Riddle-Master

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For over twenty years, Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. And although her renowned Riddle-Master trilogy--The Riddle-Master of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, and Harpist in the Wind--has been long out of print, it is considered her most enduring and beloved work. Now it is collected in one volume for the first time--the epic journeys of a young prince in a strange land, where wizards have long since vanished...but where magic is waiting to be reborn.

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Bindings of love and wonder.......2007-07-16

Patricia McKillip, I offer my humble gratitude. You have succeeded remarkably at three things. First, you tell a compelling story, replete with adventure, peril and romance, that is difficult to put down for its own sake. Secondly, you write with such elegance, style and grace that when I read your words I am transported into your characters' world as if I could reach out and touch the trees, smell the ocean, and hear the winds myself. When I finally put the book down I am bemused, and I need to confirm for myself that I have not in fact left my chair the whole time. Finally, and for which I am most dearly thankful, you bring to life a story of bindings, of those connections between people, woven of love and devotion, powerful bindings that perhaps are what this life is really about. Thank you, from the depths of my own heart, for this touch of wonder.

Classic, and perfect.......2007-04-22

When McKillip gets it right, really right, she can't be beaten. The Riddle of the Stars is one she got right.

The Riddlemaster trilogy (Riddlemaster of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, Harpist in the Wind), apparently reissued in this volume, is perfect. It's a high fantasy story suitable for young adult and adult readers. High fantasy means many things, including that, yes, if a man can turn into an animal at will, he can have his clothes on and possessions with him when he turns back. The magic in this world is mystical, not technical.

There are too many things I love about this trilogy to be able to enumerate them here, but I'll give three. McKillip's writing here is clear, lyrical, and well-tuned to the story; the opening sentence is one of my favorites. The story is well-knit, to the point that when you read the end, you can go back to the beginning and read it all over again with a brand new understanding of much of what is happening. The characters are complex, fascinating people you want to get to know better.

A Beauty Unparalled.......2007-01-27

This book creates a feeling that one can hardly comprehend on the first reading. I first read it a few years ago, having heard mention of it in a guide to fantasy writing. I read the novels and was amused, but didn't think much of it.

A year after that, I picked it up again. Morgon of Hed had become a being transformed in my eyes. I read it knowing how it ended, but I was still overly amazed. If you are a romantic at heart, someone who believes in things having a "rightness" to them, then you will enjoy this book. It will make you melancholy, but better in the end.

It's a bit like watching Star Trek.......2007-01-20

In the original series all the main characters are important senior crew members. If ever a non-essential crew member shows up, there is a 99% chance that he is going to be killed before we discover his character.

As with Riddlemaster, all the characters are important people in the world. The main character happens to be a prince, who wonders the world meeting other princes, princesses, kings and queens. Where are the working class people in this world?

The writing talent is awesome, and I assume that this was written when PM was a young writer, hence a bit of naivety comes through in the storyline.

For example:
- I often found myself looking to the appendix for explanations of character names that would be dropped into conversations with no previous introduction.
- As the book progresses, Morgan's powers become exponentially enhanced until he becomes some sort of super-superman, but with little explanantion of how these powers are acquired and why.
- One of Morgan's first powers is the ability to change shape to an animal. Hence he wonders the land taking various animal forms and changes back to human when he arrives at his destination. Yet there is no mention of Morgan ever having to find clothing each time. Does everybody wonder around the world naked? Also when he changes to crow shape and flies, where does he put his sword and his harp? Because they are always with him when he changes back. Must big a bloody big crow to carry all that stuff.

This series shows what appears to be a young writer with lots of potential perhaps taking on a story that is a little too big for her at the time. Good read if you can overlook the holes.

Awesomeness!.......2006-11-02

A great book for kids. Although I think this could be a book enjoyed by all ages.

Friars Club Private Joke File: More Than 2,000 Very Naughty Jokes from the Grand Masters of Comedy

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Friar's Club Private Joke File
Over 2,000 'very naughty' jokes delight the funny bone.

