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Summary: The Sight
Review: The Sight is about a wolf pack in the land of Transylvania. The Drappa (Alpha Female)and the Dragga (Alpha Male) and their pack are called the Lera. The lera means Wild Animal. The Drappa has pups. Two die. Morgra, a power-thirsty she-wolf is the half-sister to the Drappa. Morgra will stop at nothing to posses the legend known as the Sight. The Sight gives the wolf who posses it the power to look in the past, future, through the Lera. (The birds) It also has a powerful ability, to control others minds. Morgra and the Wolf Pack goes against the other. Before Morgra disappears, only to return again, she puts a curse on the pack. One by one, the pack is taken down by the makers of life. Known as the five elements of nature, Earth, Wind, Water, Ice, and Fire. The enemy of the wolves are also involved in this story, Men. The Wolf-Devil, Wolfbane, also test the pack's faith in each other. The book ends in a explosive way. You'll have to get the book and see what happens next. This book is not recommened for youngesters. Ages 12 and up. I really enjoyed "The Spirit". I was practically hooked on this book the second I started it. I recommend that you have to read this book if you like fantasy and wolf packs.
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Summary: Larka discovers who she is...
Review: This story brought me to tears. It was so moving, so well written, I couldn't put it down. Clement-Davies shows the relationship between wolves and Lera (other animals) and also the relationship between themselves. This story may be fictional, but it jumps out at you and is so vivid, you could almost touch it. A white wolf, Larka, born under a giant castle in the Transylvanian wilderness is stricken with a gift, and also a curse. This power is called The Sight and can be used to look into the minds of others and into the future. When she was young, an evil she-wolf, Morgra, puts a curse on her and her family. Soon, terrible things start to happen to the pack. Larka has to prove herself worthy to use The Sight to ward off evil that is spreading through the wilderness. I don't want to give away what happens, you'll just have to read the story yourself to find out. I hope you get the chance to read it, I strongly reccomend it. Take it from me, you won't be able to put it down!! ;o)
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Summary: A fine animal fantasy with a deeper message
Review: "The Sight" is an animal fantasy in the tradition of Richard Adams's classic "Watership Down," where the author crafts a mythological culture for a group of animals living alongside humans. Where Adams used rabbits in contemporary England, David Clement-Davies selects wolves (or 'Vargs' as they call themselves) living in war-torn fifteenth-century Transylvania, during the reign of Vlad Dracula. It's an immediately intriguing concept, and Clement-Davies does some wonderful work with the exotic, gothic backdrop and the mysterious nature of wolves -- beautiful, tough, misunderstood animals that project an alluring magic that perfectly fits this type of tale.But "The Sight" is far different from "Watership Down" in some important ways. Magic and the supernatural play a huge part in the story. The Sight of the title is a supernatural power granted to certain wolves; a kind of sixth sense, sensory projection, telepathy, and prophetic ability rolled into one. The wolf Morgra possesses the Sight, and from her hate plans to use it to fulfill a complex prophecy: summon a demonic entity called Wolfbane and create 'the Man Varg,' a mysterious figure linked with a stolen human child. If the prophecy is fulfilled, Morgra can possess all of nature. Standing against her is another wolf who possesses the sight, young Larka, and her family. The plot moves through many turns as the extremely tricky prophecy propels the factions of wolves into wars against each other, plunges Larka's family into grief, and spirals closer and closer to a final confrontation between wolves, birds, men, and spirits of the dead. "The Sight" is a busy and intricate book with a very dark tone, but it will appeal to intelligent younger readers who hunger for something more than simple fantasy. Clement-Davies lacks Richard Adams's wonderful myth-making skills; his mythological background for the wolves is sometimes too thickly layered and patchwork to be effective. The book also dips into a few too many lengthy philosophical discussions between the wolves. Nonetheless, it's an excellent book and quite exciting. The finale ties the story into the history of humanity and ends up offering a moving lesson that reflects on our own world. "The Sight" seems to be about wolves, but David Clement-Davies has crafted a story with a deep meaning at its core. (He explains in an interesting afterward how this theme developed from his visit to Romania in 1990). I highly recommend this fantasy novel to anyone who enjoyed "Watership Down," the "Redwall" books, or Clement-Davies's previous animal-fantasy, "Fire Bringer." Wolf lovers or anyone with a taste for the gothic will also enjoy this book.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: Well....what can one say about The Sight? In a world (this one, but hundreds of years ago, maybe thousands) where the vargs (wolves) are terrified by Morga and the Balker, the dreaded male pack of wolves, there is a gift given to those fortunate enough...or unlucky enough. It is called simply The Sight and, with it's varing degrees of power, can make one wolf the most powerful varg the packs have ever seen, the Man varg. Now, all the foretellings of an ancient prophecy are coming together, foretelling the coming of the Man varg. Morga and another destined wolf, Larka, race to forefill the prophecy race to determine "who shall be free." But time is running out for Larka, and now, rumors are spreading that Wolfbane, the deadly scourge of all vargs, once again stalks the land...
I read this book, and it just blew me away. Rarely am I emotional over books or movies and such, but Wolfbane...well, Wolfbane was scary with a surprise at the end. It is far from a happy book, yet grips you so tightly that you will hate to put it down. It has been a month since I read it, but I remember the details vividly. This is a sadder book than Firebringer, but is much better especially if you are a thoughtful person. It is incredible, and I would recomend this to young and old alike.
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Summary: ... Review on THE GREATEST BOOK EVER!!!!
Review: Hi, I'm a twelve-year old reviewer and I just wanna say stuff like---
When I first saw this book being displayed online, I was interested because I saw how it was about wolves, and I have been a huge wolf lover since I was four or five (or something like that). I had never heard of Clement-Davies' other book called "Fire Bringer". Anyway, so I went out to buy it and started reading the book that night. From page one, I LOVED IT!
