Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls

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Summary: Please read this book :)
Review: Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls has been my favorite book for years. I was enticed by the cover picture when I saw it, thought the plotline seemed interesting, and was blown away by the book. I've read it a good twenty times now, and refuse to lend it out--except to my fiance before we lived together, and I nagged him for days to finish it because I wanted it back to read again! It's a very comfortable read that sucks you in so you can't put it down. I wish I lived in the Jungle, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is even remotely intrigued by the blurb on the back cover... because my expectations were vastly exceeded when I actually read the book.

Rating:
Summary: Please read this book :)
Review: Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls has been my favorite book for years. I was enticed by the cover picture when I saw it, thought the plotline seemed interesting, and was blown away by the book. I've read it a good twenty times now, and refuse to lend it out--except to my fiance before we lived together, and I nagged him for days to finish it because I wanted it back to read again! It's a very comfortable read that sucks you in so you can't put it down. I wish I lived in the Jungle, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is even remotely intrigued by the blurb on the back cover... because my expectations were vastly exceeded when I actually read the book.

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Summary: Sarah and the Wolf Pack
Review: Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls is the first novel by the author. It is the story of Sarah, a nearly thirty year old resident of the Home. She is autistic but is able to communicate somewhat by repeating more or less appropriate quotes from literature. She has a two-headed stuffed dragon figure and a mechanical owl that can fly.

Sarah has a special talent which she hides from most people: she can talk with inanimate objects such as her dragon and owl. She can find out the combination for a door alarm just by asking and hidden objects announce their presence to her. However, she has difficulties telling such information even to her friends and has no desire to communicate with anyone else.

When budgets are cut, Sarah is released from the Home and faces an uncertain future. She wanders the streets, cold and hungry, and finally huddles in a doorway and sleeps. Sarah is found by Abalone, a shirtless young girl with a wolfhead tattoo between her breasts, who questions her and then takes her to the Jungle. In this cylindrical tank-like structure are the Pack, children of various ages, camped on catwalks, ledges, and the floor. The Head Wolf rules within the Jungle according to the Law of the Pack.

After the Head Wolf accepts Sarah into the Pack, she is put in the charge of Abalone. She is taught the customs of the Jungle and shown how to steal cars. Shortly thereafter, Professor Isabella Lacey joins the Pack. A former staff member at the Ivy Green Institute while Sarah was there, the Professor had read countless lines of literature to her, from which Sarah now drew her quotes.

When Sarah and the Professor hear that two of the former residents of the Home have been brought back, Abalone breaks into the Home computer and discovers that a readmit order has been issued on Sarah. Later, searchers from the Home raid the Jungle looking for her.

This novel was greatly influenced by the Mowgli story in the Jungle Book. However, the tale revolves mostly around her autism and talents. Despite her serious handicap, Sarah herself is a bright and cheerful person and her friends are loyal and brave.

Highly recommended for Lindskold fans and anyone else who enjoys tales of suspense, adventure and character in a SF setting.

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Summary: Sarah and the Wolf Pack
Review: Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls is the first novel by the author. It is the story of Sarah, a nearly thirty year old resident of the Home. She is autistic but is able to communicate somewhat by repeating more or less appropriate quotes from literature. She has a two-headed stuffed dragon figure and a mechanical owl that can fly.

Sarah has a special talent which she hides from most people: she can talk with inanimate objects such as her dragon and owl. She can find out the combination for a door alarm just by asking and hidden objects announce their presence to her. However, she has difficulties telling such information even to her friends and has no desire to communicate with anyone else.

When budgets are cut, Sarah is released from the Home and faces an uncertain future. She wanders the streets, cold and hungry, and finally huddles in a doorway and sleeps. Sarah is found by Abalone, a shirtless young girl with a wolfhead tattoo between her breasts, who questions her and then takes her to the Jungle. In this cylindrical tank-like structure are the Pack, children of various ages, camped on catwalks, ledges, and the floor. The Head Wolf rules within the Jungle according to the Law of the Pack.

After the Head Wolf accepts Sarah into the Pack, she is put in the charge of Abalone. She is taught the customs of the Jungle and shown how to steal cars. Shortly thereafter, Professor Isabella Lacey joins the Pack. A former staff member at the Ivy Green Institute while Sarah was there, the Professor had read countless lines of literature to her, from which Sarah now drew her quotes.

When Sarah and the Professor hear that two of the former residents of the Home have been brought back, Abalone breaks into the Home computer and discovers that a readmit order has been issued on Sarah. Later, searchers from the Home raid the Jungle looking for her.

This novel was greatly influenced by the Mowgli story in the Jungle Book. However, the tale revolves mostly around her autism and talents. Despite her serious handicap, Sarah herself is a bright and cheerful person and her friends are loyal and brave.

Highly recommended for Lindskold fans and anyone else who enjoys tales of suspense, adventure and character in a SF setting.

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Summary: Definitely one for Any Fanstasy Fan
Review: This book is wonderfully written and it involves the reader in the life of the main character, I dropped everything else I was doing and started reading it immediately, and finished it the next morning when I couldn't keep my eyes open and had to go to sleep. The themes are interesting and novel and for once a story about someone who is is not mentally stable is told in a way that makes the rest of the world seem disturbed. If you're a fantasy fan or a fan of excellent writing, I definitely recommend reading this novel

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Summary: Imagination personified!
Review: This book was so truly unique and imaginative! I was riveted. Jane Lindskold created a multi-dimensional universe. I was fascinated by the elements of animation she brought to the various characters... stuffed animals, even walls. I even really loved the illustration on the cover. I would recommend this book most highly to someone seeking the unusual