Friars Club Private Joke File: More Than 2,000 Very Naughty Jokes from the Grand Masters of Comedy
Barry Dougherty
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579125506

Book Description

Rated XF (for X-tra Funny), this giant collection of off-color jokes, stories, and anecdotes comes straight from the kings and queens of blue humor: The Friars Club.

In the tradition of the bestselling Friars Club Encyclopedia and Bible (315,000 copies sold), this brand-new, giant collection of laugh-out-loud, hide-it-from-the-kids humor features more than 2,000 saucy jokes and stories grouped thematically into such categories as Marriage, Medicine, Old Age, Kids, and (of course) Sex. Much of the material is attributed to well-known and popular comedians, including Richard Belzer, Gilbert Gottfried, Susie Essman, and Penn Jillette. As a bonus, interviews with a wide variety of stand-up comedians known for their naughtiness— including Mario Cantone, Judy Gold, Jeffrey Ross, Lisa Lampanelli, and many more—are sprinkled throughout.

Sitting down with The Friars Club Private Joke File is like having a front-row seat at one of their infamous Roasts. Whether browsing for a good ice-breaker or perusing it cover to cover, this no-holds-barred compilation will keep readers laughing and blushing for a long, long time.

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Friar's Club Private Joke File.......2007-01-16

Fun, easy book to pick up and put down whenever you need a good laugh. Gives you a small insight into some of the raunchy fun that went on in that exclusive club when the masters of comedy were at their prime.

Over 2,000 'very naughty' jokes delight the funny bone........2006-09-24

Prepare to be shocked and amazed: saucy and sometimes raunchy jokes and stories along with hundreds of rich Roast moments come from Friars Club members and are compiled by an editor of the Friars Club Magazine The Epistle. Here are jokes that proved too lurid to be televised, and ones which are uncut and uncensored at that. Over 2,000 'very naughty' jokes delight the funny bone.

Diane C. Donovan
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Tower of the Riddle Master : A Riddle Book

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Tower of the Riddle Master : A Riddle Book
Rick Smith Matt Mayfield
Manufacturer: Cloud Kingdom Games
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1928807062

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79 new and original riddles from Cloud Kingdom Games. Includes hidden riddles for those looking for extra challenge. Some sample riddles:

Sample Riddle #1:

A match that never starts a fire,
A court that never tries a case,
A love emotions don't inspire;
No cards, but still you'd like an ace.

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Book Description

Morgon, Prince of Hed, wants only to rule and work the land of his birth as best he can, but he is faced by a very different challenge from that of his ancestors. The stars have marked him out and he must wander strange, foreign lands full of untamed magic, and confront riddling wraiths and mysterious harpists at the behest of the all-knowing High One. But his is a perilous quest, involving grave danger, to himself, his promised bride, his land and his people. This volume contains The Riddle-Master of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire and Harpist in the Wind, the complete Riddle-Master trilogy, which is among the most respected and popular fantasies of recent years.

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The perfect McKillip primer.......2007-03-26

This was my first exposure to the works of Patricia A. McKillip. I loved every word. Though I read this story back when it was first released I can still remember it as if I just read it yesterday. I can't recomend this highly enough. It's a wonderfull story, full of all the magic and mistery that make the fantasy genre sush a treasure. Read this book. You'll love it.

Riddle it away.......2005-10-01

Usually when an author is compared to Tolkien, it means that there are lots of swords, sorcery, countries clashing and a dark lord, but that the spirit of the master of fantasy is missing. "The Riddlemaster Trilogy" is one trilogy that almost lives up to the words -- a majestic, magical adventure that spans all of Patricia McKillip's richly invented world.

"Riddle-Master of Hed" opens with the discovery of a jeweled crown under Prince Morgan's bed -- a sign that he outriddled a king who had never been defeated before. Along with the crown, he wins the right to marry his pal's sister, Raederle, the second-most beautiful woman in the continent of An. But Morgan is stopped on his way by a shipwreck and news of something dark and sinister creeping into the lands. Strange shapeshifting creatures are entering the lands, the wizards have vanished from the land, and somehow the three stars on Morgan's brow are connected to their presence and how to stop them. He heads off to Erlenstar Mountain, to find the High One -- and finds more than he bargained for...

