Call Down the Stars (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 3) [Hardcover]

Sue Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002

On that day of great terror and sadness, the girl called Daughter escaped with her grandfather across the icy North Pacific to find shelter on the islands of the Whale Hunters. But peace was not to be their lot. For here the mad medicine woman K'os was scheming vengeance against her most despised enemy, the revered warrior and statesman called Chakliux -- her son. And this young, innocent female from a far-off place was the key -- the final, essential ingredient in a demonic brew of suspicion, hostility, and forbidden love that K'os would prepare with an expert hand ... to poisonthe lives of those she hated and would see dead.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A major publishing event, and that's no clich?. This newly discovered book collects nearly 500 folktales first assembled in the 1920s.Concluding the "Storyteller Trilogy."
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This third book in Harrison's Storyteller trilogy completes the tale begun in her two previous works, Song of the River (1997) and Cry of the Wind (1998). This installment, which, like the others, is set in prehistoric Alaska, features two storytellers: Yikaas, a young, handsome, and fiery-tempered member of the River People tribe; and Qumalix, a beautiful, clever, and high-spirited member of the Sea Hunters tribe. These two quick-witted characters spend their evenings sparring verbally and weaving tales of their historic ancestors for their gathered tribespeople. Their nightly contest to tell the most enchanting tale (and the hint of attraction between them) brings to life legends of the tribes' heroic ancestors, much to the delight of the assembled listeners, while also weaving a dramatic plot for readers to follow. Well-written and meticulously researched, Harrison's powerful yarn details the hardships and simplicity faced by prehistoric people while also emphasizing their humanity. It will appeal not only to Harrison's own fans but also to fans of Clan of the Cave Bear (1980). Kathleen Hughes
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 524 pages
• Publisher: Sagebrush Education Resources (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613999479
• ISBN-13: 978-0613999472
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Call Down the Stars, July 28, 2002

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Estella J. Wetzel (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Call Down the Stars (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 3) (Hardcover)

Sue Harrison's work is not only about storytellers, but also by a storyteller. Her plots are engrossing and the reader can get lost in the emotion of the events.
CALL DOWN THE STARS is not only a wonderful stand-alone book, but a perfect culmination of all her books. In more recent times than her first trilogy, the storytellers in CALL DOWN THE STARS use the old characters from all the books as part of their history and continue to tell new additions to these people's lives while their own stories unfold.
I highly recommend this, and all of Ms. Harrison's books to anyone looking for something new or in this genre.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating glimpse into an ancient way of life, January 6, 2002

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"andpar5101" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Call Down the Stars (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 3) (Hardcover)

Sue Harrison is one of the best storytellers out there today-- which she proves in the completion of the storyteller saga. She manages to do by creating intriguing characters who are also storytellers, and manages to make a novel with two parallel plots weave together perfectly.

Harrison makes the way of life for the ancient people of Alaska come alive, in all its hardships and joys. She creates complex and differing characters, from K'os, the villain who thinks only of herself in a place and time where cooperation was a necessity to survival, to Daughter, who is gentle and helpful, even to her adoptive mother K'os. This is definitely a novel worth reading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars intriguing, April 26, 2005

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Sun Set (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Call Down the Stars (Storyteller Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

A very interesting and beautifully written book. The trilogy is about Alaskans Natives who are story tellers. You begin to feel for the characters and dream with them. I wish that American youth would be required to read these books and other stories like these, so that our young generation would have a better understanding about Native American's culture and past.
Sue Harrison is an extremely creative and intelligent writer, you should read all of her books.