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Circle Of Stars (Mass Market Paperback)

by Anna Lee Waldo (Author) "After the big storm, some of the people from Sandpoint moved to other Calusa villages that were not on a point of land stretching out..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition edition (Oct 31 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312980353
ISBN-13: 978-0312980351
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #566,340 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As Oscar Wilde once observed, "America had been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up." This intriguing premise is one that Waldo explores in depth. While she was researching her bestselling novel Sacajawea, she came across information concerning a tribe of fair-haired, Welsh-speaking people in the Dakotas who were encountered by Lewis and Clark. From here, she was led to the legend of a Welshman named Madoc who sailed to America three centuries before Columbus; this prompted her to write Circle of Stones. Now she continues the story of Madoc's early days among the Druids during the 12th century, as well as of the extraordinary seafaring exploits that made him legendary. His story here is intertwined with that of Cougar, a Native American girl of the Calusa tribe (in the area now known as Florida). Both Madoc and Cougar are raised by people other than their birth parents, making this a tale of two foundlings. Madoc's people believe him to have been destined by the gods to lead the Druids, while some in Cougar's tribe fear she might be a shape-shifter. The novel charts their individual trials and adventures as life sets them on a course that will ultimately lead to their meeting. Despite being set in a different time period, at times Waldo's epic of discovery impresses as being part Jean Auel and part Homer. Scrupulously researched, with enlightening epigraphs opening each of the 24 chapters, Waldo's latest will satisfy fans of her previous work and prove that she has not lost her historical touch. Agent, Jean Naggar.

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Waldo had a best seller with her epic Circle of Stones; now she's reaching for the stars. As the Christians chase the Druids out of Wales, young Madoc heads west for a romantic encounter with a Native American woman.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This one is almost as good as Sacajewa., Jun 30 2004

By	S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Circle Of Stars (Hardcover)

Anna Lee Waldo writes very long books, and this one is no exception. There is a lot of repetitiveness for the first third of the book from Circle of Stones, but it was done from a different viewpoint. Circle of Stones was from Brenda's viewpoint, and this one is from her son Madoc's viewpoint. This book is wonderfully researched and the little introductory paragraphs at the beginning of each chapter reinforce that research has been done. Ms. Waldo builds very real fictional characters around legendary ones and actual historical facts so the book is like a very interesting history lesson. The primitive sea voyage taken by Madoc and his fellow druids is written with such description that it's easy to picture the tiny boats heading out on the vast Atlantic ocean. What an awesome and couragous feat it was for these Welshmen to undertake. The book is quite graphic as well, so potential readers should be aware of that. If you are a fan of sweeping historical fiction, you will love this book. If you like a good story masterfully told, you also will love this book. I know I did.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, hard to follow..., Mar 1 2004

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The blurb as well as the front drawing caught my attention so I borrowed this book from our local library. For the most part, it is entertaining but as I get deeper into the story, suspending disbelief is becoming harder and you get the sense the book is written haphazardly. For example: Madoc, the hero, lectured the Calusa men the bad things their Chief had done to them. How could Madoc know the village's history when he just arrived that day? And Cougar, the Native American heroine, and the Welsh sailors understanding each other well after less than half a day of meeting for the very first time? There are paragraphs after paragraphs when I asked myself, "What happened to this, to that? I still want to know the ending of this story but I do not usually take more than two weeks to read a book of fiction.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating-not a pleasure read, April 24 2003

By	A. K. Knight (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book mainly because I knew I owned the prequel. Five pages into it I remembered why I never re-read circle of stones-Waldo's books tend to be horrible long winded. This book does not deliver what the synopsis would have you believe. What could be an incredibly exciting story is instead killed with excessive detail about the number of sheep on each ship, or how many different varieties of birds there are to eat in florida. I have to give her credit for the excessive amount of research that went into this book, (see the bibliography at the end for an idea) but madoc doesn't even make it out of ireland until after page 250, and doesn't meet "Cougar" until after page 400. So after sitting through page after confusing page that manages to cover leprosy, french-english-wales politics, shipbuilding, who fathered who, superstitions, and occasional persecution, the plot takes you exactly where you knew it was going when you bought the book-from wales to america. No surprises, just enough detail to bore me out of finishing this book in under a week (I can read Jane M. Auel in one sitting!) The long, out-of-context quotes at the beginning of each chapter stop the flow of the story completely, and made me think she would have been better of writing a non-fiction account of the different versions written. The lengthy description of the stages of scurvy (told third-person, in what could have been the climactic part of the book) during the voyage to america made me wonder why I should finish the book, but hope that the two narrators would meet kept me going. I won't give away the "ending", but I wouldn't pay full price for this book unless you like your pleasure reading to take as much effort as the research for a college thesis.

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2.0 out of 5 stars a circle of stars...
I read Sacajawea, and savored every word. but this book started
off on the wrong foot with me. They go net fishing for
Oysters, and FIND THEM! Read more

Published on Feb 1 2002 by mimitabby

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo - - again
Anna Lee Waldo has done it again. She involves you from the first line to last. She has only written 4 books, all based on true accounts. Read more

Published on Oct 10 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Circle of stars
This is an interesting book that fills in the legend of Madoc. As a Welsh American,it fills in historical nuances that are not covered in our education system. Read more

Published on Sep 18 2001 by Willard Burge

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantatic epic saga
He was born to be a leader of the Druids, destined to save them and their way of life from the New Religionists by finding a new land were they could live and prosper. Read more

Published on Aug 1 2001 by Harriet Klausner