The Ivory Lyre [Paperback]

Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1987)
• ASIN: B000OECI0M
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,036,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Shirley Rousseau Murphy grew up in southern California, riding and showing the horses her father trained. She attended the San Francisco Art institute. Shortly after graduation, she married and worked as an interior designer while her husband attended USC. "When Pat finished school, I promptly quit my job and began to exhibit paintings and welded metal sculpture in the West Coast juried shows," Murphy explains. Her work could be seen in many traveling shows in the western States and Mexico. She continues, "But when we moved to Panama for a four-year tour, in Pat's position with the U.S. Courts, I put away the paints and welding torches, and began to write."

She has published sixteen children's books, a young adult fantasy quintet, the Dragonbards fantasy trilogy, and The Catswold Portal. "It was while working on this adult fantasy that I knew I wanted to explore further the fascinating world of sentient cats. I began to see the gray tomcat, whom I knew well in real life, as a feline detective with a brash attitude--and the die was cast. I launched into the Joe Grey mystery series. I like discovering anew with each book how the three cats interact with their close-knit world of human friends--Joe Grey in-your-face abrasive, Dulcie of a gentler nature, and Kit wildly imaginative."

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best trilogies ever!, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The ivory lyre (Unbound)

This is a wonderful book. Although the first and third books (Nightpool and Dragonbards)are also excellent, I think this is the best by far. It's about a young dethroned prince (Tebriel) who has discovered he has the power to contact dragons and help free the captive world from the tyrrany of the Unmen. It is a terrific book for young and old alike. I would recommend it to anyone who loves fanasty or a good adventure. I hope that soon this trilogy will be rereleased.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful heroine, even more wonderful dragons!, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ivory Lyre (Library Binding)

I love the entire Dragonbards trilogy, but this one has to be my favorite volume of the three. I have no idea how many times I've read it - the librarians look at me and say, "You're checking it out again?" My major complaint is that the whole series is out of print - someone, please reprint these so that I can get my own copies and share them with my friends!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for a child, August 11, 2011

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This review is from: The Ivory Lyre (Paperback)

I found myself bored because of the simplty of the book, but then again I am an adult and the books I read cast web after web of detail.

If I was to read this as I child I believe I would find it to be truly enjoyable.