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Adams, author of the Carnegie Medal- winning Watership Down, shifts from fantasy to historical fiction in this novel of 16th-century England. Raymond, a wandering minstrel, is the first of three generations of musicians lucky (or unlucky) enough to have a direct influence on the course of English history. Each in turn serves the royalty of his generation: Henry Tudor, Catherine of Aragon, and Mary, Queen of Scots. One unique feature of the book that musicians will appreciate is the inclusion of songs and ballads from the period. Unfortunately, this work does not have the depth and substance of Adams's earlier works. Characters are introduced and eliminated within a matter of pages, never allowing the reader time to become attached to them. Readers familiar with Adams's previous books may pick up this title, but it will probably not win him a new audience. Mildly recommended for larger public libraries.
-Jane Baird, Anchorage Municipal Libs., AK
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Adams, author of the Carnegie Medal- winning Watership Down, shifts from fantasy to historical fiction in this novel of 16th-century England. Raymond, a wandering minstrel, is the first of three generations of musicians lucky (or unlucky) enough to have a direct influence on the course of English history. Each in turn serves the royalty of his generation: Henry Tudor, Catherine of Aragon, and Mary, Queen of Scots. One unique feature of the book that musicians will appreciate is the inclusion of songs and ballads from the period. Unfortunately, this work does not have the depth and substance of Adams's earlier works. Characters are introduced and eliminated within a matter of pages, never allowing the reader time to become attached to them. Readers familiar with Adams's previous books may pick up this title, but it will probably not win him a new audience. Mildly recommended for larger public libraries.
-Jane Baird, Anchorage Municipal Libs., AK
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Watership Down (Perennial Classics) by Richard Adams in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Year of Reading by Elisabeth Ellington on page 280