"Heir of Sea And Fire" very slowly resolves the cliffhanger ending of "Riddle-Master," focusing instead on Princess Raederle. The land-rule -- a sort of sixth sense given to kings -- of Hed has passed to Morgan's brother, meaning that apparently Morgan is dead -- but Raederle and her father don't believe it's true. She sets off with a few faithful friends, and encounters the semi-sinister harpist Deth, the shapechangers, armies of the dead rampaging through her father's lands -- and disturbing news about her and her heritage.

"Harpist in the Wind" continues from the end of "Heir," with Morgan and Raederle planning what to do next. Strange rebel armies -- of both the living and the dead -- are massing in Ymris, and Morgan is taking the dead armies to Hed in an attempt to protect it. Then he and Raederle set off to find the High One and wring some answers out of him -- only he may not be what they expect. As Morgan grows in power and gains knowledge about all of An, he strips bare the secrets of the High One, the shocking identity of the shapechangers, and begins a new age for the lands...

There was never a less cliched author than Patricia McKillip -- the scope, majesty and richness of her invented world rival the best of the genre. Her plot twists and turns inside the lush, dreamlike prose that she's so good at, making a snowstorm as eerie as a magical showdown that can redefine an entire world's magic.

Her plot can be seen in two ways, as the growth of a naive young prince into a wise paragon of power, and also about the shifting of a land from one era into another. The Four Portions of An are a detailed, real-seeming fantasy world, and her princes, wizards, ghosts, and harpists are wise, sometimes sinister, mysterious and full of power.

Morgan is an excellent hero, who is not arrogant or desirous of the power that he is gaining. As confused by his own destiny as by the events around him, he spends much of the first book resisting his fate. Raederle is an excellent counterpart to Morgan, afraid of her heritage and fiercely determined to follow him wherever he goes. They are not a perfect couple: they bicker and argue occasionally, but they do not allow divisions to sit and fester. Deth is the ultimate ambiguous character, keeping you guessing until the end about what the heck is going on with him.

There are no elves, dwarves, fairies, gnomes, or similar fantastical creatures in this book. It came to me with a bit of a shock at the end that aside from the shapechangers, there were only humans in this -- humans who can learn magic, who make mistakes and who have to search for the truth instead of having it handed to them on a plate. The magic is startlingly eerie, subtle and pervasive rather than being flashy. Similarly, the shapechangers' menace isn't overdone -- much of their creepiness results from the question of what they are, and why they are doing what they do.

The complexity and depth of McKillip's early trilogy is still striking today. Her rich invented world and haunting, complex tale of magic, wizards and riddles make "Riddle of Stars" (now republished as "The Riddlemaster Trilogy") a modern fantasy classic.

A Pen of Damascus Steel: The Political Cartoons of an Arab Master

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this is great
If Syria is trying to stop this book's distribution, it has to be good

A Pen of Damascus Steel: The Political Cartoons of an Arab Master
Ali Farzat
Manufacturer: Cune Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1885942389

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this is great.......2007-08-29

Ali Farzat is probably one of the greatest cartoonists in the world today. he would have got way more publicity if he was not an Arab... his work is underrated... i loved this book

If Syria is trying to stop this book's distribution, it has to be good.......2007-08-10

This just in from MEMRI - Syria is trying to prevent this book's distribution. Check out Farzat's cartoons in the Kuwaiti paper Al-Watan

Master Book of Humorous Illustrations: 1620 Peices of Americana

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Master Book of Humorous Illustrations: 1620 Peices of Americana
Ken Alley
Manufacturer: Authors Choice Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595156045

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MASTER BOOK OF HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS is life in America, many years ago. Work was hard. Life was simple. Laughter was free.

