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The Sign of the Owl
The 15-year-old son of the Duke of Gaumont seeks to regain the duchy which, after a bloody battle, is now under the control of his ruthless uncle, Lord Claude.
219 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
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Deborah Chester
57 books155 followersThe internationally published, award-winning author of 41 novels, Deborah Chester has written Regency romances, historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy. She is a tenured professor of professional writing in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches novel and short story writing.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
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February 17, 2019
It's not a bad story, but considering Wint's arrogance got him into more trouble than he needed to be, it was a little annoying. Plus, Wint is continually chiding himself for walking into yet another bad situation without considering the full ramifications of his decisions.
The story itself feels as though it begins in the middle. There is very little explanation of where you are or who the characters are. It's almost as though you're already supposed to know.
I quite liked Jerilyn and Sir Mogre, but most of the other characters bothered me. Michel was a great character, but he wasn't handled very well. When you first meet him, he refuses to go out in public, in the daylight. But the next time we see him, that's all he's doing and there's no mention of how difficult it is for him. In fact, it's almost written off as being others who keep him in the dungeon but that's not how the original meeting reads.
Very few characters understand the meaning of honor and honestly, I don't believe Wint earned his honor at the end since as I mentioned before his arrogance caused more problems and he never seemed to learn.
The story itself feels as though it begins in the middle. There is very little explanation of where you are or who the characters are. It's almost as though you're already supposed to know.
I quite liked Jerilyn and Sir Mogre, but most of the other characters bothered me. Michel was a great character, but he wasn't handled very well. When you first meet him, he refuses to go out in public, in the daylight. But the next time we see him, that's all he's doing and there's no mention of how difficult it is for him. In fact, it's almost written off as being others who keep him in the dungeon but that's not how the original meeting reads.
Very few characters understand the meaning of honor and honestly, I don't believe Wint earned his honor at the end since as I mentioned before his arrogance caused more problems and he never seemed to learn.
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