- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Terfle Books (Sep 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0967511127
- ISBN-13: 978-0967511122
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,023,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Fresh from his first adventure (Time Stops for No Mouse), Hermux Tantamoq, watchmaker, amateur sleuth and intrepid mouse about town, finds himself drawn into another intrigue when his artist friend Mirrin Stentrill's exhibit of cat paintings incites a riot. Long presumed to be mythical creatures by the urbane small rodent population of Pinchester, cats are a taboo subject. No one knows that better than Mirrin's old chipmunk flame, Birch Tentintrotter, who was run out of town decades ago when he deciphered an ancient map to the kingdom of cats. He reappears unexpectedly with another old scroll, and mouse history may never be the same. "We're going to discover once and for all if cats actually existed or this has just been a horrible hoax," Mirrin determines. Soon they are off, with the odious playboy scholar (and revisionist historian) Hinkum Stepfitchler III and his fianc‚e, hilariously self-serving cosmetics millionaire Tucka Mertslin, on their collective tails. Birch, Hermux and the mouse of his dreams the lovely aviatrix Linka Perflinger race to find the ancient tomb of Ka-Narsh-Pah, and its cat-and-mouse secrets. Hoeye's galloping plot, evocative descriptions ("The papyrus was the bleached yellow of September hay") and exuberantly sophisticated wit ("Tucka was happy. She loved rich people. They were so much fun. They were so full of life. And they had so much money!") keep the pages rapidly turning. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-Mouse watchmaker Hermux Tantamoq returns in this sequel to Time Stops for No Mouse (Putnam, 2002). He teams up with a chipmunk to investigate an ancient Cat Kingdom, and the friends uncover evidence suggesting that felines once kept mice as slaves. Their work pits them against a highly regarded scholar with evil designs, a greedy but beautiful cosmetics tycoon, and a "mouse supremacist group." With hidden tombs, dynamite traps, and last-second escapes, the plot moves quickly. The melodramatic moments are nicely tempered by a lighthearted tone and subtle wit, and the "racism" of mice and the notion that the past should be studied even if it's unpleasant are thought provoking. The mouse-ruled world is easy and fun to slip into, with charming details about food, pets, and fashion, and other assorted topics revealed with dry humor. The tentative romance between Hermux and Linka, the daring mouse aviatrix, progresses significantly by the time this tale concludes. The watchmaker is an endearing hero. His modest, unassuming manner doesn't quite hide his courage and cleverness, recalling Bernard of Margery Sharp's The Rescuers (Little, Brown, 1959; o.p.) and E. B. White's protagonist from Stuart Little (HarperCollins, 1945). Supporting characters are distinct and amusing, particularly Tucka Mertslin, the cosmetics queen. The 80 short chapters move briskly and have a satisfying conclusion that clearly paves the way for future adventures.
Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Sequel of All Books I've Read,
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This review is from: Sands Of Time (Mass Market Paperback)
Michael Hoeye creates a faboulus tale that interweaves with with a world of fantasy. An excently written book of imagination that makes even the reader able to "Think Outside The Box."
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INCREDIBLE!,
By Zach Levine (Fresno, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sands Of Time (Mass Market Paperback)
Michael Hoeye does it again, creating a new adventure for the likeable Hermux Tantamoq, a watchmaking mouse. Hoeye uses such vivid detail and wit, making it nearly impossible to put this book down.In this book, Hermux's friend Mirrin Stenrill is having an exhibition at the local museum of her portraits of cats. Obviously, cats are not a popular topic when it comes to Pinchester, a city of mice, rats, and other rodents. No one really believes that they actually existed. That is, until a chipmunk named Birch comes into Hermux's store with a map of which he claims to be that of an ancient cat civilization. Before long, Hermux, Birch, and daredevil aviatrix Linka (who Hermux has a crush on) find themselves on the trail of this lost civilization. Hoeye gives a funny, happy ending. I can't wait for the third in the series!
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SPECTRUM Children's Book Club Recommendation,
By KB Shaw "incwell.com" (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sands Of Time (Hardcover)
Michael Hoeye has created a charming, 1920s-ish world where rodents rule. At the center of these delicious tales is the meek Hermux Tantamoq. Hermux, who's half house mouse and half field mouse, is an expert watchmaker and mechanical wiz who happens to have a pet ladybug named Terfle. Each night before bed, Hermux takes the time to enter into his journal all the things for which he was thankful that day. Hoeye compliments his lead character with a clever supporting cast of characters and constructs stories that pay homage to old movies and invoke the feeing of perhaps an Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle tale. While there is something charmingly old-fashioned about the flavor of the books, Hoeye infuses his tales with wit, satire, and social commentaries that are spot-on for today's reader.While the publisher states that Michael Hoeye's playful adventure/ mysteries are young adult fiction, these books are excellent for both younger audiences and adults. They are good for younger audiences for two reasons. First, they make great bedtime stories for those who read to their children. Second, Hoeye's easy, uncomplicated style, gentle story lines, and short chapters make these books ideal for a child to transition from chapter books to novels. At the same, time the underlying wit and social commentary, mentioned above, gives the books an added layer to be enjoyed by the adult reader or the older child who returns to the books. These are books that should become generational family favorites, so the investment in hard cover editions is worth the expense. - KB Shaw, Publisher
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