Story tellers were more numerous then. Since there weren't any TV's or movie houses, people flocked to hear good orators. Whether given by a preacher, a politician, or a grandstand speaker at a county fair, their "waxing eloquence" usually included funny stories. People liked to laugh...they still do.

Our parents and grandparents grew up with this type of humor. They'll be glad to see it again. I'm only 49 and much of it makes me chuckle. Some of it even makes me laugh out loud!

Enjoy.

Ken Alley

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Clever, but also meandering and vague.
I feel like I'm missing the majority of the story
Sometimes baffling, always beautiful
Different
Superb

The Riddle-Master of Hed
Patricia A. McKillip
Manufacturer: Atheneum
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689305451

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Long ago, the wizards had vanished from the world, and all knowledge was left hidden in riddles. Morgon, prince of the simple farmers of Hed, proved himself a master of such riddles when he staked his life to win a crown from the dead Lord of Aum.
But now ancient, evil forces were threatening him. Shape changers began replacing friends until no man could be trusted. So Morgon was forced to flee to hostile kingdoms, seeking the High One who ruled from mysterious Erlenstar Mountain.
Beside him went Deth, the High One's Harper. Ahead lay strange encounters and terrifying adventures. And with him always was the greatest of unsolved riddles -- the nature of the three stars on his forehead that seemed to drive him toward his ultimate destiny.

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Clever, but also meandering and vague........2005-10-16

"The Riddle-Master of Hed" follows the young prince Morgon on a meandering journey in search of answers both literal and figurative. He travels through sparsely detailed lands and encounters a series of mentor figures. Except for the harpist Deth, these mentors fade away as quickly as they appear. Morgon's travels are driven by a strange sense of prophesied personal destiny. However, the nature of what is at stake, and what role Morgon might be able to play in it, is never detailed beyond vague conjecture. Morgon repeatedly remembers his homeland of Hed with fondness, but these memories provide scant motivation because the reader's only glimpse of Hed comes in the first chapter.

The plot bounces through random encounters that have little overall connection save Morgon's befuddlement over his vague destiny. He acts like a realistic character when he changes his mind during his wanderings and decides not to return to Hed, but this type of constant shifting of his goals and his destinations gives the reader whiplash. The narrative also repeatedly skips ahead in time, days or even weeks, indicated only with quick phrases such as "The next day..." This format of jumping ahead without scene breaks leaves many scenes dangling without closure. The conclusion of the novel arrives abruptly, in the middle of the quest. It does answer one major question, but the rest of the encounter is completely unresolved.

"Riddle-Master" clocks in at a lean 200 pages, short even by the standards of 70s speculative fiction. The succinct narrative leaves many of the interesting and exotic locales so thinly described that the reader can barely visualize them. McKillip's prose is smooth and emotive. Her narrative gives tangible form to esoteric topics, like the many riddles and their strictures. These mental puzzles and how Morgon wrestles with them are the highlight of the novel.

McKillip's fantasy vision shows deep originality. Her fantasy world is refreshingly free of the Tolkien-esque humanoid races found in most late 70s fantasy, and she focuses on mental challenges rather than physical ones. However, "The Riddle-Master of Hed" remains a flawed opening to the trilogy in its circuitous plot and in the hazy visualization of the setting and Morgon's place within it.

I feel like I'm missing the majority of the story.......2005-03-02

I couldn't finish this book. I felt like the story was in fast forward. This happened and then this, and then this, oh and by the way this.

There was no character development and you had no idea what the character was feeling when all these crazy things happened. I stopped reading because I just couldn't convince myself to care if he ever decided to solve the major riddle or what the answer to it was. I'm the sort of person who likes a book with good characters. Even if the plot isn't that great, if it has good characters I am engaged. But this book had no emotion so I didn't like it.

Sometimes baffling, always beautiful.......2005-02-08

Reading "The Riddle-Master of Hed" is like trying to solve the riddle of someone else's partially-glimpsed dream. You enter a rich world of metaphor, sometimes baffling but always beautiful. A standard hero's quest is overgrown with fabulous beasts, children of stone, and death-dealing harps.

