- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (31 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192718878
- ISBN-13: 978-0192718877
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,865,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A highly original and magical debut novel, about Tom, caught between his elfin home and the world of humans. It combines a gripping story and strong characters with powerful images and insights into what it is that makes us human.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tom is driven away from his home with the Tribe, and into the city of the 'demons' - who of course are us, humans. The story follows Tom's attempts to make sense of the human world and the ties which bind people one to another. The best thing about this book is the fierce beauty of the writing - it's deceptively readable and simple, but carries a world of depth and meaning. At one level it's just a gripping story of Tom's struggle to find his place in the world, but it's so much more than that, too. I loved it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was so good, I read it straight through at one go.
I have read many re-tellings of the Tam Lin/Thomas the Rhymer story, but never one from the point of view of the elves.
Cold Tom gets into the heart of the story and is utterly convincing - the interactions between Tribe and Humans are original in vision and poetic
in writing.
All fantasy/folk-lore readers should give this a try.
I have read many re-tellings of the Tam Lin/Thomas the Rhymer story, but never one from the point of view of the elves.
Cold Tom gets into the heart of the story and is utterly convincing - the interactions between Tribe and Humans are original in vision and poetic
in writing.
All fantasy/folk-lore readers should give this a try.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tom and his kind are cold in more ways than just physically. When his Tribe sees him as a danger to them, it is his own parents whose job it is to hunt him down and kill him. And Tom knows they will do just that if they catch him. He has no place to hide but the city of the demons, a noisy, smelly place of fast chariots and houses piled cheek by jowl. The demons are clumsy and loud-voiced. But worst of all, in Tom's eyes, are the ties that bind them to each other, while he is wild and free and determined to remain so. Tom wants nothing to do with the demons but but has no choice but to accept the help offered by a girl demon if he is to stay alive. And just because he isn't interested in the demons, it doesn't follow that they are not interested in him.
The quote on the cover from Michael Morpurgo suggests this was Sally Prue's first novel. On the back the words "original, fascinating, dark splendour, chilling, inventive, haunting, impressive, compelling" are splattered among a constellation of silver stars and I wouldn't like to argue with any of them. This is quite a short novel but it's beautifully written and packs a lot into its 136 pages, especially about the condition of being human.
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Cold Tom by Sally Prue - reviewed by K.M. Lockwood
A superb book. Beautifully written with an affecting story and an unusual premise. This could be read by anyone with imagination - but it could frighten the very sensitive.
Published 9 months ago by Philippa Francis
Strange and magical-a review without giving too much away...
Having read the book i loved reading the reviews but would have hated to read them before i read it.
Cold Tom defies synopsis, its a short read and totally unputdownable. Read more
Cold Tom defies synopsis, its a short read and totally unputdownable. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2003 by h
A wonderful, original novel
This is an incredibly original, breathtaking book. It left me thinking about love, families, and what makes us human - and has given me food for thought for a long time.
Published on 10 Jan 2002
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