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The Books of Rosemary Sutcliff
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Rosemary Sutcliff has written some books (no 'About the Author' page again!).
Average Review Score: 4 out of 5 (1 book)
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Beowulf: Dragonslayer
A retelling of the ancient epic poem, aimed primarily at children. However, don't let it's target audience put
you off if you're an adult reader, you still may enjoy this book. As with all good tellers of children's tales, Sutcliff
never talks down to the reader, meaning that the prose is entirely comfortable for adults too. The story is the episodic
retelling of the great hero Beowulf's most famous adventures, including his battles with Grendel and Grendel's mother, as
well as his death facing the monstrous fire-drake. Personally, I found Grendel to be far and away the best element of
the book, representing the archetypal monster that comes to get us in the night. Understand, this is no great, epic
work of literature (it's less than a hundred pages long) but if you accept it in the spirit it was clearly intended, then
you'll probably enjoy it. One thing that may put most people off, however, is the fact that it costs almost as much
as a novel five times it's length.
4 out of 5
'In the great hall of Hygelac, King of the Geats, supper was over and the mead horns going round.'
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If you liked Sutcliff:
Then there's no shortage of children's fantasy out there. I'd particulary recommend the works of Philip Pullman and J. K. Rowling. And, of course, Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'.
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