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189 pp.
| Viking |
April, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-670-03691-9$$16.99
(1)
YA
As in The Sunbird's predecessors, Wein delights in taking strong characters, giving them solid ideals, setting them in the crucible of a challenging situation, and applying narrative torque until they are transformed into purer metals. Here, the character so transformed is Telemakos, the half-Ethiopian son of anti-hero Medraut. Gripping and hard-hitting, this book has the richness and moral complexity of the first two.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2004