The Darkangel Trilogy :: Meredith Ann Pierce
The Darkangel: The Darkangel Trilogy, Volume I
Genre: Young Adult
Year: 1982
I've not read much since I finished the mind-blowing trilogy of Carey's. I did however read some old faves from when I was a teen. This was the Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce, and the Narnia series.
I'm interested to report that I loved Darkangel just as much as I did last time. I'm also pleased to see that Pierce has also finished the other triolgy I never finished, so perhaps, if I find that at the library I will read it as well. (The Firebringer Series) On the other hand, C.S. Lewis didn't hold up very well at all. I found it too didactic for my tastes. I never realised how much this was so before now. The symbols were blatant, the lessons were overstated and everything was either good or evil. In darkangel, there was the idea that a seed of good can still be found in the heart of something evil, and that it can be redeemed - there was choice. I guess I just don't like being dictated to in a children's book.
The diction in the Darkangel series is simple and easily followed, which makes for a nice light fairy-tale like read. However, this tale is far more in the tradition of older fairy tales, as the heroine must make tough decisions in order to succeed in her quest, which is to free the person she loves from a dark enchantment. her courage takes her through deserts and mountains and under them. The main character, Aerial has a unique vision of the world, and because of it manages to change it for the better. She finds help along the way in many magical ways and from many interesting figures.
The series includes: "The Darkangel", "A Gathering of Gargoyles" and "The Pearl of the Soul of the World"
More Meredith Anne Pierce Books
Genre: Young Adult
Year: 1982
I've not read much since I finished the mind-blowing trilogy of Carey's. I did however read some old faves from when I was a teen. This was the Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce, and the Narnia series.
I'm interested to report that I loved Darkangel just as much as I did last time. I'm also pleased to see that Pierce has also finished the other triolgy I never finished, so perhaps, if I find that at the library I will read it as well. (The Firebringer Series) On the other hand, C.S. Lewis didn't hold up very well at all. I found it too didactic for my tastes. I never realised how much this was so before now. The symbols were blatant, the lessons were overstated and everything was either good or evil. In darkangel, there was the idea that a seed of good can still be found in the heart of something evil, and that it can be redeemed - there was choice. I guess I just don't like being dictated to in a children's book.
The diction in the Darkangel series is simple and easily followed, which makes for a nice light fairy-tale like read. However, this tale is far more in the tradition of older fairy tales, as the heroine must make tough decisions in order to succeed in her quest, which is to free the person she loves from a dark enchantment. her courage takes her through deserts and mountains and under them. The main character, Aerial has a unique vision of the world, and because of it manages to change it for the better. She finds help along the way in many magical ways and from many interesting figures.
The series includes: "The Darkangel", "A Gathering of Gargoyles" and "The Pearl of the Soul of the World"
More Meredith Anne Pierce Books
1 Comments:
I read this trilogy as a teen and absolutely love it; it became a permanent part of my collection. I have to say though, the lack of definitive ending maddens me. Its such a well thought out world, it could support a second trilogy. Too much was left unresolved and it reads more like the middle of a series then an end. Still one of my all time favorites, right along with "Devil Souls and Angel Hearts" by Christopher Golden. It's the second in a series but I have not gone back to read the first. I love it too much to risk being disappointed.
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