tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post3525161984302106733..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: Rose and the Lost Princess, by Holly Webb, with bonus (very short) list of magical servant booksCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-8394798594489327892014-01-21T21:50:42.056-05:002014-01-21T21:50:42.056-05:00By funny coincidence, I'm right in the middle ...By funny coincidence, I'm right in the middle of reading Conrad's Fate! These books sound excellent as well, both the magic and the society questions.Cheryl @ Tales of the Marveloushttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-64317754957902453602014-01-18T09:52:25.669-05:002014-01-18T09:52:25.669-05:00Are we talking about servants who are more "m...Are we talking about servants who are more "magical" than their masters? Taran (the Assistant Pig-Keeper) isn't exactly that, but he is a sorcerer's apprentice-type character. I should be able to thick of many more exempts of that sort of magical servant, but my brain is blank right now. <br /><br />By the way, Charlotte, welcome to the Saturday Review, but sadly your link didn't post somehow. Would you mind trying again and letting me know if you have trouble? I'd really like to know if people are trying to link and not being successful.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-23538818999240672822014-01-17T21:37:39.231-05:002014-01-17T21:37:39.231-05:00I wonder if libraries aren't getting it becaus...I wonder if libraries aren't getting it because of it being paperback only....but it would circulate so nicely it seems a pity.<br /><br />Conrad is one of the few DWJs I've never re-read-- I got it while visiting in-laws in England, and it's associated in my mind with un-comfy furniture and too many people....I must try it again.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-59750048161531029552014-01-17T21:35:05.421-05:002014-01-17T21:35:05.421-05:00Oh dear--does this mean that the anti-magic public...Oh dear--does this mean that the anti-magic public sentiment Rose is experiencing in Book 2 will triumph? Is anxious.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-68281775341278440792014-01-17T21:34:17.558-05:002014-01-17T21:34:17.558-05:00I am not too fond of the UK cover art either...and...I am not too fond of the UK cover art either...and such a risk, to buy a whole series unread! So I can't blame you!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-44362815689899107582014-01-17T20:46:21.484-05:002014-01-17T20:46:21.484-05:00Darn. I just went and looked for ROSE in the onlin...Darn. I just went and looked for ROSE in the online library catalogue, and our entire system hasn't got it. <br /><br />Conrad's magical, yes. Like most DWJ hero(ine)s, he's been reckoned at nought by the indifferent and/or malevolent adults in his life, but has power coming out his ears. Christopher Chant is in that book too, and Millie the goddess. <br />Sage Blackwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847897945969895906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-50493061466888249552014-01-17T19:58:56.653-05:002014-01-17T19:58:56.653-05:00I love them all. Lily is set in Rose's world, ...I love them all. Lily is set in Rose's world, but a long time later - Rose actually makes an appearance near the end, but she's a grandmother now!<br /><br />Holly Webb also has another series I've just started, Emily Feather, about a girl who feels really ordinary in her magical family...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-25725971108874081262014-01-17T17:38:15.421-05:002014-01-17T17:38:15.421-05:00Oh, I can't wait for this one! It sounds just...Oh, I can't wait for this one! It sounds just as good as the first. Perhaps I'll do the Book Depository trick as well... <br /><br />Did I ever tell you I saw the whole series for sale in a bookshop when I went to Ireland in September? I almost bought them, but I was turned off by the cover art. Silly me!Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.com