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Summary: One of the best books I have read
Review: This book offers a journey into a mystical worlf of fun, laughter, and action. If you were looking for any good book to read, whether young or old, read this book.
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Summary: Starr Reviews
Review: This book was a great fantasy book, and I enjoyed learning about the ways of other countries. Although there were some boring parts throughout the book, I got through it and was happy I did. A great read for Lloyd Alexander fans. Definately good all around with love, war, traveling, and talking animals! If you like this, try The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis***
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Summary: Ancient Times
Review: This fantasy book is set in a magical and delightful place. It is set in the past and the customs brought to the future by history. India's past is an indeed great one, and this book is good at recognizing it. Made by my personal favorite author, Lloyd Alexander (Newbery Medal winning for The High King), this book is the ideal book for exploring old etiquette of the fascinating ancient history in India while adding fantasy at an acceptable rate. This book is about a young king, Tamar, who faces a problem that he believes (according to his honor) he must do. No one saw this except for himself. Everyone thinks it's a dream, but the Iron Ring that was slipped onto his finger in the dream was still on his finger. So he started a journey across the dangerous land. Along the way, he finds companions, enemies, and strange occurrences. Mixing in words to enhance feeling, the book includes a glossary at the back of the book so you can learn ancient rules and amenities that these people had to face with. It has to do with the social caste (pronounced cast) that happens in India, and how a rule applies to everything. For example, for a fight between two cities, the leader must first meet in the center, threaten each other, move back slowly, and in a day, the armies slowly and respectfully fight. There are rules for everything back then, and almost no one every broke them or they would lose their honor. Overall, this book displays many morals and lessons that even now should be used. This book changed my views on many things, and interested me like many other books made by Lloyd Alexander into learning more about this fascinating culture.
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Summary: The Iron Ring: A Tale of Adventure
Review: This is a book that I liked very much for many reasons. The storyline was good, the characters well developed, and the setting enchanting. The book is excellent in its details and unexpected twists. It is a good book for all who like to read stories of kings and monsters and magic and adventure.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is a fascinating book that is also a hodge-podge of Indian mythology. Lloyd Alexander obviously did some serious research while writing this book. The Iron Ring takes elements from the two great Hindu epics, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayan. For example, in the Mahabharata, another young hero/warrior loses everything he has in a dice game. Also many of the names in the book mean things in Indian languages. Tamar is the king of Sundari. "Sundari" means beautiful. He meets an observer of the world named Adi-Kavi. "Adi-kavi" means the original poet. This language in the book is very descriptive, as well as having an excellent plot. It deals with issues such as the caste-system in India, which is, sadly, still taken seriously by some today. The main characters were very typical Lloyd Alexander-ish, with heros who still have a lot to learn, and spunky heroines. All in all, this is a book worth your money!
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK NEXT TO LORD OF THE RINGS!
Review: This is a great book. If you are tired of Lord of the Rings or find it too complicated, get this. This book is a great mix of Hindu legend and Arthurian tales. Buy it! I promise you won't be dissapointed. Romance, sorrow, epic battle, and a nice bit of humor make this a perfect book.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK NEXT TO LORD OF THE RINGS!
Review: This is a great book. If you are tired of Lord of the Rings or find it too complicated, get this. This book is a great mix of Hindu legend and Arthurian tales. Buy it! I promise you won't be dissapointed. Romance, sorrow, epic battle, and a nice bit of humor make this a perfect book.
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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: This is a story which I found to be excellent. The characters were well developed, the storyline interesting, and the setting of an ancient Indian landscape. The mystery of the book also keeps you interested throughout, and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great story.
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Summary: The Iron Ring is THE BEST!!!!!
Review: This is an amazing book! Tamar journeys to a far off land to find a king that he doesn't even know neccasarily exists. Everyone tells him he's being silly to follow something so uncertain, but Tamar goes. Is it a dream or no? Read to find out! Along the way he meets Mirri the gopi (cowherd), Hashkat the monkey king, Avi Kavi the former crier, Arvati the elephant and many other friends. He falls in love with Mirri but remembers that he has promised his life to Jaya. Pained by the possible truth that he may not marry Mirri, both because of his caste and because his life is no longer his own, Tamar sneaks away in the middle of the night. Clever Mirri percieves this, and, out of love for Tamar follows them, and helps save them several times. Tamar also helps a famous lion-eyed king save India by participating in a war to earn the crown back for the lion eyed king, from whom the throne was unjustly taken by a cousin. After being saved by a Naga Prince, whom he met early in the book, from a demon, Tamar reaches Jaya. Want to find out what happens next, after Tamar finds King Jaya? Mind trickery and confusion- but- is Jaya really the bad guy? Now you're not so sure! Read the book to find out, it will interest you and captivate you....Don't we reuse names like Maria, or Cindy, or Tiffany? We aren't stealing them. Besides, in the story, the characters lived in India. They would know the mythology. Perhaps Tamar admired a certain person from mythology and named his horse after her. After all, people have been known to name their cats Pooh, or Tigger. And there must be thousands of dogs named Pongo! Plus, who was the Roman god of death and the underworld? Pluto. What did Walt Disney name Mickey's pet dog? Pluto. So, you see my point.
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Summary: Absolutely Awesome!
Review: This is the best book I have ever read! It may be "too strange" in the opinion of some, but that makes it as interesting as it is. There is no part of this book in which I thought it was actually boring, which is more than I can say for some books. It's EXTREMELY exciting, sweetly romantic, and everything I could ever want to read in a book (and then some). It has influenced me on MY writing, and has made Lloyd Alexander definitely my favorite author.
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