The saga of Timothy Hunter, master Mage-in training, continues in this sixth collection of the popular series. Originally created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton, the Eisner-award nominated The Books of Magic continue to unlock new, previously unexplored, realms of fantasy and mysticism. It's the beginning of a new chapter in Tim's life as he bids farewell to rainy England and sets out on an odyssey of discovery in the United States. Prepare yourself for a mermaid in the desert, Molly in the Faerie, ghosts in a ghost town and Zatana in a whole heap of trouble. A story that will appeal to all lovers of magic and mystery.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Running through the rain with an umbrella of fire.,
This review is from: Girl in the Box (Books of Magic, Vol. 5) (Paperback)
Obviously not up to the standard Gaiman started out with in the Books of Magic mini-series, but then again it was not expected to be. Only Gaiman can write like Gaiman. The plot is a little hap-hazard and it has a few confusing moments. The significance of Tim's dueling tatoos, what exactly happened to Cupid, what happened to that director guy... there are a lot of plot threads that are totally abandoned or unexplained. But the magic of the story is still in there somewhere. It may not be seen in the monsters and mermaids and fairys. The magic in the book is the beautiful way Tim and Leah and Molly's goofy adolescence is perfectly portrayed (even if Leah is several thousand years old). Good. Not Gaiman good. But good.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
girl in the box,
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This review is from: Girl in the Box (Books of Magic, Vol. 5) (Paperback)
the strength of the books of magic fades slightly as you dig farther into the series,but eventually it delivers a wonderful story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Most inconsistent book in an inconsistent series.,
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This review is from: Girl in the Box (Books of Magic, Vol. 5) (Paperback)
John Ney Rieber, The Books of Magic: Girl in a Box (DC Comics, 1999)
The Books of Magic has been an inconsistent series, and Girl in a Box, the fifth book in the series, typifies that perhaps better than any other single entry. Tim and Molly, separated in the last book, are still separated; Molly is off in Faerie, while Tim is facing down the demons tattooed onto his skin. The main story arc here is quite a good one; Tim and his old friend/nemesis Leah meet in San Francisco, then head off to the desert to find a place of magical power; the interaction between the two is very nicely done, and the plotline is interesting and well-written. All of the tertiary stuff in the book, though, could well have been done without. If you've already gotten this far in the series, of course you're going to read this one; there's enough here for you to sink your teeth into. Others, start at the beginning and see if you get this far. ***
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