Out of the Dark World (Signet) [Paperback]

Grace Chetwin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet | Publication Date: January 5, 1988

In the nightmares, Meg finds herself on a cold, gray landscape, drawn to a curtain of stars beyond which lies a horrible world where a frightened boy is trapped. At first his cries are confined to her dreams, but when she receives a message from him on her computer, she knows he's real--and she soon finds out the frightening truth about him.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Nightmares become real in Chetwin's dark story of a trapped boy and the girl who must free him. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 An unusual science fiction fantasy which combines Welsh lore with modern-day computer technology. Meg Wilson, of Welsh descent, is gifted with second sight. She must thwart the Salleman, a computer maniac, to save the life of her computer-buff cousin, Gavin Thorpe. The Salleman has taken over Thorpe's mind, causing him to lapse into a threateningly fatal coma. Chetwin has a flair for creating a contemporary atmosphere. She also successfully portrays the two conflicting personalities of Meg Wilson in the unlikely forms of impulsive Morgan le Fay and Peter Saltifer, an honest and abrupt Welshman. These "aspects" of Meg's personality must join together before Gavin can be saved. This dilemma is also symbolically shown in Meg's artistic efforts to master the Bach "Violin Partita"; her music teacher tells her that her playing is disconnectedeither all correct notes and no heart or vice versa. An imaginative and fast-paced adventure. Karen P. Smith, Yonkers Board of Education, N.Y.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Signet (January 5, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451151488
• ISBN-13: 978-0451151483
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,237,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Sherwood Forest, England. Now a US citizen.

Mid-nineties, founded her own company, Feral Press, Inc., taking control over her works, preserving the old, creating new ones, keeping them all fresh and alive and available to readers.

In 2000 left the North Shore of Long Island for the North Carolina mountains to get some peace and quiet. Working at present on the book 3 of The Last Legacy Quartet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, February 27, 2004

By 

Sarah Core (Washington, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Dark World (Library Binding)

Grace Chetwin, where have you gone, with your wonderful tales and vivid images? You changed a young girl's life with your stories, and I yearn for more.

In this novel, the whole concept of computers and the precursor to the Internet (BW: Before Windows) is played out, and it's a fabulous tale. Think Tron without the bad acting/images/costumes. Better yet, don't think Tron.

Anyways, what I love about this book is that Chetwin uses relaxation and hypnotism techniques that work in real life to help the heroine go into this other-realm of the Shadow world to save a boy trapped inside the confines of a computer-ish land, trapped by magic. It's absolutely wonderful, I still use those relaxation techniques to this day, the story is enchanting and the library cover was mesmerizing. Please find it and read it.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Out of the Dark World, March 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Out of the Dark World (Signet) (Paperback)

Out of the Dark World was an "okay" book. Most of my friends who have read it, thought it was good, basically all of them. I personally didn't like it because I thought it got a little boring at times, but it was exciting considering there was magic involved, etc. From a 1-5 rating I would rate it a 4 because there were times where I got bored and I don't really like these kinds of books. I would recommend this book to anyone who is able to keep their attention to a book, and a person who will read a book even if it has to do with magic. Which, I think, makes it funner. It's mainly just about Sue and Meg and how they use magic to go to the "Dark World," and end up doing some pretty weird things. It's very exciting and overall, I enjoyed this book.