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`Anderson shows effectively, and in gruesome detail, how the dreadful experiences of these soldiers . . . slowly weld themselves into an army with strengths formed through comradeship, as well as incessant hardship and loss of friends' --Michael Holloway, The School Librarian
`I will await the third and final volume of this trilogy, Ashes, with some impatience!'
--Michael Holloway, The School Librarian
`I will await the third and final volume of this trilogy, Ashes, with some impatience!'
--Michael Holloway, The School Librarian
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Isabel and Curzon have escaped New York and are facing a life on the run. Isabel wants to find her sister, and Curzon can't see how to help her. When they find themselves separated, their journeys become harder and Curzon joins the American army, fighting for independence against the British. Neither has the success they wanted and soon they are reunited in terrible circumstances, enslaved once more. As the army prepares for its biggest battle yet, Curzon too prepares for the hardest challenge he has ever faced - getting both himself and Isabel out of Valley Forge and freeing them. For good. A brilliant and gripping story in which two wonderful characters fill the reader's mind and heart with epic adventures and extraordinary courage. This historical novel not only brings to life a crucial period in American history but also establishes two of literature's most appealing young lovers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Forge continues the story begun in Chains, and finds teenage slave Curzon fighting for the rebels at Valley Forge after Isabel leaves him. I loved Chains, but I wasn't sure at first that I would enjoy Forge as much because it's told from Curzon's viewpoint, Isabel is absent at the beginning of the book, and I thought the story of battles and a starving winter for soldiers at Valley Forge wouldn't be my kind of book.
I was wrong. This book is absolutely fantastic and gripping and like Chains, what makes it so enjoyable to read is the wonderful characterization. Curzon's voice is so distinctive and often very funny, which means that although I got a strong sense of the soldiers' hunger and extreme physical hardship at Valley Forge it never felt repetitive and the story never dragged.
Curzon makes friends and enemies during his time in the army, but he is always in danger because he knows he isn't free and could be recaptured at any time. He knows that even his friends might think differently of him if they knew he was really a slave, because most of those fighting for freedom for Americans don't think that slaves deserve the same rights.
The story begun in Chains and continued in Forge will be concluded in Ashes, but you don't need to read Chains to follow the events in this book. There is some additional historical information at the end which I enjoyed, but it's not essential to understanding the novel, because Forge stands alone as a brilliant story about a little-known aspect of American history.
I was wrong. This book is absolutely fantastic and gripping and like Chains, what makes it so enjoyable to read is the wonderful characterization. Curzon's voice is so distinctive and often very funny, which means that although I got a strong sense of the soldiers' hunger and extreme physical hardship at Valley Forge it never felt repetitive and the story never dragged.
Curzon makes friends and enemies during his time in the army, but he is always in danger because he knows he isn't free and could be recaptured at any time. He knows that even his friends might think differently of him if they knew he was really a slave, because most of those fighting for freedom for Americans don't think that slaves deserve the same rights.
The story begun in Chains and continued in Forge will be concluded in Ashes, but you don't need to read Chains to follow the events in this book. There is some additional historical information at the end which I enjoyed, but it's not essential to understanding the novel, because Forge stands alone as a brilliant story about a little-known aspect of American history.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I found it hard to get into at first, and compared to the first book Chains (which was amazing and very entertaining); it was a little bit of a letdown.
However,in the end, the good characters prevailed - and I did end up enjoying this story.
However,in the end, the good characters prevailed - and I did end up enjoying this story.
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