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22 reviews
Mary Stewart

Chivers Audio Books, 1990

interesting
This book is wordy and descriptive--half of our book club really appreciated her use of words, and half found it tedious. The beginning is a little slow and hard to engage in, but stick with it because the plot thickens enormously in the middle and the twist is so much fun! It has a dramatic conclusion that made for some fun conversation at book club.

Nine Coaches Waiting

31 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett, 1982

A Keeper
A Cinderella story. I loved it when I read it years ago. I have continued to re-read it. And I love it now. My public had to dig it up from the hidden stacks, but a few years back I checked out and read The Revenger's Tragedy, which Stewart quotes as epigrams before chapters. I fell in love with Shakespeare's "The Tempest" after reading "This Rough Magic," and other novels assume a knowledge ...

Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy

77 reviews
Mary Stewart

Eos, 1980

The Arthurian Legend - from Merlin's perspective
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy is one of my all time favorite series of books. I read them first when I was about 13 years old and have re-read them frequently since then. What I like is that Ms Stewart's focus is on good story telling. These are the characters of the Arthur legend but she presents them as real people with likes, dislikes, strengths and flaws. And unlike other Arthurian books ...

The Wicked Day

17 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett, 1984

Excellent!
I love love love this book! The characterization of Mordred is great and the events retold are masterfully written and wonderful. I really really loved this book. I haven't read any of the other Mary Stewart Merlin books, but I definitely will after reading the Wicked day. Even if you are not a fan of Arthuriana, this book is inticing and entertaining. The only letdown is the ending, which ...

Gender & Grace: Love Work & Parenting in a Changing World

2 reviews
Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen

InterVarsity Press, 1990

Smart and articulate
The author combines scientific research and well reasoned arguments with a gift for communicating clearly. This is the most formative treatment I have read on the subject of gender issues.

The Hollow Hills

38 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett, 1973

Legendary trilogy about a legendary king
It's not uncommon for the middle volume of a trilogy -- the "bridge" -- to be the weakest of the three, but that's certainly not the case here. The story picks up less than an hour after the end of the first volume, The Crystal Cave, with Merlin having ensured Uther's night of lust with Queen Ygraine of Cornwall and the conception of Arthur, the once and future king (i.e., the "new Ambrosius"). ...

thornyhold

17 reviews
mary stewart

William Morrow and Company, 1988

Heartwarming and magical
I absolutely LOVED this book! Once I started it I couldn't put it down until I finished it. It has the perfect blend of spells, potions, romantic love, family love, humor, and mystery as Gilly comes to terms with her childhood memories. I did not want this wonderful story to end.

Thunder on the Right

5 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett Crest, 1965

The coming of age
Everyone has suffered from unrequited love, and a worry thatthe love your partner feels is not a promise of forever. It is amystery, and the plot is twisted enough to seduce the mystery-lover,who seeks to escape a rather boring reality. There is also an undercurrent that is reminiscent of a fable, with the same moral Oscar Wilde attempted to teach us. Not to make ideals of men, for that will ...

The Crystal Cave

112 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett Crest, 1971

Such a good read
Exactly what I was in the market for. A well written fantasy novel that is so convincing you'll think it really happened... I highly recommend this book and the other two in the series.

The Crystal Cave

1 review
Mary Stewart

Morrow, 1970

Merlin Magic
Wonderfully true to the Arthurian traditions, but focusing on Merlin's beginnings, this book is a must read for followers of this genre. I first read this book when it was first published. I revisit Merlin on a regular basis, like a good friend. Stewart made Merlin flesh and blood instead of a one-dimensional Disney villian. Don't let the $.01 price mislead you - this book continues to ...

The Gabriel Hounds

6 reviews
Mary Stewart

Companion Book Club, 1974

1002nd Tale of the Arabian Nights
When Christy meets up with her second cousin, Charles, on a street called Straight in Damascus, she has no idea that her harmless foray into the Middle East will end behind a locked hareem door. As members of a well-to-do and filthy rich banking family, both Mansels are a little spoiled and very used to getting their own ways. Hence, it does not seem out of order or intrusive for them to look ...

Thunder on the Right (Coronet Books)

5 reviews
Mary Stewart

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd, 1991

The coming of age
Everyone has suffered from unrequited love, and a worry thatthe love your partner feels is not a promise of forever. It is amystery, and the plot is twisted enough to seduce the mystery-lover,who seeks to escape a rather boring reality. There is also an undercurrent that is reminiscent of a fable, with the same moral Oscar Wilde attempted to teach us. Not to make ideals of men, for that will ...

The Last Enchantment

19 reviews
Mary Stewart

MORROW, 1979

Outstanding
Mary Stewart's rendition of this legend is my favorite by far. I take the time to read the set every year. Wore my old copy out. Thanks seller for the great experience.

THIS ROUGH MAGIC

10 reviews
MARY STEWART

HODDER STOUGHTON LTD, 1991

A Masterpiece of Magical Writing
As in other Mary Stewart classics, the action of "This Rough Magic" takes place in a mere matter of days. Lucy Waring, a twenty-something actress steps off the London stage and onto the idyllic Ionian island of Corfu. In a the course of a morning swim, paradise transforms to a place of sinister doings: someone shoots at a tamed dolphin, a young Greek drowns off the coast of Albania, and a ...

My Brother Michael (Coronet Books)

13 reviews
Mary Stewart

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1991

Barbara Michaels fan finds new author
As a fan of Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters work, this book at first moved slower than I am used to. However, the book delivered on many of the elements that makes me most interested in picking up a mystery novel - historical/archeological/mythological themes, exotic settings well described, a strong female heroine, adventure, and maybe just a touch of romance (not too much). What I found ...

Touch Not the Cat

13 reviews
Mary Stewart

Fawcett, 1981

Best escapism EVER.
Although Mary Stewart is best known for her Arthurian series (The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and The Last Enchantment, aka The Merlin Trilogy), she was also a prolific producer of extremely popular suspense and historical novels throughout the 1970's. Out of print for years and therefore treasured by those lucky enough to have original copies, most were suddenly re-issued as mass market ...

Madam, Will You Talk?

13 reviews
Mary Stewart, Nyree Dawn Porter (Narrator)

Chivers Audio Books, 1996

Superb!
Mary Stewart writes great romantic suspense. This novel has the beautiful settings, fast-paced mystery and charming protagonist of all her suspense novels, plus an edge-of-your-seat climatic car chase that will leave you wanting to rush out and get her other books.

Wildfire at Midnight (Coronet Books)

13 reviews
Mary Stewart

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1991

Creepy Hebridean Murder Mystery
When I was a child in the 1970s we were on a holiday on the west coast of Scotland and by chance, taking refuge in the car from the torrential summer downpour in the barren square of Portree, my father turned on the radio. What came on was a creepy, disturbing drama set on Skye. A young woman, the only visitor to this country hotel not on the suspect list for a grizzly murder is sitting in the ...

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