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The Webbed Hand
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
304 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 1994
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February 19, 2014
Nobody ever picked up pulp nineties Point fantasies expecting to find literary genius lurking among the pages. So in I went searching only for a mildly interesting and enjoyably cliched diversion, and I was pleased to find my low expectations most thoroughly met.
Unfortunately, that didn't stop the occasional prose fail from making me wince. Moments which were genuinely evocative:
'She walked slowly across the muddy pebbles, the green drenched weed and the sky-coloured pools.'
Sit alongside gems such as this:
'Maria thought: Oh, what have I done? I'm hopeless. I don't know what to do. On the other side of the fire, Josquin thought: Maria loves someone else... damn him! And anyway, why should she look at me...she's a princess, for God's sake!'
...and so on. *cringe*
But despite the simplistic plotting and occasionally excruciating writing, this is actually a very enjoyable adventure story with a number of original hooks and an interesting twist for a showdown. It's not even as cliche as it first appears.
Once I'd suspended disbelief and settled myself down for some good old cheesy fantasy, I actually rather enjoyed it. Nice to see that the author has also written at least one other novel set in the same universe.
Unfortunately, that didn't stop the occasional prose fail from making me wince. Moments which were genuinely evocative:
'She walked slowly across the muddy pebbles, the green drenched weed and the sky-coloured pools.'
Sit alongside gems such as this:
'Maria thought: Oh, what have I done? I'm hopeless. I don't know what to do. On the other side of the fire, Josquin thought: Maria loves someone else... damn him! And anyway, why should she look at me...she's a princess, for God's sake!'
...and so on. *cringe*
But despite the simplistic plotting and occasionally excruciating writing, this is actually a very enjoyable adventure story with a number of original hooks and an interesting twist for a showdown. It's not even as cliche as it first appears.
Once I'd suspended disbelief and settled myself down for some good old cheesy fantasy, I actually rather enjoyed it. Nice to see that the author has also written at least one other novel set in the same universe.
August 8, 2013
(This review may contain spoilers).
This is another of the books I really enjoyed as a child. It's quite simplistic, but I liked the characters and storyline. It was good to see some link-ins with the other books, with the fireflies and the magic used.
I liked a lot of the characters - at least the good ones. I liked Maria and Phillipa and the way they changed and adapted as characters. I also liked their relationships with Josquin and Gerain respectively.
When I first read the book, I wasn't expecting the ending. I liked the world and the people and creatures in it. I didn't like Maria's parents at all, or Ferrian. None of them were very nice characters.
This is another of the books I really enjoyed as a child. It's quite simplistic, but I liked the characters and storyline. It was good to see some link-ins with the other books, with the fireflies and the magic used.
I liked a lot of the characters - at least the good ones. I liked Maria and Phillipa and the way they changed and adapted as characters. I also liked their relationships with Josquin and Gerain respectively.
When I first read the book, I wasn't expecting the ending. I liked the world and the people and creatures in it. I didn't like Maria's parents at all, or Ferrian. None of them were very nice characters.
October 13, 2017
This was a much-loved book when I first discovered it - I used to re-borrow it from the library repeatedly because I just enjoyed reading it so much!
All these years later, I couldn't even tell you what it was about, but I can tell you it exceeded all my expectations and was probably one of my earliest fantasy obsessions. I remember great characters and some really imaginative ideas. Would love to get my hands on a copy to re-read it!
All these years later, I couldn't even tell you what it was about, but I can tell you it exceeded all my expectations and was probably one of my earliest fantasy obsessions. I remember great characters and some really imaginative ideas. Would love to get my hands on a copy to re-read it!
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