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Grade 5–8—In this story set 20 years after The Cry of the Icemark (Scholastic, 2005), Queen Thirrin and Oskan Witchfather now have five grown children who make up the royal House of Lindenshield. The book mainly focuses on Charlemagne, their youngest child. His greatest desire is to be a warrior and to defend his kingdom like all of the other members in his family. Unfortunately, he suffers from a physical ailment as a result of polio, which prevents him from satisfying his dream. To make matters worse, war has been waged between Icemark and its chronic nemesis Scipio Bellorum. Charlemagne is exiled for protection but leaves with the mystical promise that he will save Icemark from ultimate destruction. At the same time, his 15-year-old sister, Medea, begins using her magical powers to side with the enemy. What results is a typical high-fantasy novel complete with epic battles and a fight between good and evil. The characters contain little depth, and their actions are predictable despite situations that lend themselves to vast, creative transformations. Although fans of the first book may find pleasure in learning more about Queen Thirrin, this novel does not stand alone, often succumbing to trite plotlines and slow pacing. Readers of fantasy are more apt to enjoy Cornelia Funke's Inkheart (Scholastic, 2003) or one of the other novels from the increasingly abundant genre.—Marie C. Hansen, New York Public Library
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Icemark's polio-scarred Prince Charlemagne sees himself as the "limping runt in a family of warriors" but comes into his own when his parents send him abroad to accompany refugees fleeing war. Horizons broadened by foreign cultures, Charlemagne forges alliances that echo those made by his redoubtable mother 20 years earlier in The Cry of the Icemark (2006).Epic in scope, the high-fantasy action moves right along, and the coming-of-age struggles of Thirrin and Oskan's offspring are sufficiently engaging to allow newcomers to the Icemark Chronicles to step in midstream. Jennifer Mattson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Awesome: great writing, cool characters, excellent pacing, April 6 2007
By Julie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blade of Fire: Book Two-in the Icemark Chronicles (Hardcover)
Yes, the Cry of the Icemark was better. I definitely liked Thirrin and Oskan better as teens. That said, however, as far as sequels goes, this book gives the first a good "run for the money". I've a few minor nits about the strength of motivation for certain characters' evilness, but for the most part, the characterization is ultra fitting. I will have a more detailed review later, for now, suffice to say, "BUY THIS"! Look, it vexes me to no end to see ultra crap (like certain dragon containing books) do well in sales when well-written stuff like Cry of the Icemark and Blade of fire languishes on the virtual "shelves".Plot: Decent...fairly straightforward, but still exciting and contains a few good twists.
One more note: the sense of pacing is amazing. The plot being as it is holds the potential to plod on forever, but the pacing keeps it moving. There are nice descriptions of things, but no endless sections of sand describing, thank the Goddess, Moonmother, One, and other deities.
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Couldn't put it down!!, April 4 2007
By TiaM - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Blade of Fire: Book Two-in the Icemark Chronicles (Hardcover)
OK, so I liked Cry of the Icemark a *little* bit better- mainly because Thirrin is just an amazing heroine... But I loved this book, too! My thanks to Stuart Hill for bringing yet another heartwarming, amazing book into my life!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Not as good as the first one, but still good., Jan 28 2007
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blade of Fire: Book Two-in the Icemark Chronicles (Hardcover)
Since, in the back of The Cry of the Icemark, it said that Blade of Fire was coming out Spring 2007, I was overjoyed when I saw it in stores in January. It's still a fantastic fantasy, but nothing beats the first book except The Neverending Story. Still, Blade of Fire is well-written and exciting.
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