars.
The plot: Dylan, son of the heroine of the first novel, travels to France (Franconia, in this novel); though the Shadow has been driven from Albion, it still hangs over Europe, although the new king is intending to change that. Dylan is drawn into a quest to rescue Aenor (or at least, aid in her own rescue of herself), who has been held prisoner by the White Folk (some sort of fay, I think) in their underground kingdom.
It was okay, but felt rather underdeveloped and sparse. Events were resolved neatly and relatively quickly - never once did our main characters feel in real danger, and the whole story, including Dylan and Aenor, felt rather 'distant' as a result. The folkloric feel of the first book was present here also, with goddesses making appearances and magic being more the sort found in fairy tale than in a modern fantasy novel. It wasn't bad, just maybe a little unsatisfying; I didn't feel any emotional connection to the characters.
By all means read it if you find a copy, but don't expect it to read like the majority of fantasy published today.
The plot: Dylan, son of the heroine of the first novel, travels to France (Franconia, in this novel); though the Shadow has been driven from Albion, it still hangs over Europe, although the new king is intending to change that. Dylan is drawn into a quest to rescue Aenor (or at least, aid in her own rescue of herself), who has been held prisoner by the White Folk (some sort of fay, I think) in their underground kingdom.
It was okay, but felt rather underdeveloped and sparse. Events were resolved neatly and relatively quickly - never once did our main characters feel in real danger, and the whole story, including Dylan and Aenor, felt rather 'distant' as a result. The folkloric feel of the first book was present here also, with goddesses making appearances and magic being more the sort found in fairy tale than in a modern fantasy novel. It wasn't bad, just maybe a little unsatisfying; I didn't feel any emotional connection to the characters.
By all means read it if you find a copy, but don't expect it to read like the majority of fantasy published today.
August 10, 2011
A wonderful continuation of the series. I missed Eleanor, but came to love her son, too.
May 21, 2016
Re-reading this series *yet* again. Love it so much. Our poor characters.
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