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| Original Title: | Colman |
| ISBN: | 0375815155 (ISBN13: 9780375815157) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Doran #3 |
| Characters: | Juniper, Wise Child, Colman, Meroot, Gray Knight, Prince Brangwyn |
| Setting: | Cornwall, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2005) |
Monica Furlong
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.72 | 1432 Users | 73 Reviews
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| Title | : | Colman (Doran #3) |
| Author | : | Monica Furlong |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | February 22nd 2005 by Laurel Leaf (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens |
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Set in very early Christian times, Colman is a spellbinding fantasy of a faraway age, when the mystical and the commonplace walked hand in hand. The healer, Juniper, and her apprentice, Wise Child, are accused of witchcraft and forced to flee their small town. Wise Child’s devoted cousin, Colman, escapes with them. This is his story of their arrival to the land of Juniper’s birth, where she is, in fact, a princess.From the Hardcover edition.
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Ratings: 3.72 From 1432 Users | 73 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Colman (Doran #3)
The third book following Wise Child and Juniper. Furlong wrote it while she was dying of cancer. I think it was written as a distraction and was not intended for publication. The characters and ideas are weak to non-existant, and the plot is harried and unrewarding. It is not a good read and a bad ending to the first two books. I think it is more of a reflection on how hopeless she was feeling as her struggle with cancer was drawing to a close. This book was published posthumously.This is, I think, one of those odd handful of children's series that turns into YA before the end. That always irritates me slightly when I review the individual volumes on Goodreads, as it seems more consistent to have the whole series under one shelf or the other, but I suppose if a series follows the same characters over time, those characters age and that has its own consequences. There are exceptions to that exact progress, though, and this series might be one of them. It's only a few
After nine years, I have finally gotten around to reading Monica Furlongs Colman, the third and final book in her Wise Child series. Wise Child was one of my favorite books when I was a young wannabe-witch (as opposed to now, when I am an old wannabe-witch), but I always thought of it as a stand-alone (mostly because it was during the period when I was rereading it frequently) so Colman was never really on my radar as a real thing. But after I reread Juniper earlier this year, I figured it was
A pretty satisfying ending to the "Wise Child" series, though not quite as satisfying as the original.
The sequel to Wise Child and Juniper, Colman follows the lives of these three characters as they flee from Wise Childs childhood home to Junipers childhood home of Cornwall, only to find Junipers aunt has murdered her parents, the king and queen, and taken her brother, the prince, as a prisoner. Wise Child and Colman, with the help of the leper Cormac, must infiltrate the enemy stronghold, discover the princes affiliation, and find a way to rescue the prince and the kingdom by defeating Meroot
I was excited when I saw this book in the library because Furlong's earlier book 'Wise Child' is part of my all time favourite books list. Unfortunately this sequel is nowhere near as good as the first book, which is completely understandable given that Monica Furlong was ill & dying when it was written. I was able to finish it but it lacked all the description & emotion that Wise Child had. Having Coleman as the main was a mistake. The entire book he is describing the actions of Wise
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