Cold Tom

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Summary: Cold Tom
Review: COLD TOM was an interesting novel... the metaphorical value was pleasurable to read. Tom's flinching at the "vines" that tie "demons" together is a creative way to show what the author was actually saying. As my English teacher always tells us to do in our writing, this novel was "SHOWING, NOT TELLING."

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Summary: Tells of an elf who is cast away from his tribe
Review: Sally Prue's Cold Tom tells of an elf who is cast away from his tribe and who flees to a city of hated demons with terrible houses and blaring demon voices, far from his world. For Tom is not wholly of either world, and his conflicts to fit in either will change both universes in this unusual fantasy.

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Summary: Fantasy baby!
Review: This book is a very mystical fantasy book. Its about elves and demons its very interesting actually. There are many relations with the demons and the elf (Tom). The relations with them both is actually very fascinating. It inspires young readers, and is a very creative writing. Good job!

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Summary: A fascinating read for both adults and children
Review: Tom and his kind are cold in more ways than just physically. When his Tribe sees him as a danger to them, it is his own parents whose job it is to hunt him down and kill him. And Tom knows they will do just that if they catch him. He has no place to hide but the city of the demons, a noisy, smelly place of fast chariots and houses piled cheek by jowl. The demons are clumsy and loud-voiced. But worst of all, in Tom's eyes, are the ties that bind them to each other, while he is wild and free and determined to remain so. Tom wants nothing to do with the demons but but has no choice but to accept the help offered by a girl demon if he is to stay alive. And just because he isn't interested in the demons, it doesn't follow that they are not interested in him.

The quote on the English edition's cover from Michael Morpurgo suggests this was Sally Prue's first novel. On the back the words "original, fascinating, dark splendour, chilling, inventive, haunting, impressive, compelling" are splattered among a constellation of silver stars and I wouldn't like to argue with any of them. This is quite a short novel but it's beautifully written and packs a lot into its 136 pages, especially about the condition of being human.