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Work InformationThe Secrets of the Wild Wood by Tonke Dragt (1965)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 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! no reviews | add a review
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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. No library descriptions found.
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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. ( )