Kell Posted November 29, 2006 Posted November 29, 2006 The Snow Spider (First in The Snow Spider trilogy) Author: Jenny Nimmo ISBN # 1405211385 Publisher: Egmont First Published: 1986 122 pages Rating: 9/10 The Blurb: On his ninth birthday, Gwyn is given a brooch and told to cast it into the wind. Later he discovers the wind has sent something back: The snow spider. So begins Gwyn's journey as a magician. Against the shimmering backdrop of a magical domed city, Gwyn has to battle evil and heal a fractured family. A spine-tingling trilogy of stories, full of magic and power. The Review: Sometimes, when you revisit a book you read and loved as a child, you find it a disappointment; you become completely disenchanted when it doesn Quote
Sugar Posted December 2, 2006 Posted December 2, 2006 Funny, I haven't thought about this for years and then someone mentioned it as one of their favourite books on Monday night. She couldn't remember the name, but I guessed what she meant! Quote
Maureen Posted December 2, 2006 Posted December 2, 2006 I love the name! So what is the snow spider? Quote
Kell Posted December 2, 2006 Author Posted December 2, 2006 The Snow Spider is a special spider that is sent with the snow to Gwyn & helps him develop as a magician. It is also the only spider I have actually had warm, fuzzy feelings about, rather than abject terror. Even Charlotte from Charlotte's Web (nice as she was) still wasn't a spider I'd go near given a choice, but Arianwen (the Snow Spider) is special & magical, you see, so she's alright! LOL! Quote
Maureen Posted December 3, 2006 Posted December 3, 2006 Thanks Kell. No chance of me getting one then!! Quote
Purple Poppy Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 Maureen said; Thanks Kell. No chance of me getting one then!! Aww! Poor Maureen. I am just about to start reading this. After Kell's glowing reviews I am really looking forward to it, especially as I think it might be just right for the season. PP Quote
Kell Posted December 12, 2006 Author Posted December 12, 2006 AAAaaaRRRRrrrGGGgggHHHHHHhhhh! Spider on the screen! Eeek! Quote
Michelle Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 They're having a 2nd hand book sale in the reception where I work, and I spotted the trilogy of this. Just 50p, so I picked it up! Quote
Kell Posted December 12, 2006 Author Posted December 12, 2006 I was just saying to PP at the weekend, Ive never read the other two books in the series, but I'm going to have to! Quote
Kell Posted December 12, 2006 Author Posted December 12, 2006 Have just sneakily ordered the sequels from GM - just don't tell Dale! Quote
Purple Poppy Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 Wow Micha. That was a good find! I started it last night and I am already captivated. I expect I will have to read the other two as well! Sorry....shall I delete the spider...or send out a general warning??? LOL PP Quote
Michelle Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 ARGH! I didn't see the spider earlier! As the Cybermen would say.. 'delete, delete'! Quote
Kell Posted December 12, 2006 Author Posted December 12, 2006 I nearly broke my chair backing away from the computer desk when I saw it - LOL! Quote
Kell Posted April 14, 2008 Author Posted April 14, 2008 I did go on to read the other two books in the series and, although I enjoyed them, I didn't love them like I did the first one. Quote
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