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I did not like this book. What a mess. There's no clear protagonist, no clear story, and the bad guys were just too cookie cutter evil. It was like the author had four different books she wanted to write but wasn't sure if she would ever be able to publish more than one, so she threw it all in here. Bad job on the part of the editor. I skipped around but didn't even care enough to read the end. ( )

Gordath Wood is just a splendid book! It begins with jumpers (horses that are trained to handle courses with hurdles) and the people who train and care for them. When Lynn Romano decides to ride the prized horse Dungiven home through the Gordath Wood instead of loading him into the trailer; the decision changes her life. She finds herself in a kind of medieval land where the two lords, Tharp and Terrick war over the Red Gate Bridge and the right to control something uncontrollable.

Gordath Wood has opened and closed at will since the last Guardian left. It controls the passage from the Now we know to the Then, a land of knights, swords and horses. Lynn has all she can do to keep her head on her shoulders. She is followed into the woods by one of her proteges Kate; who also gets lost and ends up in a camp of the Terrick army while Lynn is captured by one of Tharp's men.

Meanwhile, Joe, Lynn's stablehand and lover, tries his best to see what is happening to the Woods he knows and how to find Lynn and Kate. The horse's owner, Mrs, Hunt is no help at all and seems not to care about the outcome of her best stallion and trainer.

This book is full of plots, magics, love and mysteries. It is a good read and for a first novel, is excellent. Congratulations to the author and I hope to read more from her soon. ( )