Maze in the Heart of the Castle

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Summary: Great, but where's the rest?
Review: I have read The Tightrope Walker many times and was amazed to find out recently that The Maze in the Heart of the Castle was a real book. I thought it was well written and exciting. I can see where Amelia Jones felt personally connected to it. However, there are scenes mentioned in Tightrope Walker that didn't happen. Also what about the supposed sequel, In the Land of the Golden Warriors? Is it really coming? I hope so, because I think Colin's adventures in The Maze were just the beginning!

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Summary: This book was very good, but not the best
Review: I liked this book a lot,but I think it "repeated" itself too much. What I mean is, Colin (The star in the story)finds a people in destress,is captured,and escapes,after possibly helping the people. Only the circumstances vary. However, it was wonderfully written and overall, intruiging. It is the perfect book for people with a hunger for action-fantasy books.

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Summary: Great, but where's the rest?
Review: I read this book after I had read The Tightrope Walker by Dorothy Gilman, as it was referenced in that book. Even though it is listed as a book for young adults it is quite fabulous. A book with a moral and it makes you think. I loved it!

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Summary: The Maze in the Heart of the Castle
Review: I read this book after I had read The Tightrope Walker by Dorothy Gilman, as it was referenced in that book. Even though it is listed as a book for young adults it is quite fabulous. A book with a moral and it makes you think. I loved it!

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Summary: A Maze and a Mirror
Review: One of the other reviewers said that she gets something more out of this book each time she reads it. Like her, I've read this book over twenty times (at least), as I've been reading it every few months since I was about ten years old. When you first encounter The Maze, you read an adventure story, full of original action and intriguing characters, all of it taking place in a time and space somewhat similar too but significantly different from "conventional" Western fantasy. The book begs to be read over and over again, as the characters and situations that the hero, Colin, encounters reveal themselves to be something more than what they first appeared to be. In other words, the book is an allegory, where Colin's adventures and his quest actually represent a much deeper spiritual journey. The people that Colin meets, though somewhat fantastical to say the least, represent different kinds of people we all meet in the world around us, and the places he visits represent different feelings and states of being that we all possess. As Colin learns to recognize the different "types" around him and comes to understand how he fits in the among them and how he alone can complete the journey, the readers also learn to see themselves in Gilman's book. I invite anyone who is thinking about reading this book to get it (somehow) and to immerse themselves in the story and take the journey. Then to read it again. And again.

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Summary: A Maze and a Mirror
Review: One of the other reviewers said that she gets something more out of this book each time she reads it. Like her, I've read this book over twenty times (at least), as I've been reading it every few months since I was about ten years old. When you first encounter The Maze, you read an adventure story, full of original action and intriguing characters, all of it taking place in a time and space somewhat similar too but significantly different from "conventional" Western fantasy. The book begs to be read over and over again, as the characters and situations that the hero, Colin, encounters reveal themselves to be something more than what they first appeared to be. In other words, the book is an allegory, where Colin's adventures and his quest actually represent a much deeper spiritual journey. The people that Colin meets, though somewhat fantastical to say the least, represent different kinds of people we all meet in the world around us, and the places he visits represent different feelings and states of being that we all possess. As Colin learns to recognize the different "types" around him and comes to understand how he fits in the among them and how he alone can complete the journey, the readers also learn to see themselves in Gilman's book. I invite anyone who is thinking about reading this book to get it (somehow) and to immerse themselves in the story and take the journey. Then to read it again. And again.

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Summary: A wonderful adventure sure to catch even the pickiest reader
Review: This book is a wonderful way to start in the world of reading. It is full of surprises around every corner. The book is magnificantly worded for all to understand...

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Summary: Wow.
Review: When I first read the book, I thought it was "a cool adventure story" but not much more. Recently I took it out again, read through it, and discovered that it's possible to read this on an entirely new level, and that there is a lot that's only insinuated or hinted at. It's an easy read, of course, being a young adult book, but I think that someone of any age would get something out of it. I must have read it at least twenty times by now (no exaggeration) and it gets more interesting each time. Great book :)

Rating:
Summary: Wow.
Review: When I first read the book, I thought it was "a cool adventure story" but not much more. Recently I took it out again, read through it, and discovered that it's possible to read this on an entirely new level, and that there is a lot that's only insinuated or hinted at. It's an easy read, of course, being a young adult book, but I think that someone of any age would get something out of it. I must have read it at least twenty times by now (no exaggeration) and it gets more interesting each time. Great book :)