Raven's Knot Hb (Tales from the Wyrd Museum) [Hardcover]

Robin Jarvis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 1996 | Series: Tales from the Wyrd Museum

Following on from "The Woven Path", this book continues the adventures of Edie Dorkins. As the Webster sisters struggle to obtain the Wyrd Museums' most extraordinary exhibit, more primeval forces are called into existence until finally even the Websters' lives are threatened.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Intoxicating stuff... For lovers of extravagant words and action charged with mystery, Mr. Jarvis must be hard to beat." -- Times (UK) Educational Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robin Jarvis was born in Liverpool and grew up in Warrington. After a degree course in graphic design, he worked in television making model monsters and puppets. In due course they took on characters of their own and inspired him to start writing about them.. His bestselling Deptford Mice trilogy has made him one of today's most popular storytellers. The Raven's Knot is the enthralling second part of the Tales of the Wyrd Museum trilogy. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Collins (September 16, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0001856243
• ISBN-13: 978-0001856240
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,619,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar second volume, April 28, 2001

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Raven's Knot (Wyrd Museum, Book 2) (Paperback)

After reading the excellent "Woven Path," the first volume of this trilogy, I was eager to read the second. Wasn't disappointed. Can't wait for the third volume.

Neil and the Sisters Wyrd (sorry, Weird--uh, their name is Webster) -- also known as the Three Fates -- return in this story. Neil returns from London (previous book) bringing a young woman named Edie with him. But Edie is not just another female sidekick -- she is a vital asset to the Sisters, who want her to further their work.

But the Sisters have a powerful enemy -- Woden. He is planning to disrupt them by pulling Edie and the youngest Sister, Miss Veronica, through the bizarre time warp. Neil transports through time and space to find his friends. And if he can't, the world will disintegrate with the Cloth of Time.

This book is a worthy follow-up to Woven Path. It does suffer from the problematic "we don't know what's going on because it doesn't stand alone" syndrome, in which you won't understand most of the references and best points if you haven't read the first book. That is not to say that you won't understand anything, but best to read Book 1.

Neil has grown a bit from the boy we saw griping to his dad in the backseat. The responsibilities that are heaped on him have matured him in mind, and he acts more like an adult in this book. The Sisters are more awe-inspiring throughout, as we know what they are for the whole book, but they are still weird and quirky. Edie is excellent!

The writing style is descriptive when it needs to be, a good balance between wordiness and fast action. Fantasy is well-styled and intriguing...

A must-read story! Can't wait for book three...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Raven's Knot (Tales From The Wyrd Museum), June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Raven's Knot (Tales from the Wyrd Museum S.) (Paperback)

This book was enthralling and to one new to Robin Jarvis, the quality of his writing is astounding, this book is a must for anyone who enjoys something a little quirky, I loved it almost as much as his series "The Deptford Mice". I have not yet read the first book and i am currently looking for it because of the excellent quality. Robin Jarvis is such an acomplished author that i feel that anything that he has written is automatically worth reading. The plot and sub-plots are clear, and the characters and ideas used are enough to draw you in immediately. Definately the kind of book I just coun't put down for more than a minute. I recomend this book and hope that many people out there will consider buying it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, October 2, 2002

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Jinjur (Perth, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Raven's Knot (Tales from the Wyrd Museum S.) (Paperback)

Possibly the best in the trilogy. The Raven's Knot is powerful, moving and terrifying. The horrifying valkyries are some of the most chilling villains Robin Jarvis has come up with and the confused Reverend Galloway, tricked by Odin into believing he is doing the Lord's work by supporting the pagan god and his demon henchmen, is both sympathetic and loathsome at the same time.
The most interesting aspect of this book is the religious subtext. You can't help but wonder what Robin Jarvis's religious beliefs are after reading this- it has some fascinating material about angels and faith in general.
The conclusion is both thrilling and moving and I would not like to spoil anyone's experience by giving anything away so I'll just say it has a truly satisfying end.