King Richard, son of James III, lies gravely ill and there are rumours that the king's enemy, the Duchess of Burgundy, is preparing an imminent invasion. The ancient crown of Alfred must be found so King Richard can pass it to his successor. Is Simon, Duke of Battersea and friend of the king, next in line to the throne or will the evil werewolf Baron Magnus Rudh succeed in his plot to make his son, Lothar, king? And will Simon's friend Dido, who is being held captive by the Baron and the Duchess escape in time to find Simon and the King before it is too late? This latest adventure - with a truly galloping plot and some breath-taking situations - will delight all fans of Joan Aiken, one of Britain's best-loved children's authors. 'Playful, urgent and wildly inventive, Aiken's language is always potent. Readers with a taste for mystery and complexity will find much to savour. ' - Publishers Weekly.
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"Playful, urgent, and wildly inventive. . . . Reader's with a taste for mystery and complexity will find much to savor."--Starred, "Publishers Weekly"
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A wonderfully exhilarating new Dido Twite adventure, tenth in the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's understandable that this book isn't quite of the usual quality - apparently Joan Aiken was nursing her terminally ill husband while writing it, and has herself since died - the last book in the series is to be published posthumously.
I have been a fan of her work for many years and have enjoyed the "James III" series greatly. However, this, the 11th in the series, is not as satisfying as the others, though I still enjoyed it. Everything seems rushed: there is none of the usual character development, and most of the characters appear only for a short time before meeting an unpleasant end. The tone is almost uniformly dark, with some quite horrifying scenes and a cast of mainly evil characters. I hope the last of the series will show a return to Miss Aiken's old form - I will buy it when it is published, but fear it too may not quite reach the standard of the others. Nonetheless, Joan Aiken leaves a fine body of work that will thrill yet more generations of readers.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By S. Chiger
Format:Paperback
Who needs Harry Potter when you can thrill to the adventures of Dido Twite, the indefatigable Cockney heroine of Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles?
In the penultimate installment, Dido is back in England during the (fictional) reign of King Richard IV, just in time to help save the throne from the loutish son of a werewolf baron. Yes, the plot sounds outrageous, and perhaps it is--but the story is so fast-paced, the narrative so vivid and yet so concise, and the characters so charismatic that even the most literal-minded reader (youngster or adult) is unlikely to care.
For fans of Aiken's entire series, which begins with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and includes Black Hearts in Battersea, Nightbirds on Nantucket, and The Cuckoo Tree (one of my favorites), one of the most rewarding aspects of Midwinter Nightingale is sure to be Dido's reunion with her mate Simon--and the bittersweet yet open-ended way Aiken closes the book... leaving way for the final installment, The Witch of Clatteringshaws.
In the penultimate installment, Dido is back in England during the (fictional) reign of King Richard IV, just in time to help save the throne from the loutish son of a werewolf baron. Yes, the plot sounds outrageous, and perhaps it is--but the story is so fast-paced, the narrative so vivid and yet so concise, and the characters so charismatic that even the most literal-minded reader (youngster or adult) is unlikely to care.
For fans of Aiken's entire series, which begins with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and includes Black Hearts in Battersea, Nightbirds on Nantucket, and The Cuckoo Tree (one of my favorites), one of the most rewarding aspects of Midwinter Nightingale is sure to be Dido's reunion with her mate Simon--and the bittersweet yet open-ended way Aiken closes the book... leaving way for the final installment, The Witch of Clatteringshaws.
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By N. Lawson
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The other 2 reviews say all that needs saying about the plot; apart from that, it's true that the atmosphere is very sinister indeed, but it is also very convincing. If I have any complaint, it's that the final showdown is a bit contrived. The next book, "The Witch of Clatteringshaws", also has a very sinister atmosphere - like so many of Aiken's books, such as "Midnight is a place" or "The cuckoo tree" - but ends on a less gloomy note than this one.
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