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Der Wilde Wald by Tonke Dragt
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Der Wilde Wald (original 1965; edition 2001)

by Tonke Dragt (Author)

Series: Unauwen (2)

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One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him. The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green. As the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival -- caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life.… (more)
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The Secrets of the Wild Wood by Tonke Dragt (1965)

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Surprisingly much better than the first in the series. The action is more focused and characters more nuanced and less one dimensional.

Thiuri and Piark don't have an official Quest as such yet, but they decide to meet up with their previous travelling companions just outside the Wild Wood. Here they learn that another Knight of renown as gone missing, and I was very concerned that this would be a repeat of the first book, but fortunately events take a different turn. The Wild Wood is different place to anywhere we've met previously, there's a chance of genuine harm occurring to at least some of the characters, and Thiuri get's his first look at romance, although poor Piark is left yearning. A complex situation develops with knights from the three kingdoms all in the same place, and mostly at the whim of the renegade Wild Wood inhabitants. It's never quite clear if there's actual magic involved or just subtle trickery and skill - a distinction which makes the reading more interesting.

The pacing was better, the story more complex and just generally a better book all around. It still has a lot of the first books' naive charm, but it's more tempered with reality now which appeals to older readers. I can see the love for the series based on this book, but probably not enough to explore any of the author's other works. ( )
  reading_fox | Feb 4, 2020 |
Spannend! Ook voor de tweede keer, ook als je het als volwassene leest. Ik ervaar het taalgebruik nu als iets meer archaïsch dan ik me herinnerde. Ook verwijzingen naar God kwamen vaker voor. Daar wist ik niks meer van. Aangezien ook niet vaak tegenkom in boeken van Tonke Dragt, neem ik aan dat het met de sfeer te maken heeft: een ridderverhaal. Een met ridders zoals ze zouden moeten zijn.. volgens de Arthurlegenden! ( )
  Maaike15274 | Nov 30, 2013 |
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One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him. The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green. As the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival -- caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life.

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'There's no place you can lose your way as quickly as in the Wild Wood...' One of the King's knights has gone missing. Sent to explore the mysterious Wild Wood, which no-one dares visit and some say are enchanted, he has vanished in the snow. Tiuri - now Sir Tiuri after carrying out his last perilous mission - has to find him. With his best friend and squire, Piak, he must journey into the heart of a terrifying, secret forest realm, where danger is all around and every path leads you astray. It is a place of lost, overgrown cities and ancient curses; of robbers, princesses and strange Men in Green; of old friends and treacherous new enemies - and a secret plot that threatens to bring down the entire kingdom. This gripping, spellbinding sequel to The Letter for the King sees a hero facing his greatest test, surrounded by darkness in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost his life - but where help comes from the unlikeliest of places.
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