THE KINGDOM AND THE CAVE [Hardcover]

Joan Aiken (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday First Edition (1975)
• ASIN: B000TA53R6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,084,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of Pulitzer prize winning poet Conrad Aiken and started writing herself from the age of five. During her lifetime she published over one hundred books for children and adults, including the acclaimed Wolves of Willoughby Chase series. In the UK she received an MBE from the Queen for her services to Children's Literature.

This year sees the publication of a brand NEW story collection - The Monkey's Wedding - with previously unpublished material that shows Aiken on top form. This collection of funny, spooky, unexpected but classic Aiken stories has received wonderful reviews and will delight her readers. See below for details.

Her work continues to be adapted for film and television; she is established as a consummate storyteller,and recognized as one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century.

"The Wonderful World of Joan Aiken" is at www.joanaiken.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Kingdom And The Cave is an awsome book!, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kingdom and the Cave (Grasshopper Books) (Hardcover)

This book is about a prince named Michael and his cat named Mickle who need to save their kingdom, Astalon, from the very dangerous under-people. The problem is that they need to venture among the under-people and steal their magic box which has the power to save Astalon! The Kingdom and the Cave has a great plot! Joan Aiken comes up with the best stories ever. It's what I expected, a great book with lovable characters (most of them). Before I discovered this book, I read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Cold Shoulder Road. They were also good books, but The Kingdom and the Cave is just great, even though it was her first book! The characterization in this book is unbelievable. All of the characters have their own personality, and the description is superb. I can almost see Mickle ( the cat) talking to his friend Minerva the horse, Michael flying on the magical dragon chariots to Dingle-Warren, or Mickle talking to Brock the badger! The only drawback about this book is that there are a lot of different things happening at once. This mixed me up so that I had to read each chapter two or three times before I understood what was happening clearly. This discouraged me, but I kept reading and it was much easier to understand what was happening! I highly recommend this book for people who like to read about fantasy and cats!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Joan Aiken, January 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Kingdom and the Cave (Grasshopper Books) (Hardcover)

"The Kingdom and the Cave" and "Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home" are Joan Aiken's best books. I could never understand why "Wolves of Willoughby Chase" got all the hype. I can't even remember the story, and I know I read it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!!!, January 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Kingdom and the Cave (Hardcover)

This was one of my favorite books when I was growing up. It's a well-written tale about a young prince named Michael, his cat Mickle, and their magical quest to save the kingdom from a bunch of evil cave-dwellers who are plotting to take over. Highly recommended!!!