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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get this while it's back in print-don't miss it this time!, April 21, 2002
This is another story that reads like a fairy tale.
In a faraway cave a dragon lies in deep despair, for his life's quest had been to gather 5 priceless gems, and they have been stolen. He cannot return to his homeland without them.
In a dank cottage, 5 unlikely heroes are enslaved by an evil witch through very painful pebbles embedded in their flesh. They are Thing, a twisted girl deemed so hideous that she always wears a mask, Corby, the black crow, Puddy, the toad, Moglet, the timid kitten, and Pisky, the golden fish. They have no memory of their past and have learned over time to communicate amongst themselves.
When the villagers band together to burn the witch, our heroes escape and set out to solve the mystery of how to remove the pebbles that are causing them such agony. Along the way they meet two others harmed by the witch. The first is a hornless unicorn, whose whose horn was destroyed and companion was slain by the witch. The second is a knight cursed by the witch because he spurned her. His curse is to have rusty armor, a blunt sword, and all desire unfulfilled until he weds the ugliest creature in the land.
Many adventures follow and each member of the group meets a challenge that only they can face, until the mystery of the pebbles is solved. Unlike most books, the fulfillment of the quest is not quite the end, as in the real world each one must find their own happiness in the end.
A very good book with a bittersweet ending.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully written, but the ending ...well, August 8, 2000
First thing of all...I'm afraid to say that the illustration for the front cover is quite misleading. Actually, the heroine in this story is no supermodel with luscious lips and professional eye makeup - but an innocent little girl who was forced to wear a mask because her face had been cruelly disformed by the wicked witch who kept her and all her beloved pets prisoners by painfully embedding precious jewels into various parts of their bodies to keep them from escaping. But the heroine and her animal friends all managed to escape and then went off on a very perilous journey in search for an enchanted dragon who would free them from their hurts and handicaps. And at the same time, an unkempt knight soon came across the unlikely troop and thus decided to join them. The great adventures that followed took very wild turns and twists into VERY scary situations as well as truly magical scenes that any fantasy fans would gladly indulge in. Very humorous and whimsical, yet...also sexist in a sense. Especially the ending which I DIDN'T LIKE AT ALL! So I never even bothered to finish it at all. Too Cinderella and Snow-Whitish for my liking. But if you can get past this kind of arrogance on the author's part, you would doubtlessly enjoy it anyway.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderful Mix of Characters, August 14, 2001
By A Customer
I read this book many years ago, when it first came out. I loved is so much that I have reread it several times. Mary Brown created a fabulous world with wonderful characters, many of whom were animals. To this day, I still remember the book, and I have my original paperback copy of the book. Thing, the central character, is a young woman who is the friend and protector of animals who have had a jewel bonded to their bodies, and she can speak their various languages. Thing spends most of the time caring for them, and orchestrating the escape from the witch who has them under her spell. They meet up with other characters, including a cursed knight and a unicorn with a broken horn. The ultimate goal is to have a dragon reverse the spells. If you love this book, as I did, you will love "Pigs Don't Fly."
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