Shadows Over Lyra: Amazon.ca: PATRICIA C Warde: Books

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Peopled by humans, Shee, forest-dwelling, Wyrdsd, and watery Neira, Lyra is a place of beauty and peace--or would be, if it were not for the immensely powerful and evil Shadow-born, straining against the bonds that have held them for millenia.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wait a Minute!, Jul 21 2001

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I have to say say that I wasn't very happy with the review titled "Is This Really Wrede?". First, she/he was acting as though there was only one book in Shadows over Lyra. There are, in fact, two others. How did she/he like those?

Second, she/he writes that the main charater is a princess. She is not. There is no royal family. She comes from a noble but not very important family. I have doubts as to whether anyone who doesn't read a book well enough to tell whether the main character is or is not a princess should be writing a review of of it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best young adult fantasy ever, Jun 10 2001

By	Stefanie Short (CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The world of Lyra is one of the greatest fantasy worlds ever created. Patricia C Wrede has brought about the most relistic and loveable characters ever in this book series. All three books in Shadows over Lyra are action packed, with humor and even romance around every bend. Daughter of Witches, the second book in the collection, is the most amaizing take on magic that I have ever read. I could not put it down. I also loved Shadow Magic and the Harp of Imach Thyssel. I higly recomend this book for anyone who love fantasy, regardless of how old they may be. Wrede is truely a master at her craft.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the time to read, May 25 2000

By	aelfheld (Weatherford, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

While I haven't read "Shadows Over Lyra", I have read the books that constitute the collection. While not "high" fantasy on the order of Tolkien, Rawn, or Martin, the books are well written entertainment and a pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon. Written in a different style from Wrede's "Enchanted Forest" series, the stories are free of the pretentious nonsense that a lot of current fantasy wallows in.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but there are much better books out there
I wouldn't really recommend this compilation. It's not bad, but it is written in the style where the author feels she must put one fantasy name in every sentence. Read more

Published on Jan 22 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars I disagree with the first review
This book is a compliation of three Lyra novels, Shadow Magic, Daughter of Witches, and The Harp of Imach Thyssal. Read more

Published on Dec 28 1999 by L. Carlson

1.0 out of 5 stars Is This Really Wrede?
I am a huge fan of Patricia Wrede's "Dealing With Dragons" and the rest of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. Read more

Published on Dec 27 1999 by Natmama

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book that I definately recommend
This is an excellent book except for one thing. Each of the stories leave a lot of unanswered questions, but it set the mind to thinkin' what did happen afterwords. Read it. Read more

Published on May 22 1999