Basically what the book is about is a family of wolves who live in Transylvania. The Drappa (or alpha female), Palla, has a step sister named Morgra who has a gift/curse called the Sight. Morgra is scarred by a mistake that she made long ago which led her out of her pack, and has the pure sense of evil filling through her veins as she searches for the wolf that shall fulfill an ancient verse about the Sight. Soon, she finds this wolf to be Larka, one of Palla and Huttser's(the alpha male or Dragga) wolf pups. The other is Fell, a young black male.
As the little pack tries to flee from Morgra, she curses them, that they shall die one-by-one....but there is more.....
I can't tell the whole storyline cause (duh) it would give the whole story away. But I can say this:
1.) Example of how much I liked this book: on a scale from 1-5~ 20!!!
2.) If you don't like death, blood, evil and strange powers and curses this book I don't think should be recommended for you.
3.) This book made me cry.
Ya, I just finished it last night, and I found the book to have this terribly sad ending (although it is still good), and suddenly I had a tear running down my cheek! My stomach is still churning and rising from what I read last night.
All in all, this book was THE GREATEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!![.]It has a storyline that will lead you to many places you wouldn't imagine, and you absoulutely can't put it down! It's very exciting and.... need I say more?
So do something for me~ READ IT!!![.]
PS In fact I think I am going to read it a second time, why not? Did I mention it had a storyline that will never get old?
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Summary: A Great Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Larka is a young wolf born with a strange power called The Sight. Only one other wolf has it, and she's evil. Morgra, the evil wolf, has a sinister plan for all of the wolves's lands. There is also a prophecy, and Larka fits the description perfectly well. The wolf pack Larka is born into is on the run from Morgra, who has a secret known by one other in the pack. As they slowly realize they are the family that the prophecy talks about, they face the elements, and slowly die off. This book is sad because a lot of the wolves die, and I like wolves. However, birds play a significant role, so if you like them, read this book. I read this book before FireBringer, so I didn't really compare the two. Although there are a lot of similarities, each one stands by itself. The Sight is not nearly as good as FireBringer, but it is a lot better than most new fiction. Read more about Larka and her family as they go in a spiral of danger, adventure, deciet, evil, and pure courage!
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Summary: A Courage is Needed as Deep as Despair!
Review: Morgra is rising to power and stalking the free wolves with her soldiers. A prophecy foretells a white wolf being born with the ability to stop her. A beautiful, epic story with an inspiring and intense ending with hope for the future. Clement-Davies is sure to be remembered as one of the best anthropomorphic writers of all time! THE PROPHECY FOLLOWS: As a she-cub is whelped with a coat that is white,
And human child stolen to suckle the Sight
From a place where injustice was secretly done
Then the Marked One is here and a legend begun.
When Wolfbane is dreampt of with terror and dread,
And untamed are tamed, prepare for the dead. For the Shape Changer's pact with the birds will come true,
When the blood of the Varg blends with Man's in the dew,
As the Searchers are tempted who hunger and prowl,
Down the Pathways of Death, by the summoning howl. Then the truest of powers will be fleshed on the bone
And the Searchers tempt nature to prey on its own.
With blood at the altar, the Vision shall come
When the eye of the moon is as round as the sun.
In the citadel raised by the lords of before,
The stone twins await---both the power and the law.
Then the past and the future shall finally show,
To the wounded, the secret the Lera must know.
And all shall be witness to that which will be,
In the mind of the Man Varg, then who shall be free? And only a family both loving and true,
May conquer the evil, so ancient, so new.
As they fight to uncover what secrets they share
And see in their journey how painful is care.
Beware the Betrayer, whose meaning is strife,
For their faith shall be tried by the makers of life,
And who shall divine, in the dead of the night,
The lies from the truth, the darkness from light?
Like the cry of the scavenger, torn through the air
A courage is needed, as deep as despair. I agree with other reviewers, The Sight resembles Fire Bringer in many ways, and it is much more straightforward in its moralities. Nevertheless, both books are astounding in their depth, clarity, and artistic vision. I solute the author and hope this book, and it's partner, find their way into your hands!
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Summary: The Sight
Review: David Clement-Davies is one of my favorite authors, and anyone I know who's ever read any of his books loved them, too. His writing is deep and has many religious, mythical and historical connections (for all of you who read in between the lines in Harry Potter... this is another good read), but it is clear enough to understand without forcing a reader to run for the dicitonary - I read his first book, Fire Bringer, when I was in the fifth grade. The Sight is a dark novel set in ancient Transylvania, this being because of its numerous superstitions and folklore. From the first page it draws you in, the mood and aura promising of something very grand. In its pages we find the story of Larka, a she-wolf doomed from birth to die for the rest of wolf-kind. In anguish, she watches members of her pack die one by one because of this prophecy, and eventually runs away, grudgingly nurturing her blessing - or curse, however you want to look at it - a gift called the sight. Although its ending is tragic and made me rather depressed, Clement-Davies leaves us on a very hopeful note. The Sight, all in all, is an excellent read. Fire Bringer and The Sight are two of the best books I have ever read - bravo!
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Summary: The sight
Review: I never really got into the book until the end. The first chapters were telling you all the information at the setting and characters. I actually started to enjoy it at the end.
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Summary: Wonderful Book
Review: I checked this book out of the library and am now considering buying it. Wolves are my favorite animals, and this tale is all about them. It has wonderful description, and new vocabulary that the wolves themselves have created. This book leaves you wanting more, and is very hard to put down! I read it in less than a week, and want to read more by this author. The plot is well thought out, has twists and surprises. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.
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