- Paperback: 316 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (Mar 8 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812511778
- ISBN-13: 978-0812511772
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #866,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A vast improvement over its predecessor, Chimaera's Copper , this fourth book in the Roundear Prophecy series commands an enjoyable, multilevel plot and some interesting character development. Zady, a witch vowing revenge for the killing of her evil niece, lays a cunning trap by infiltrating a Benign Mages convention and taking over the body of Jon, sister of hero Kelvin. Zady-as-Jon gives cloaks of invisibility to Kelvin's four children, persuades them to steal magical implements and instructs them to use these stolen items to acquire a magical opal from Orc country. The Orcs, scaly and sea monster-like as in times before Tolkien, are not at all peace-loving; the witch hopes that the theft will instigate a war that effectively rids the land of good people while allowing her to gain possession of the opal. A ghost and a dragon must help the children--and several adults--do some rapid growing up.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA-- This is the fourth in a series of five novels, and it has an introduction and cast of characters that will be helpful to those just discovering the books. Zady, an evil old witch, is bent on revenging her niece's death. Through the use of shape-changing and mind-reading, she manipulates the hero's children into stealing the orc's opal, which controls their use of magic. Young adults will appreciate the main characters' confusion of whether to listen to an adult telling them to do something they know is wrong or to do what they know is right. The time frames may be confusing to the uninitiated, but they can be sorted out for an enjoyable experience even for novice fantasy readers.
- Jacqueline J. Craig, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Jacqueline J. Craig, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Orc's Opal, July 7 2005
By Cynthia A. Maske - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Orc's Opal (Paperback)
Orc's Opal is the 4th in a series. It is well written, keeps you turning pages. Has the same characters, plus some as Dragon's Gold, Serpent's Silver and Chimeras Copper.
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Magical Adventure, Oct 30 2010
By Matthew S. Kronk - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Orc's Opal (Paperback)
The element of magic is much stronger in this story than in the previous ones. The conflict grows, literally, to gigantic heights and the fated final battle lines are drawn. Who will control the frame worlds? Who is Mouvar? What part will the Orc's magic Opal play in the endgame? Read on to find out in Orc's Opal and the last book of the "Dragon's Gold" series, Mouvar's Magic.I enjoyed this book more than Chimeras Copper, mainly because there are new characters and fresh takes on the older ones.
The main characters of these stories age and change in many ways, dealing with desires and struggles beyond those of their younger lives which adds a lot of depth to the story in my opinion.
I recommend this book.
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