White Horse Talisman

Summer of Magic Quartet #1

by Andrea Spalding

The White Horse Talisman is the first volume of The Summer of Magic Quartet, four books involving a Canadian brother and sister visiting their two English cousins. In The White Horse Talisman, Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen must help Equus, the great white horse, find his mate and foal and regain his magical talisman. But as the horse rises, so does the dragon. The age-old battle between good and evil threatens the bond between Chantel and Adam and endangers the quest. This is fantasy as its best, a story that raises hairs on the back of the neck and sends satisfying chills up and down the spine, a story that, while clearly drawn from the rich world of make believe, feels truer than true.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

192 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Nicholas Perez]

I read part of this series years ago and thanks to the GoodReads community I found it again.

[Ketutar Jensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well... the idea is wonderful. The execution not as much.

I don't think the characters were that well done. I really didn't get an idea of any of them. And to me characters are very important. I would like to get a better idea of who these people are.

It felt a little bit... I don't know how to say it... hmm... not fully thought through. A bit fragmented.

It reminds me a lot of Over Sea, Under Stone and A Wrinkle in Time, but it isn't even close as good. It's a good enough surrogate to fill the void at least for some time, and I think I'll finish the series, because they aren't that long, and it's not bad, even when it's not great.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Majic. Good over evil. Light over dark. Timeless themes are once again stirred together in this the first book of the (eventually) Quartet. Spalding weaves together sibling revelry and family dissensions with ancient lore based in fact. Four cousins summering in England are tested to the ends of their belief and value systems as the Dark works its darkness through anger and jealousy. One of the ancient symbols of goodness of Light, the White Horse, is the central theme, the mystery that must be solved, and the interesting twists along the way make for an engaging tale. Hurry with volumes 2, 3, and 4.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this children's story and so i was determined to find the rest of it. That's the way I am...I like nice little magic children's stories sometimes...

[Clivemichael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely written, engaging characters, entertaining story.