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Summary: A dreamscape. A land of peace, joy and spectacular writing.
Review: "Below The Root" is an incredible story of future civilization, and the crumbling structure of a weakening society. Zilpha Keatley Snyder's writing skill equals that of such famed writers as Ray Bradbury, and Orson Scott Card.
Her story is unique and her deliverance praiseworthy.
"Below The Root" makes for an exciting, and very readable
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Summary: escapism at its best
Review: Although few claim this as a classic work of sci-fi/fantasy, it is an excellent book and the beginning of an excellent trilogy. The world Synder created captured my imagination. Through this book I created so much more story in my head that when I suggested others read the book they were puzzled at my adoration, because they did not find what I found in it. This book is only so much in its actual text (thus why people call the characters shallow or plot dull), but the world is so vivid that with my imagination I get so much more out of it. Re-reading the book is always a pleasure, because it brings me back into a world I have spent a lot of time imagining myself in. If pleasure reading is for escape, I find it in this book. It's not to say that there is no adventure or suspense in the book, but it's not like the best sellers.
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Summary: escapism at its best
Review: Although few claim this as a classic work of sci-fi/fantasy, it is an excellent book and the beginning of an excellent trilogy. The world Synder created captured my imagination. Through this book I created so much more story in my head that when I suggested others read the book they were puzzled at my adoration, because they did not find what I found in it. This book is only so much in its actual text (thus why people call the characters shallow or plot dull), but the world is so vivid that with my imagination I get so much more out of it. Re-reading the book is always a pleasure, because it brings me back into a world I have spent a lot of time imagining myself in. If pleasure reading is for escape, I find it in this book. It's not to say that there is no adventure or suspense in the book, but it's not like the best sellers.
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Summary: An story from a unique fairy tale world.
Review: As a little boy, I read this book and could not put it down. The story takes place through the eyes of young Raamo, a boy taking his first steps into adult hood. Zilpha has created an awesome fairytale world where people live in great trees, can glide from limb to limb, and even have spirit powers! But more than this, the story pulls you into a great mystery. I couldn't put this book down during any of the many times I have read it.
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Summary: Superb ideas, Superb worldbuilding, Superb writing.
Review: As others, I was aquainted with this book through playing the computer game as a child. Only at the age of 25 did I actually read the book. I was prepared for a letdown as I understood this to be a children's book. Boy was I wrong! the quality of writing is superb, the sheer amount of imagination that has gone into creating this magical, but also highly realized, world, is astounding. THis trilogy deals with the idea of pacifism in a way I have never seen before. This should be a must read for any child, teenager, or adult.
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Summary: A story that you'll never want to end.....
Review: Below The Root is one of the best works of fiction ever written. Zilpha Keatley Snyder, please write a 4th book in the series! :)
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Summary: This book made such an impact on me when I was a child!
Review: I had forgotten the name, but the characters and the setting of the book has stayed with me after all these years.
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Summary: never lets you go
Review: i have been searching fo the title of this book for three years. i read the whole trilogy when i was younger and it consumed me, and although i couldn't recall the titles of the books, i never forgot the characters and the amazing story. i shouldnt have been surprised when i finnally found the books, and reailzed the author was zilpha keatly-snyder. she is the most amazing and versatile writer of children's and young adult literature i have ever had the pleasure to read. i began reading her with <<the headless cupid>> and have gone through almost every other book she has written, especially the superb <<black and blue magic>> and <<the egypt game>>. no other writer has combined fun, adventurous, sometimes-otherwordly plots with out being repetetive and telling the same story over and over again. i highly recommend this trilogy to everyone who loves to read, no matter what the age.set in a mythical planet that shadows our own society, it is an amazing tale that captures the imagination without being complete sci-fi/fantasy. her use of forshadowing is amazing, keeping you held, but never giving away the ending as you watch the truth unfold.
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Summary: never lets you go
Review: i have been searching fo the title of this book for three years. i read the whole trilogy when i was younger and it consumed me, and although i couldn't recall the titles of the books, i never forgot the characters and the amazing story. i shouldnt have been surprised when i finnally found the books, and reailzed the author was zilpha keatly-snyder. she is the most amazing and versatile writer of children's and young adult literature i have ever had the pleasure to read. i began reading her with <> and have gone through almost every other book she has written, especially the superb <> and <>. no other writer has combined fun, adventurous, sometimes-otherwordly plots with out being repetetive and telling the same story over and over again. i highly recommend this trilogy to everyone who loves to read, no matter what the age.set in a mythical planet that shadows our own society, it is an amazing tale that captures the imagination without being complete sci-fi/fantasy. her use of forshadowing is amazing, keeping you held, but never giving away the ending as you watch the truth unfold.
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Summary: Excellent fantasy writing
Review: I originally became familiar with this series after playing a computer game on the Commodore 64 in the mid 1980s, and then just happened to stumble upon this (and the others) in the school library. Too bad that they aren't published anymore--this series would make GREAT bedtime reading for children of all ages.
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