- Hardcover: 404 pages
- Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group; 1 edition (2 Nov 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0399246770
- ISBN-13: 978-0399246777
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 257,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Gorgeous, lush, and intense, with an intricately worked-out magical world, deep emotional resonance, and really fabulous characters all throughout, not just the main characters but also the smaller secondary ones, who are all rich and true (and, in some cases, very funny, too).
This is only half of the story - Pegasus II will be published separately, in 2012 - and when I came to the end of this volume, I could have screamed with frustration...but based on this first part, the final combination may well turn out to be one of my very favorite fantasies EVER. It's already one of my very favorite Robin McKinley novels, which is saying a HUGE amount - she's been one of my favorite authors for about 20 years now.
This is only half of the story - Pegasus II will be published separately, in 2012 - and when I came to the end of this volume, I could have screamed with frustration...but based on this first part, the final combination may well turn out to be one of my very favorite fantasies EVER. It's already one of my very favorite Robin McKinley novels, which is saying a HUGE amount - she's been one of my favorite authors for about 20 years now.
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just listen to this:
" Because she was a princess, she had a pegasus."
How can you not read on after a first line like that? It's simple, it's factual, and it pulls you right in with its strong little story claws and holds you tighter than a wyvern's prey, so that you immediately want to find out more.
I think this is probably the best book Robin McKinley has ever written--and I don't say that lightly. I've been reading her books since 1985 (when I discovered The Blue Sword), and I've been reading and re-reading ever since. Her urban vampire book, Sunshine, is what I give to teenagers to wean them off vanilla Edward Cullen, and I took both Beauty and Rose Daughter to hospital with me earlier this year as my 'comfort reads'. So you could say I'm qualified to comment. Reading Pegasus for the first time was like walking into a dream I'd always had in the far reaches of my mind and always wanted to remember properly, but just didn't know how to--until Robin told me. That seems a strange thing to say, but there's just something about the pegasi which spoke to my whole being and fed a need in my soul. When I got to Rhiandomeer (the pegasi homeland), it felt like coming home in some indefinable sense. (I also had to say all the pegasi words out loud, because I wanted to be quite sure how they sounded on the air). In short, Robin's pegasi are simply unique beings who I fell in love with and who will now inhabit my mental hinterland forever. I don't want to reveal too much about the plot, for fear of spoilers. What I will say is that her human heroine, Sylvi and her pegasus hero, Ebon, are perfect foils for each other. Sylvi is serious--a worrier and a worker like her father the king. Ebon is a different kettle of feathers entirely. Larky, joky, unable to understand the fuss humans make about certain things. What they have in common is their courage--and boy, are they going to need it in Book 2, is all I'm saying. Oh, and if you want a really VILE and TEETHGRINDINGLY NASTY magician, you'll find him incarnated in Fthoom (into whom I want to stick a very sharp and probably poisoned stick). Truly--buy this book NOW. If you don't like it, I will eat my hat.
" Because she was a princess, she had a pegasus."
How can you not read on after a first line like that? It's simple, it's factual, and it pulls you right in with its strong little story claws and holds you tighter than a wyvern's prey, so that you immediately want to find out more.
