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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good, but .......,
By "ajhanak2" (WASHINGTON, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mythology Abroad (Paperback)
The book continues the adventure, but lacks the thrill of the other books and the serious quest that it tries to be. It is however very well written and entertaining. Left looking for more than a quick happy ending and a deeper sense of purpose. Too much time spent on describing places in chapters and not enough in others. Good reading.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keith and Holl Travel,
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This review is from: Mythology Abroad (Paperback)
Mythology Abroad (1993) is the second Fantasy novel in the Mythology series, following Mythology 101. In the previous volume, Keith found a farm for sale that met the needs of the Little People. Keith lost Marcy as his girlfriend and gained Diane.
Keith got the Gillington Library designated as a historical landmark. He also discovered who had been trashing his room and who had been leaking information to the press. Keith even managed to pay the taxes for the Elven business on time. In this novel, Keith Doyle is a red-headed student at Midwestern University. His family has Irish ancestry. He is a very persuasive talker and is very enthusiastic about the Little People. He also likes pretty girls and really likes Diane. The Master is the headman of the various clans of Little People in the Gillington Library. The Master is rather old for a Little Person. He teaches a small study group and has recently been accepting Big People into his classes. Holl is a Little Person in his forties, but he looks about twelve. He is a member to the study group. He is called the Maven. He was the firstborn in Illinois. Diane Londen is a Health Science Major at Midwestern. She has been a member of the study group for most of the semester. She is Keith's sweetheart. Michaels is an operative in the Secret Intelligence Service, a minor British agency. He is a very nondescript man who is seldom noticed in a crowd. In this story, Keith and Holl go to Scotland. Keith is joining an archaeological tour group and Holl is looking for bellflowers used for Elven marriages. Holl is hoping to marry Maura and finding a source for the flowers will convince the Master let him ask Maura for her hand in marriage. Holl has never flown before, so the long flight across the Atlantic is a nerve wracking experience. Keith shuts the shade and puts Holl is the aisle seat. But Holl is still anxious. When they arrive at Glasgow, Keith and Holl travel unnoticed through the custom lines and luggage area. But the security cameras catch their arrival. The operator notifies Michaels and he assumes that they are Danny O'Day and associate, smugglers of anything worth the trouble. With Michaels following them, Keith and Holl meet their tour director and take a bus to the University. They get their first glimpse of the other tourists on the way. Miss Anderson gives a short lecture just to keep them awake until they reach the dormitory. Their first site is southwest of Glasgow. It is supervised by Dr. Crutchley of London University. They are put to work removing soil from the site and the guy next to Keith finds a jar with an amber bead necklace inside. The archaeologists speculate that they were grave goods, so Keith starts looking for the rest of the grave. Later, Keith and Holl slip out to look for white bellflowers. They find that the site is surrounded by restricted areas. Then Holl has a fainting spell on a supposed fairy ring. Keith pulls him off the mound and runs for help. Michaels reports that the suspects have climbed on a disguised radar dome and then the small one collapsed. He watches as the digging crew takes Holl away to the doctor. His boss finds the circumstances to be very suspicious. This tale also takes Keith and Holl to two more sites in Scotland. The second site has a very uncooperative supervisor. But the third site is well run and the supervisor treats them like fellow archaeologists. But Keith falls into the hands of an angry bodach. Later, the tour takes them to Ireland, where Keith and Holl find out more about their ancestors. The next installment is Higher Mythology. Read and enjoy! Highly recommended for Nye fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of mythical creatures, everyday magic, and persevering young men. -Arthur W. Jordin
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some of the magic slips away,
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This review is from: Mythology Abroad (Paperback)
This, the second book in Jody Lynn Nye's MYTHOLOGY series, isn't up to par with the original. Much of the book is a travelogue, and while I don't mind those in general, they don't fit well with this series. Also, the main character Keith Doyle is cursed (no spoiler, this; it gets mentioned on the back cover). It's not a terribly destructive curse, but it still is, in fact a curse; but much of the rest of the cast, including Keith's girlfriend, don't seem to be in much of a hurry to break it. This is a shame, as she otherwise is one of my favorite characters, and initially her fierce determenation to rescue Keith is a standout. The humor, thankfully, is still present from the first book, though not quite as funny.
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