Marco and the Blade of Night edition by Phil Rickman Children eBooks
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Welcome to Glastonbury. Real Place. Real Magic.
Marco's summer in Glastonbury is starting to get seriously weird… The locals are having strange and terrifying visions, and then Marco's friend, Rosa, finds an ancient relic which experts identify as Excalibur, sword of the legendary King Arthur.
According to the folk tales, Arthur will return to fight the forces of night. But where is the real threat coming from? A new evil is loose on the streets of the old town and inside the ruins of its ancient abbey... and walking right into it is Marco's sceptical London friend, Josh, the psychiatrist's son who's too clever for his own dad.
Only Marco and Rosa can see the real darkness rising... and the blade about to fall.
Marco and the Blade of Night edition by Phil Rickman Children eBooks
If you buy into the whole pagan thing or if you are fascinated with myth and folklore, or if you just like a good old-fashioned edge of your seat type of story - this is a great read. I loved some of the characters - especially Woolly. And since I had been to Glastonbury earlier this year, I was happy to visualize all the locations in the book.Product details
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Marco and the Blade of Night edition by Phil Rickman Children eBooks Reviews
I love Phil rickham. There's always light at whatever psychic tunnel he leads the reader through. The characters are solid and relatable, and the adventure fresh and fast. Especially love Marco and the kind of horrible josh. So where's the 3rd one Phil? We're waiting!
I've read all of the mysteries in Phil Rickman's Anglican priest/exorcist Merrily Watkins series, worked my way through his earlier horror novels, and read his two paranormal detective novels, written under the pseudonym `Will Kingdom.' All I had left to read were his two Young Adult (YA) fantasies, written under the pen name `Thom Madley.'
Both of these YA novels make reference to Rickman's The Chalice (Glastonbury Ghost Story).
The first novel, Marco's Pendulum is centered around the legend of the Holy Grail, which was supposedly brought to Glastonbury, England (the mystic Isle of Avalon) by Joseph of Arimathea.
This sequel concerns the legendary Celtic warrior, Arthur, the Once and Future King, who was purportedly buried in Glastonbury after he was slain by his son (and/or nephew) Mordred.
Marco, age 13 is spending the summer in Glastonbury with his counter-culture grandparents and their donkey, Merlin. His Grandfather Woolly is teaching him how to dowse. Marco, due to his exploits in "Marco's Pendulum," is now a member of the mystical Watchers of Avalon, whose function is to protect their cherished city from paranormal evil. Unfortunately their psychic talents appear to be waning, even though they spend far too much time (according to Marco) fasting and meditating.
Just the opposite is occurring with the local money-grubbing claque of politicians and shady developers, who begin to see visions of UFOs and swords clutched by hands rising out of old wells.
What is going on here? Marco is stunned when Grandpa Woolly starts saying nice things about Glastonbury's greedy, small-minded mayor.
Then his new friend, Rosa accidentally discovers an Iron Age sword while out on a walk with her father. When the sword is stolen and Marco's London friend, Josh shows up and proclaims himself the mystical heir of King Arthur, the Watchers of Avalon need to snap out of their summer doldrums and combat the Evil that is once again threatening to inundate their beloved city.
The 'Marco' novels are my least favorite Rickman novels, perhaps because they were written for a YA audience. Most of characters do not come to life as vividly as they do in his Merrily Watkins procedurals, or his non-series paranormal novels, although Marco and his self-assured, junior-psychiatrist friend, Josh are fun to be around.
When is the next book???? He's writing one isn't he? Right? Right? There's going to be a third, right? Right?
I enjoyed this book as much as it's predecessor and recommend it to anyone who enjoys contemporary supernatural mystery/thriller stories.
All his books are outstanding and so was this book.
A great read, certainly for young adults, but also for grown ups who can't get enough of Mr Rickman's prose.
If you buy into the whole pagan thing or if you are fascinated with myth and folklore, or if you just like a good old-fashioned edge of your seat type of story - this is a great read. I loved some of the characters - especially Woolly. And since I had been to Glastonbury earlier this year, I was happy to visualize all the locations in the book.
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