Caves of Fire and Ice

Children of Ynell #4

by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Followed by faithful Skeelie and the wolves, Ramad aids heores of many ages of the planet Ere, but seems forever separated from Telien as she fulfills a fate of her own.

A Kindle edition of this book is available in an omnibus titled The Runestone of Eresu.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

174 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1980

About the author

Shirley Rousseau Murphy is the author of over 40 books, including 24 novels for adults, the Dragonbards Trilogy and more for young adults, and many books for children. She is best known for her Joe Grey cat mystery series, consisting of 21 novels, the last of which was published when she was over 90. Now retired, she enjoys hearing from readers who write to her at her website www.srmurphy.com, where the reading order of the books in that series can be found.

Murphy grew up in southern California, riding and showing the horses her father trained. After attending the San Francisco Art institute she worked as an interior designer, and later exhibited paintings and welded metal sculpture in the West Coast juried shows. "When my husband Pat and I moved to Panama for a four-year tour in his position with the U. S . Courts, I put away the paints and welding torches, and began to write," she says. Later they lived in Oregon, then Georgia, before moving to California, where she now enjoys the sea and views of the Carmel hills.
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Reviews

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember this book well, got me through a week of being grounded and I liked it well enough to get the other four books. Still sticks with me after all these years. Hard to believe it's been that long already, wow.

[James]

Following his true love Telien into far reaches of Time, Ramad of the Wolves is followed in turn by the Seer Skeelie, who also loves him.A Kindle edition of this book is available in an omnibus titled The Runestone of Eresu.

[Scott Meesey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got the distinct feeling after reading this book that it was simply a transition book between books 3 and 5. While the descriptions of the characters being swept through time were quite interesting, it seemed to only set up the rules for time travel before the "grand finale" to come

Not a bad book, it just sort of ambled. And I found the charater of Torc the wolf-bitch (hey, that's the author's words!) more interesting than any other. I also found Anchorstar's involved/inclusion unnecessary ... but that's me.

[Kristyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book kept reminding me that there is no final victory, that time keeps going, though perhaps, in the final book, Ramad and Skeelie will have some resolution to their story, some time and place to rest in.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 3 out of 5]

For pretty short books, they packed in a lot of action and emotions that made me cry.