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Summary: cat fantasies, but a little too much techno babble
Review: I love cats and this book was engaging with wonderful soft fuzzy kitties. They worm their way into your heart. There is intrique and sub plots there is bonding with humans and a means to enjoy them. the story is about a lapse in time during Queen Victoria's reign where cats from our time must go back and save her life. There is a little too much use of techno babble in regards to spell casting and a dinosaur wizards.. give me a break.. I can't think of any reason for that other than explaining the lost world stories by sir arthur conan doyle. But all in all it is a fun happy novel with enjoyment abounding. I would like to see the protagonist bond a bit more with her human, and I think that the ending was forced it came out of no where with no hint that auhlae was jealous giving an opening for a super natural bad guy to come in at the end. But the cats still defeat them.If you love cats you will like this book. If you like cats you will like this book. If you want a decent urban fantasy with a bit too much techno then you will enjoy it... Don't hold your breath though waiting for insight into cat/human relationships you won't find any unless you have a cat.
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Summary: Good book, but it could use some editting
Review: I really enjoyed the time travel aspect of this book, but I'm afriad that the book itself is in series need of some editing. It's been a while since I read it, but I know at least HALF the book was setting up the characters and the predicament, without much rising action at all. After the mystery is solved and all problems corrected, the cats must fight the Lone Power in what seems to be a hastily constructed battle. I mean, they solve all the problems, (after waiting half the book to find out what the problems are) and then they head home, but on their way home they have a quick stop to fight Satan. This feels like a tacked on battle that the author felt needed to be in the book but she had no idea where to put it, so she just stuck it in here. Ugh. If you want to read a good book like this, read one of the first three Young Wizards books or the first Feline Wizards books. They are far superior. This one is good only for true fans of the Wizardry series and even then is a weak entry into them.
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Summary: Good book, but it could use some editting
Review: I really enjoyed the time travel aspect of this book, but I'm afriad that the book itself is in series need of some editing. It's been a while since I read it, but I know at least HALF the book was setting up the characters and the predicament, without much rising action at all. After the mystery is solved and all problems corrected, the cats must fight the Lone Power in what seems to be a hastily constructed battle. I mean, they solve all the problems, (after waiting half the book to find out what the problems are) and then they head home, but on their way home they have a quick stop to fight Satan. This feels like a tacked on battle that the author felt needed to be in the book but she had no idea where to put it, so she just stuck it in here. Ugh. If you want to read a good book like this, read one of the first three Young Wizards books or the first Feline Wizards books. They are far superior. This one is good only for true fans of the Wizardry series and even then is a weak entry into them.
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Summary: Cats and magic--who can ask for more?
Review: I'm puzzled by the comment left by the Reader from Kentucky--this book is not about a powerful girl at all, but about cat-wizards whose job it is to guard our world from evil. In this story they travel back to the time of Queen Victoria in order to save her from assassination (and save our own world at the same time). If you love cats, you'll love the way the author presents them here!
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Summary: cool but confusing
Review: In this sequel to The Book Of Night With Moon, feline wizards Rhiow and Urruah, along with new wizard Arhu, journey to London, England to help the Tower Hill gating team with a faulty worldgate that keeps activating at irregular times, throwing unsuspecting humans into other times and demensions. But soon they find that they have more problems than they thought. A technical book has somehow come into the hands of an alternate Victorian England (with some aid from the lone power). Rhiow & company (along with the team of Brit cats) find that they must journey back in time to prevent alternate Q. Victoria's death and recover the tech book, or else that demension will be plunged into nuclear winter; a winter that, due to the ripple effect, could reach into our demension as well. Add to this a possible traitor in the team's midst, the reapearance of Ith (lizard wizard from TBONWM) to help research a desperately needed spell, and Ahru's lost twin sister (if you think they all died in the first book, wait'll you see the nifty explanation) and you have an awesome read. There is even an appearance by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, along with a cute twist to the story about his future. I found this book fun, but it doesn't move with quite the speed of light pace as TBONWM. It is a must to read TBONWM first, as this new book contains several spoilers. This book was slow to get going and seemed to contain some very mundane details. The end is also quite hurried and seems to be quite confusing, although I found some elements of the end quite predictable (but then, I read a lot). It is still a very good book, but I was biased somewhat against it in the first place, in expecting it to be as absolutely awesome as TBONWM. p.s.: Cool Fact: the covers of the books are different and (I think) better in Europe. check out some web pages about the books to see what I mean.
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Summary: Boooring...
Review: Love her Nita and Kit books but can't stand these cat ones. Tried to read both of them and couldn't get past the first two chapters.
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Summary: "Book of Night with Moon" was better, but this is still good
Review: New York City as a setting was more appealing to me than Britain. I suspect Duane has spent more time in NYC and can make the place more vivid than London as well. Still, the book is entertaining and definitely worth reading even if you haven't read the first book in the series.
"To Visit the Queen" will stand alone from "Book of Night with Moon", but I believe reading the two books in order is a better option.
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Summary: Almost (but not quite) as good as TBONWM
Review: The second adventure of Rhiouw and the feline wizard getekeepers who first appeared in THE BOOK OF NIGHT WITH MOON (although Rhiouw's predecessor appeared in SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD). If you loved TBONWM and Duane's Nita and Kit books, you'll probably at least like this one. If I'm less than totally wowed it's partly because the incidental characters are rather boring. The confrontation that sets up the penultimate "surprise-ending" chapter comes out of left field and makes the climax less satisfying than the previous sequences of Victorian London and Arhu's reconciliation with his past. All that being said, it's a good read especially if you're already a Duane fan (as I've been for years). NB: the book appeared in the UK as ON HER MAJESTY'S WIZARDLY SERVICE (for a change, the US title is better, more appropriate).
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Summary: Another astounding book!
Review: There are two people I must agree with. First the person who said it was "not 'boooring". I couldn't put down this book just like its prequel, however I am still a kid (12) and I loved it. It is perfect for cat lovers and fantasy lovers alike. The second person I must agree with is the one who said it was almost as good as TBONWM, but not quite. It was another of Duane's masterpeices, but it lacked the wonderfully satisfying ending of the first book and a few other minor details. This book is still a great read, and should not be missed.
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Summary: An outstanding sequel to an outstanding book
Review: To Visit The Queen was highly imaginative and suspenseful. In my view, the ending was a little confusing. The character traits frollow through from the previous book. The New York gating team from Grand Central is called out to London to help another gating team. The problem is that there are all of these people coming through the gates, but they are from different times. As a team the seven come to a solution and as will be expected with Duane, there is a surprise ending. With plot twists this book was highly enjoyable and I could not put it down. WARNING: IF you are going to read this book, you MUST read have completed the previous book first! Otherwise it spoils the ending of The Book of Night with Moon!
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