The Singing Stone
by O. R. Melling
On This Page
Description
When Kay Warwick is drawn back in time to ancient Ireland, she sets out to search for four treasures of power: the Spear, the Sword, the Cauldron, and the Stone of Destiny.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
This imaginative adventure melds travel back into ancient times by a modern-day young woman, seeking answers to her ancestry. Enjoyable characterization and a well-crafted plot appealing more to the Tween reader than older YA.
Additional insights after my latest re-reading: I still liked the theme of Kay (the heroine) finding herself and family. Although the adventure was well-conceived, Melling's writing style had too much tell (rather than show). Some evocative detail and a less-rapid plunge into every facet of the quest would have lifted the story into a 4- or even 5-star read. Readers of the tween genre would benefit from this more sophisticated approach.
Additional insights after my latest re-reading: I still liked the theme of Kay (the heroine) finding herself and family. Although the adventure was well-conceived, Melling's writing style had too much tell (rather than show). Some evocative detail and a less-rapid plunge into every facet of the quest would have lifted the story into a 4- or even 5-star read. Readers of the tween genre would benefit from this more sophisticated approach.
It was pretty enjoyable and interesting. I liked it more than [b:The Druid's Tune|149336|The Druid's Tune|O.R. Melling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1213713007l/149336._SY75_.jpg|144130], but not as much as [b:The Hunter's Moon|398479|The Hunter's Moon (The Chronicles of Faerie, #1)|O.R. Melling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387238306l/398479._SX50_.jpg|1125437].
March read for my bookeclub: https://www.bookeclub.com/496/
They are kindly sponsoring my channel.
March read for my bookeclub: https://www.bookeclub.com/496/
They are kindly sponsoring my channel.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
16+ Works 2,282 Members
Awards and Honors
Awards
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Singing Stone
- Original publication date
- 1986
- People/Characters
- Kay Warrick; Aherne (Eriu); Amergin; Cahal mac Umor; Alan Manduca; Fintan Tuan (show all 7); Eolas
- Important places
- Brú na Bóinne, County Meath, Ireland (Newgrange); Teamhair na Rí, County Meath, Ireland (Hill of Tara)
- Epigraph
- The truth was not known beneath the sky of stars,
Whether they were of heaven or of earth.
Lebor Gabala - Dedication
- To Georgie and Kevin (alias mom and dad) -- with all my love --
- First words
- The old apartment building stood on a quiet, lonely street, like a secluded monastery set in the heart of the city.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He put his arm around her as he began to read.
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 127
- Popularity
- 257,106
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.40)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