When Land-Ruler Morgon of Hed wins a bride and a crown in a riddling contest with a ghost, he wipes the cow manure off of his boots and sets sail from his tiny island kingdom. Unsure as to whether his beautiful, red-haired prize has any interest in marrying a farmer-king, Morgon sets course for the College of Riddle-Masters at Caithnard, where he was once a student and where his bride's brother still resides. His companion for the journey is Deth, the thousand-year-old High One's harpist.

Morgon and Deth are shipwrecked, and once Morgon regains his memory he discovers that he has unknown, shape-changing enemies who will stop at nothing to destroy him. As he flees through the kingdoms of his world, he is befriended by the various land-rulers and is gifted with a harp and a sword that are decorated with three stars--identical to the birthmark of stars on his forehead. He also learns how to change his own shape into beasts and trees.

Finally Morgon makes his way to Erlenstar Mountain with Deth, the harpist, hoping that the High One will solve the riddle of his stars and defend him against his implacable enemies.

Warning: don't read "The Riddle-Master of Hed" without the last two books of the trilogy at hand. The ending of the first book is a completely unexpected sucker-punch, and although "Heir of Sea and Fire" ends by reconciling Morgon with his bride Raederle, they are both still being pursued by a very nasty wizard and an equally nasty horde of shape-changers. You have to read to the very end of this absorbing trilogy before you find even a tentative glimmering of peace and happiness at the end of "Harpist in the Wind."

Different.......2004-07-11

For those whose experience in fantasy is limited to the clunker Tolkien-ripoffs that swarm our bookstore shelves these days, "The Riddle Master of Hed" will be a decidedly unique experience. The philosophy that McKillip used when writing this book is almost the opposite of what many of today's authors do. Here the plot is the central thing, and nothing gets included unless it contributes to the central story about Morgon's travels and his struggle to unravel the mysteries of his world. No time is wasted on character development scenes or on long descriptions. The story practically flies from one event to the next. Consequently, despite being only 200 pages long, you get more plot from this book than from certain 800-page stinkers I could name.

So what's it about. Well, a Prince named Morgon lives in his peaceful island kingdom after recently wining a crown in a riddle-contest. He travels to the mainland to claim his prize, a marriage to a princess, but more than a few surprises are in store when he gets there. There's lots more twists and turns before the big shock at the end, but why should I spoil it for you. "The Riddle Master of Hed" may disappoint those who want in-depth character development, but it will delight anyone who loves puzzles, surprises, and originality.

Superb.......2002-08-05

As other reviewers have said, "The Riddle Master of Hed" is an extremely complex book with many plots. The book is a short novel but due to the amount of plots, characters, and scenes this book seems like it is much longer as it feels like a massive epic. The novel goes by very quickly and it will seem that you're done with the book in absolutely no time. The novel is the first book of an epic fantasy series, titled "The Riddle Master Trilogy," and due to my fondness of this book I will most definitely read the next to books of the trilogy.

Morgon of Hed is a Riddle Master (read the book to see what these are) that has three stars on his head. Morgon has no clue what the stars represent and when he takes a trip and discovers that he is the only one that can play a harp with the same three stars that are on his forehead, he is curious to see what the stars mean. Meanwhile, darkness is brewing in the world and shadow figures that look like people he knows are trying to kill him. Morgon takes a quest with friend Deth to see what Morgon's stars are about. Along the way Morgon learns a lot about the world that he lives in.

As with other books by Patricia McKillip the world in the book is very original and is not cliched with elements from other novels. Everything in her world is astoundingly original, especially the Riddle Masters. Morgon's quest in the world is very believable and does not seem like a dumb quest with no purpose. I'm sure that the next two books of the series will advance on the importance of Morgon of Hed's quest.

Morgon is a hero that everybody can relate to. He is in a world where there are problems and things that happen to him have effects on him, good and bad. Morgon is developed very well and is very, very believable. Other characters that pop in the book, such as Deth, are believable as well and are well developed.

