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5.0 out of 5 stars Height of my Teenage Years, March 19, 2003

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This review is from: Elsewhere (Borderlands) (Mass Market Paperback)

I still remember seeing this book on the shelf of my high school library. I picked it out, read the back, checked it out of the library, and took it home. The very moment I opened this book I knew it would be great, and it was. After I took it back to the library I didn't see it till today. I feel like I have found and old friend. Definatly a good read for ANYONE who enjoys a good fantasy about elves, humans, magic, street life and how they all collide.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Adolescent prose, October 30, 1999

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This review is from: Elsewhere (Borderlands) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book snags you by the soul from the very first sentance. Its lyrical prose conveys the struggles of lonliness and fear that haunt the non-conformists of society. Although the roiling neo-punk language is harsh at times, the intricate characters and settings leaves a bitter aftertaste of beauty and pain. This book is a stark must-read for cynics, poets, fantasy-lovers and mutants of all ages.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terriffic Fantasy, February 19, 2010

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This review is from: Elsewhere (Paperback)

I read this book in Junior High and loved it. A few years ago i started reading it again. Shetterly has created a world of orthodox fantasy with many new twists on familiar fantasy concepts. The characters are personable and memorable. Recommended for those who love fantasy, those who feel out of place, and those who tire of the cliches embraced by the genre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gem
This book is one of the hidden treasures of the literary world. If you get a chance, buy it. You will want to read it again and again.

Published 14 months ago by Isbellatrix

5.0 out of 5 stars I've read this book so many times I lost count!
I first found this book this book on a grocery store display when I was fourteen, I let a friend borrow it and of course never saw it again. Read more

Published on May 11, 2009 by S. Desoye

2.0 out of 5 stars A Good Idea with Poor Execution
There are other books I could dislike more that this one, but I'm not thinking of them right now.

The plot is mediocre at best. Read more

Published on April 25, 2009 by C. E. Bergan

3.0 out of 5 stars Wolfman and the rebel causeless
Ron Starbuck sets out for Bordertown to seek his brother

in this fantasy future where the fay land of Faerie

has returned, and magic lives at the edge of the... Read more

Published on October 19, 2008 by R. Bagula

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple praise is not enough...
One of the best books I have ever read. I picked this up about 10 yrs ago, and couldn't put it down then either.The only book I've read twice in one sitting,simply amazing. Read more

Published on December 28, 2007 by Aaron Pietrowski

3.0 out of 5 stars well, i read it once and it was alright, but i wouldn't read it again
Like the title says, I wouldn't read this book again, and probably won't read the second installment. Read more

Published on November 27, 2007 by ~GothLoveBlue~

4.0 out of 5 stars Well it's no shakespeare but...
...I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Maybe it's my enjoyment of teen angst that did it. Shatterly made a pretty cool kid here, tough big mouth, little body... Read more

Published on May 30, 2006 by Catseye

5.0 out of 5 stars Height of my Teenage Years
I still remember seeing this book on the shelf of my high school library. I picked it out, read the back, checked it out of the library, and took it home. Read more

Published on March 19, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars if you liked elsewhere....
If you liked elsewhere you are my new friend. This book was a very good book. It shows how when you are traveling through worlds you have to stick to your gut and go with what you... Read more

Published on March 12, 2000 by Erica

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best reads ever..
i first read this in the 6 grade , and am now a senior in high school.......and can still remember mooner cynical, and brilliant , leda the fairy princess , and just ron , who is... Read more

Published on January 21, 1999 by darko4@hotmail.com

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First Sentence:
I KNEW I WAS IN THE NEVERNEVER WHEN I SAW A WILD ELF through the train window. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wharf rats, faerie dust, lost heir, gingerbread men

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Castle Pup, King O'Beer, Star Raven, Mad River, Dragon's Tooth Hill, Just Ron, Rainbow Dreads, Silver Suits, Under the Hill, Treasure Island, Marvelous Martha, Mock Avenue, Wu's Worldly Emporium, Dragon's Milk, Cookie Man, Matte Black

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