Ysabel
Saint-Sauveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is an ancient structure of many secrets-a perfect monument to fill the lens of a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works. But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it...
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Saint-Sauveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is an ancient structure of many secrets-a perfect monument to fill the lens of a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works. But the cathedral isn't the empty edifice it appears to be. Its history is very much alive in the present day-and it's calling out to Ned...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451461902 (0451461908)
ASIN: 451461908
Publish date: February 5th 2008
Publisher: Roc Trade
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Speculative Fiction,
France,
Canada,
Supernatural
http://viking29.blogspot.com/2007/02/ysabel-and-labyrinth.html
I don't bother to write a synopsis of the book, because I think most people who review books on Goodreads already know what the book is about.So, to dive right in: I was unaware initially that this is a young adult book, and while that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be uninteresting to adult...
It's not very often that I dislike a book enough to give it only one star. I did not enjoy anything about this book. After about 50 pages I knew I didn't like it but I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt solely because it was a World Fantasy Award winner. What? Why?! Ugghhh! Talk about ...
I did a lot of skimming in this book. There were aspects I really enjoyed, especially seeing some Fionavar characters again. There was also a lot of the EPIC DOOMED LOVE TRIANGLE THROUGH THE AGES stuff that isn't much to my tastes, although it's clearly to Kay's. Ultimately: kinda fun, but not wh...
The man who brought us The Fionavar Tapestry, and who vocally distanced himself from the epic fantasy genre years later, returns with a simple tale that plays clever homage to the classic that started it all.
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