McKillip's descriptions and prose are, as always, superb. It is a true pleasure to read about what is going on because of McKillip's easy to read writing style. Children and adults will enjoy "The Riddle Master of Hed" equally. This is a very original fantasy novel that any lover of the genre will appreciate. This is easily one of the better fantasy novels that have been written.

Happy Reading!

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HEIR OF SEA AND FIRE

Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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ASIN: B000FS5E62

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Master Mind: Brain Teasers

Manufacturer: Tempo Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 044816079X

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Book of riddles

Moments With The Master Mind: The Riddle Of Life And Other Poems

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Moments With The Master Mind: The Riddle Of Life And Other Poems
J. Ford Henderson
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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ASIN: 1432628968

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Gret book, poor reprint

Humorous And Suspenseful: A Must Read
Matricide at St. Martha's (Missing Mysteries)
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Manufacturer: Poisoned Pen Press
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ASIN: 1890208922

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St. Martha's College, Cambridge, had been staggering along on a shoestring for decades. Then alumna Alice Toon leaves her old school a huge fortune. The dons immediately fall to fighting over the spoils. The Virgins, led by Dame Maud, believe the bequests should be spent on scholarships. The Dykes—fewer in number but better streetfighters--want to raise a center of Gender and Ethnic Studies. The Old Women (mostly men) dream of fine vintages to be laid down in a decent new wine cellar. Impasse!

They've reckoned without the Bursar, Jack Troutbeck. She elects to infiltrate her own agent, Robert Amiss, a former civil servant with a talent for sorting things out. No sooner does he arrive on the scene where the Virgins are getting the upper hand than Dame Maud is murdered, leading us into "An acidly funny romp... Superbly bitchy on the none-too-fragrant groves of academe." --Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph

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Gret book, poor reprint.......2007-05-19

An extremely clever and funny book. But if you can read it in the earlier edition, do so; the original prologue was a highlight for me and is sadly missing in this reprint - replaced by a prologue from another book. To lose the gorgeous exchange between the Burser and Amiss in favour of an unfunny conversation between Amiss and the uninteresting cipher character, Rachel, is a mistake I hope no-one made deliberately. But anyway, read the book - it's marvellous.

Humorous And Suspenseful: A Must Read.......2000-05-17

This work was originally recommended to me via friends of mine who I trust about literature, so I decided to read Ruth Dudley Edwards' Matricide.

As I read the book, I was initially confused with the characters of Jack and Robert Amiss because this is just one of the many stories Edwards has written using these characters. (Jack is an "elderly fat woman" and Amiss is a man called upon to do a favor for Jack.)

After the initial haze (which is only the first ten pages or so of over two hundred), the book opened up to not only be a suspenseful murder who-dun-it but also a humorous read. The interactions between Jack and Amiss are priceless. In addition, the character of God-loving policeman Romford is thoroughly annoying yet enjoyable.

Simply, the plot revolves St. Martha's, a college in turmoil between three factions (the radical feminists, the "Virgins," and the "Old Women") vying for money from a memorial trust. The war that ensues causes the murder of the Mistress of the college, Dame Maud Buckbarrow and the subsequent investigation by police. The mystery does not stop there as another is murdered which causes Jack and Amiss to desperately plot to find the true killer through academic channels.

For those who enjoy great dialogue between various characters, look no further from this book. Although this is a British work, any American can read this without feeling disorientated with British vernacular. This book is a definite must for mystery fans and is a remarkably quick read. Personally, I have been so impressed with Edwards' style that I plan on reading the entire series of Amiss works. Overall excellent... I think I may have found another favorite writer to add to my ever-growing list...

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Matricide at St. Martha's: A Robert Amiss Mystery (Robert Amiss Mysteries)
Ruth Dudley Edwards , and Bill Wallis
Manufacturer: Chivers Audio Books
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Matricide at St. Martha's
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Manufacturer: Thorndike Pr
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ASIN: B000O8SI7U

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Matricide at St. Martha's
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited
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