- Hardcover: 196 pages
- Publisher: WINSLOW PRESS; 1 edition (Jun 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1890817104
- ISBN-13: 978-1890817107
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Everyone in the Valley has brown eyes--except 13-year-old Jonathon. Ugly rumors about Jonathon's beautiful red-haired mother are surfacing among the self-righteous Valley folk, as are whispers about her son. He's beginning to worry that he's a "loony-blue," one of the blue-eyed, red-headed Dalriada--the much-feared mountain people who have magnificent horses, mystical powers, and horns growing out of their foreheads. After his mother's sudden death, the whispers grow to angry threats, and Jonathon escapes the Valley and goes in search of his heritage, his manhood, and his true love. In the mountains he experiences a mystical rite of passage that takes him to the Dalriada encampments, through caves echoing with his own spirit voices, to the very top of the world. From the mountain peak he carries back one of the legendary Firegold apples--a gift that brings reconciliation with his father and his rightful home among the Valley people.
Fantasy lovers will enjoy the vivid images and original ideas of this shimmering tale, with layers of philosophy about bigotry, narrow-mindedness, and true identity adding emotional depth. This complex, imaginative first novel bodes well for future titles by Dia Calhoun. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9The girl is hiding behind a large boulder across the river when Jonathon Brae first spots her. Her cap seems to have little horns, her hair is flaming red streaked with gold, and her eyes peer at Jonathon with the same blue sparkle that his have. Then, in an instant, she disappears. Jonathon is terrified. A Dalriada! What is a barbarian doing so far from the Red Mountains? Are they raiding the Valley? He runs home to his loving parents, brown-eyed like the rest of the Valley people, and steps into the middle of an argument. His mother wants his father to wait until Jonathon is 14 to take him to the Red Mountains to hunt; Brian thinks that 12 is old enough, but he leaves without the boy. When he returns, Karena is incensed at the gift he has brought for his son: a black colt with gold streaks in his mane and tail, Rhohar or king of the Dalriadas horse clans. The arrival of this animal changes everything in Jonathons life as he strives to understand what it is about the colt and the Red Mountains that calls to him, why dark ridges have appeared on his forehead, and if he is going crazy as the Valley folk claim. In an all-consuming search for identity, Jonathon sets forth to face any obstacle to become whole. In the tradition of Robin McKinleys The Blue Sword (Greenwillow, 1982) and Lloyd Alexanders Prydain Chronicles, Jonathons quest evokes a timeless struggle for identity amid vivid imagery, heartbreaking loss, and a subtle weave of fantasy.Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firegold (Paperback)
I absoloutley loved this book! It is about a boy named Jonothan who lives in The Valley. When strange things start to happen, the people blame him because of his blue eyes and his Mothers red hair. They think he is part Dalriada. He goes to teh Red Mountains, (Where the Dalriadas live,) to find answers. He ends up on a journey for his life. I was annoyed at the end, but it was still a wonderful book.I hope you like it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Trying too hard,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firegold (Hardcover)
The book jumps from 1 thing to the next. I never wanted to turn the page, but I am the kind of person who starts a book and has to finish it. The boy has a journey, which could be exciting to some people--but wasn't to me or any of my friends. Almost all of my class was in agreement, the book was HORRIBLE! The 285 pages of it (paperback) were almost all about brown and blue eyes. The repetitiveness totally ruined the story. Maybe if everything hadn't been said 50 times the book would have been better...but everything was said 50 times! I say if you read the book and find it to be good...you must be reading a different book!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cool,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firegold (Hardcover)
I am on chapter 3 and i already love this book.i first saw the golden cover that sparkels and read the back. it sounded terific. i love this book. the title really catches your eye. the book is about a kid named JONATHON and he is blamed for destoring the vallly. he flees to the RED MOUNTAINS. his mom and dad agreed he was not ready to see the dangers of the RED MOUNTAINS first hand. but know he does not care. when in the red mountains he meets strange people called the DALRIADAS and they are almost extinct but think that JONATHON is here to save them. but then he takes a dangous test. WILL HE EVER COME HOME? WILL HE SERVIVE THE TEST? WILL HE HELP THE DALRIADS? WILL HE EVER GAIN HIS FAMILY'S TRUST TO GO HUNTING ALONE? WILL HE EVER HAVE TO STOP TAKING THOSE STUPID FIGHTING LESSONS?
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