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The Book of Kells
  
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The Book of Kells (Paperback)

by R.A. MacAvoy (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A shame this is out of print -- a fun fantasy, Sep 15 2001
By Steven Dennis (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Book of Kells (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a superior time-warp fantasy. If you can get one at your used book store, I'd highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A magical tour of ancient Ireland!, Sep 24 2000
By Mary Carol Scherb (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Kells (Mass Market Paperback)
John Thomburn was a quiet man, drawn to Ireland by its mystery and majesty, and by the solitude it gave him for his art. But then one day, as Celtic pipes played, John opened a portal through time to an Ireland a thousand years earlier, an age of magic, turmoil and bloodshed. There he lost his' heart to Ailesh, a lovely young woman who had seen her family and village ravaged in a Viking raid. Accompanied by Derval, a friend and sometime lover from the present, and Labres MacCullen, a roguish but gifted poet from Ailesh's time, John embarked on a quest for justice that would take him from a miraculous encounter with an ancient goddess, to the barbaric splendor of the court of the King of Dublin, to a holy place at the edge of the world where he would discover an awesome destiny. Filled with vivid history and magical wonder The Book of Kells is a stunning, resounding work, at once earthly and divine, a towering tour-de-force by one of the most acclaimed new names in fantasy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well thought out tale of time travel to ancient Ireland, Jun 24 1998
By joemcd@whidbey.com (Washington State, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Kells (Mass Market Paperback)
Similar in context to the Dragonfly in Amber series, this tale involves time travel from modern Ireland to 10th centery Ireland. The main characters are a dominant female Irish professor and a demure Canadian associate instructor in which she is involved. The story begins as John takes a rubbing from an ancient celtic cross. This "portal" throught time allows these two wonderfully mismatched people to go to the 10th centry. What is appealing in this story is that it is written with a keen eye to the detail living of both modern day Dublin and 10th centery Ireland. The author has apparently done her homework. I fully enjoyed this book and wanted a sequal that never came. Fortunately the Dragonfly in Amber series was similar in context that scratched that particular itch.
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