The Bell at Sealey Head
An "elegant" (Library Journal) fantasy from the World Fantasy Award- winning author of Solstice Wood Sealey Head is a small town on the edge of the ocean, a sleepy place where everyone hears the ringing of a bell no one can see. On the outskirts of town is the one truly great house, Aislinn...
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An "elegant" (Library Journal) fantasy from the World Fantasy Award- winning author of Solstice Wood Sealey Head is a small town on the edge of the ocean, a sleepy place where everyone hears the ringing of a bell no one can see. On the outskirts of town is the one truly great house, Aislinn House, where the aged Lady Eglantyne lies dying, and where the doors sometimes open not to its own dusty rooms, but to the wild majesty of a castle full of knights and princesses...
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780441016303 (0441016308)
Publish date: September 2nd 2008
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Pages no: 277
Edition language: English
Overall, I really, really liked this book. The writing was, as always, lovely and poetic. The characters were fresh and interesting, and the premise was one of the most intriguing I've ever heard of. The problems that I had with it do not subtract a huge amount from my enjoyment of it.I was disappoi...
At heart this is a fairy tale about stories. Like Robin McKinley's work, this book is fantasy on the small and private level. McKillip tells the story of a group of people (think Cranford) and the magic that is part of their lives. All the characters are well drawn and none of the characters is a...
McKillip’s latest. In Sealey Head a bell rings every evening at the last moment of sunset. Most people pay no attention to it, but some always listen. This is a story of interlocking worlds, of love and loss. It’s a story where no one is quite as they seem. I thought it was excellent, a bit of a ret...
Pleasant, not very substantial, and absolutely typical McKillip.
This book reminded me of Robin McKinley's Beauty). And all their lives are punctuated by the tolling bell of Sealey Head, which no one has ever seen but everyone hears. When the scholarly Ridley Dow comes to town, investigating the bell, everything comes to a head.This book is sweet, interesting, ...
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