I think this is probably the best book Robin McKinley has ever written--and I don't say that lightly. I've been reading her books since 1985 (when I discovered The Blue Sword), and I've been reading and re-reading ever since. Her urban vampire book, Sunshine, is what I give to teenagers to wean them off vanilla Edward Cullen, and I took both Beauty and Rose Daughter to hospital with me earlier this year as my 'comfort reads'. So you could say I'm qualified to comment. Reading Pegasus for the first time was like walking into a dream I'd always had in the far reaches of my mind and always wanted to remember properly, but just didn't know how to--until Robin told me. That seems a strange thing to say, but there's just something about the pegasi which spoke to my whole being and fed a need in my soul. When I got to Rhiandomeer (the pegasi homeland), it felt like coming home in some indefinable sense. (I also had to say all the pegasi words out loud, because I wanted to be quite sure how they sounded on the air). In short, Robin's pegasi are simply unique beings who I fell in love with and who will now inhabit my mental hinterland forever. I don't want to reveal too much about the plot, for fear of spoilers. What I will say is that her human heroine, Sylvi and her pegasus hero, Ebon, are perfect foils for each other. Sylvi is serious--a worrier and a worker like her father the king. Ebon is a different kettle of feathers entirely. Larky, joky, unable to understand the fuss humans make about certain things. What they have in common is their courage--and boy, are they going to need it in Book 2, is all I'm saying. Oh, and if you want a really VILE and TEETHGRINDINGLY NASTY magician, you'll find him incarnated in Fthoom (into whom I want to stick a very sharp and probably poisoned stick). Truly--buy this book NOW. If you don't like it, I will eat my hat.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've followed Robin McKinley since her first books were published (The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown); however, she drifted away from that world into other, not quite so satisfying, realms. Pegasus shows hints that it may be set in a different part of Damar, and is a welcome return to that world, written also in a very similar style to those books.
The appeal of the Damar books (including Pegasus) is that they are written for the Young Adult market - minimal sex, little gore - but with an intelligence and philosophical base that goes far beyond most "adult" stories. The style coneys a sense of timelessness, with easy shifts across several years when required, but always with a sense of looking forward, almost of foreboding.
There are some similarities with Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar stories, although the quality of writing is superior in Pegasus.
However, one very important thing isn't stated on the cover, or in the Amazon details at all: THIS IS PART ONE OF A MULTI-PART STORY. The ending of this book is a cliffhanger, without resolving any of the many themes raised. Hence the 4, rather than 5 stars this otherwise would deserve. I look forward to the sequel.
The appeal of the Damar books (including Pegasus) is that they are written for the Young Adult market - minimal sex, little gore - but with an intelligence and philosophical base that goes far beyond most "adult" stories. The style coneys a sense of timelessness, with easy shifts across several years when required, but always with a sense of looking forward, almost of foreboding.
There are some similarities with Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar stories, although the quality of writing is superior in Pegasus.
However, one very important thing isn't stated on the cover, or in the Amazon details at all: THIS IS PART ONE OF A MULTI-PART STORY. The ending of this book is a cliffhanger, without resolving any of the many themes raised. Hence the 4, rather than 5 stars this otherwise would deserve. I look forward to the sequel.
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Good read
Although I enjoyed this book: The building of a fantasy world and creating pegasus in their own unique way that is not the usual fairytale (which is why i love Robin McKinley's... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. L. Rice
I feel like a traitor
I feel absolutely terrible about only giving this book 3 stars. I really really do. Robin McKinley, the author, was wonderful to me as a child, responding to my letters kindly and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by KittyLady
Beautiful start
I was looking forward to reading this book, I thought it both looked and sounded beautiful. Due to a lack of space on my book shelves I am trying to read more books on Kindle so I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Sugarboo
Imaginative and original but a disjointed narrative
Apart from the absolutely stunning cover, what made me want to read Pegasus was the fairy tale like fantasy plot of it because these kind of worlds are so fun to read about. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Judith Hill
Can't wait for 2012
A gripping story that deals with difficult topics in a subtle and powerful way. It is equally nice to read a story where the characters, especially the non-human ones, are equals,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Magpie
Magical...
A marvellous story of friendship, the bond between Sylvi and Ebon is that of two souls destined to meet, but can their relationship survive the naysayers? Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rose Bud
A Magnificent Tale
As a member of the royal family, Sylvi must accept a pegasus as her "Excellent Friend" on her twelfth birthday. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jane Wolfe Ta Press
So far, so good
I found this book got off to a slow start and was hard to get in to. It got going well but I was disappointed to find it is obviously the first part of a series. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Miss Penelope Wright
Excellent Addition
A very welcome Christmas present - I have been reading Robin McKinley since I was about 10, whenever I could get my sticky hands on a copy here in Scotland - thank goodness for... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Greenfinch
Not her best
This book introduces us to Princess Sylvi who, as a member of the royal family, will be linked with a pegasus on her twelfth birthday. Read more
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