turpinjack reviewed on 7/29/2012

This is one of the great fantasy novels. Long out-of-print, it deserves to be better known. I would compare it both to The Lord of the Rings and to The Chronicles of Narnia. As you read it, remember that it was written before fantasy was a genre, and some concepts you might think borrowed, because you've seen them in other works, were original at the time. I love the story. It is a book that goes beyond mere plot. Its sense of wonder, the characterization of the three children, the battle scenes; all of it is great.

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