Nightpool [Hardcover]

Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1985

Injured in battle with the Dark Raiders, sixteen-year-old Tebriel is healed by a colony of talking otters and sets out to fight the Dark and its forces of evil in the world of Tirror.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Scenes that fairly soar infuse the tale with mythical qualities, which are buttressed by vitalized characterizations (the otters, foxes and dragons as well as Teb are developed in loving detail while the evil ones are truly evil). An enthralling fantasy that begs a sequel, better yet a series of sequels.” —ALA Booklist

 “A sense that communication with animals once existed but has been lost permeates all of human lore. Georgia writer Shirley Rousseau Murphy's forte is her ability to vicariously compensate for this loss through her stories. In Nightpool she is in top form.” —Atlanta Journal and Constitution

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books; 1st edition (September 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060243600
• ISBN-13: 978-0060243609
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, this author is not better known., March 28, 2003

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S. K. Leggate "Sunni" (Fernley, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightpool (Unbound)

This is a wonderful novel, by a little known author with a terrific level of talent. An evil, and dark power has flexed its muscles over the land of Tirror. The king of Auric is killed, but his son, Prince Tebriel manages to escape. He is protected by the animals that used to once co-exist peacefully with humans. The animals can no longer hide him however, from the dark forces that have inhabited Tirror, or from his destiny. Teb will look to the dragons who rule the skies.

This was a very quick read for me as it was tremendously enjoyable. I was moved by the author's description, and imagination. She developes an beautiful story that held my attention from beginning to end.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, May 25, 2000

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This review is from: Nightpool (Paperback)

Hands down, one of the best written fantasy books I have ever read. It is not as dark as Jordan or even Tolkien and seems to lie more in the vein of the Narnia books, but the writting is sublime. I consider it one of the great tragedies of the fantasy genre that Shirley Rousseau Murphy is not better known.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly melodramatic, but good nonetheless., January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nightpool (Library Binding)

I'll admit that I'm biased--I like any book dealing with dragons. That goes double for one by an author who can write on the telepathic dragon/human link subject without sounding like a two-bit parody of Anne McCaffrey. And Shirley Rousseau Murphy has succeeded. My one complaint was the melodramatic nature of the characters-- the villains had no redeeming qualities, the heroes had very few faults. This detracted somewhat from the storyline of all three books in the trilogy.