EYES OF THE TAROT #9 (Dark Forces) [Mass Market Paperback]

Bruce Coville (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (November 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553266853
• ISBN-13: 978-0553266856
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,409,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. His family lived in farm territory, about twenty miles north of Syracuse. Bruce grew up around the corner from his grandparents' dairy farm, where he spent a great deal of time as a child, dodging cows and chores to the best of his ability. As a young reader he loved Mary Poppins and Dr. Dolittle, and still has fond memories of rising ahead of the rest of his family so he could huddle in a chair and read THE VOYAGES OF DR. DOLITTLE. He also read lots of things that people consider junk (Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and zillions of comic books). His only real regret is the time he spent watching television, when he could have been reading instead. (A mind is a terrible thing to waste!)

His first book, THE FOOLISH GIANT, was published in 1978. It was illustrated by his wife, Katherine, whom he had married in 1969. This was followed in 1979 by SARAH'S UNICORN, also illustrated by Katherine. After a long period of working separately, the Covilles began collaborating again with SPACE BRAT and GOBLINS IN THE CASTLE, both published in 1992.

Before getting published Bruce earned his living as a toymaker, a gravedigger, a cookware salesman, an assembly line worker, and finally as an elementary school teacher (second and fourth grades). He left teaching in 1981 to devote himself to becoming a full time writer - though it took another five years to achieve that goal!)

Bruce has published nearly 100 books, which have appeared in over a dozen countries around the world and sold more than sixteen million copies. Among his most popular titles are MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN, INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS, and THE MONSTER'S RING. In 2001 he founded Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company dedicated to creating unabridged, full cast recordings of the best in children's and young adult literature.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This spooky series deserves to be re-released!, April 6, 2001

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Jennifer C. (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EYES OF THE TAROT #9 (Dark Forces) (Mass Market Paperback)

Eyes of the Tarot was an excellent book about a girl in high school who realizes she's developing psychic powers. Why is it happening? She soon figures it all out, but has a hell of a time along the way. For instance, when her friend asks for a tarot reading at school, she blacks out and the fun begins. I won't say much more, but I suspect if you're looking for this book, you probably owned it back in the 1980s. This is one of my favorites of the Dark Forces series. I believe it was released around 1983, give or take a year, and as a young child of 8, I was enthralled with this series! I only wish these were available today in my local library - they'd sure give the Goosebumps series a run for its money! This series and the also-loved Twilight series were both the Goosebumps of my day (early to mid 80s) and I would argue that these books are actually MUCH better and more readable as an adult than Goosebumps books are. I find Goosebumps to be quite cheesy, where these books are somewhat more believable and have that classic 70s/80s horror feel that just can't be beat. Between Dark Forces and Twilight, there are at least 80 books that I owned - all of them have a special place in my heart! C'mon, guys... re-release these wonderful series so that kids of today may benefit and be scared senseless! ;)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I personally think that the book was a waste of time., April 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eyes of the Tarot #9 (Mass Market Paperback)

In the book The Eyes of the tarot, a woman by the name of Bonnie, finds an ancient pack of cards hidden in the pannel of the wall. To her suprise, she finds out that she knows what the symbols on the cards represent. Throughout the course of the book, she is called upon to tell other individuals their future, and becomes completely oblivious to the fact that the cards are telling her that something terrible is going to happen to her family. After she finds out that her family is in danger, she warns them, and protects them from their enevitable fate. However, later she also finds out that she is the next one on the cards, and she knows that there is nothing she can do to save her self from the death that she is about to endure. The reason why I think that the book was a waste of time si because I don't like books like this. However an individual who does enjow books of this nature would most likely enjoy it to the fullest extreme.