Strands of Starlight [Import] [Paperback]

Gael Baudino (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Orbit (January 24, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708848788
• ISBN-13: 978-0708848784
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Connecting Strands, November 30, 1999

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Robert Munoz "riverstone" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strands of Starlight (Paperback)

It is unfortuante that this book has become difficult to come by. This book was perhaps one of the strongest influences in how I see the world now. The main charecter suffers from the indignant perpective of a victim. Through her cathartic and difficult journey she finds within herself an overflowing wealth of compassion and love. Only after having suffered at the hands of those who seek power over body and thought. The book has been trivialized as Pagan thumping propaganda. However charecters like the priest Kay are endearing in their sincerity. The rest of the series does not fully match the power of the original book. However, the series itself is a journey through the darkest of times and finaly into the light of hope. Ms Baudino reflects the natural tendency of reality to move through cycles, always coming around to the same message. No matter what belief system, no matter what line has been drawn to seperate human from human we are all part of the same matrix of reality. What is done to one person affects not one individual put the entire dance of our world. No action is without consequence ,for the lighter or the darker. Strand by strand we are all connected.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of stock? I think I'm going to cry., November 11, 2000

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"psilonis" (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strands of Starlight (Paperback)

This book is simply magnificent. The characters were involving, and their stories tug at your heartstrings. A spiritual journey of a girl from the Middle Ages, 'Strands of Starlight' combines all of the best aspects of fantasy, history, and character development you can find in modern stories. I've bought this book twice, and both times forced it into someone else's hands so they would have to read it. Coming back now to buy it *again*, I was shocked to see that it's out of stock; of course, I have every intention of being persistent in getting it later. Six or seven copies. I have a new group of friends I want to read it, and I want to have at least one copy for myself.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A world of magic and discovery, January 23, 2004

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"otonopaz" (Cadillac, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strands of Starlight (Signet) (Paperback)

Gael Baudino takes you on an adventure that will leave you wanting more. I recieved Strand of Starlight as a gift and fell in love with it the moment I first opened the book. Gael takes you an an adventure between two religions, two ways of life. She introduces us to magic and elfs. You see the conflict between Christianity and "Magic". You will see how a race struggles to survive and thrive in a world that is slowly supressing them. In addition you follow the struggle of a women who it pursucuted, raped and struggles to come to terms with who she really is inside. I recommend this to all people who are facinated by elves, magic, fantasy, etc.!! Also grab the rest of the series!