Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3559763 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

Well Meaning Eco Fable
I have been a fan of the Dark is Rising sequence for many years. These books have stood the test of time with their engrossing stories, well thought out plots, depth of historical knowledge and complex characters.

The plot in this new non-sequential book has good intentions but it lacks depth compared with the Dark is Rising series. The visual pictures that Susan Cooper paints of the Bahamas and of grass roots activism to save a pristine cay from development are as always excellent. However, the parallel overpopulated and polluted Otherworld on the brink of ecological disaster seems even more lifeless and drab than intended. The characterisations of Lou, Trey and their grandparents and their life in the Bahamas are genuine and engaging, the Otherworld characters are sadly two-dimensional and barely memorable. The mystical element that pervades her other books is still present but sits uncomfortably with the eco-theme. A little disconcerting is that the Chief Seattle speech is "quoted" not only in the text but also on the cover, when the attribution of this famous eco-speech has been hotly debated.

An interesting eco-fable and indeed an important message but possibly, this book won’t stand the test of time like its forebears.