The King's Shadow

My Favorite!

This book is absolutely Magical! If the thing we call Magic could be distilled into a story or book, this is it! Elizabeth Alder chose her words with such great care, and painted in descriptions so powerful that every time I reread her book, I want to start crying--a common reaction, I think. The reason I love her book so much, is that it's about a boy, a simple, ordinary person who has dreams for the future--dreams that are shattered. But, by the end, he has conquered all the darkness around him, all the fear that plagues his heart, and finally finds peace, though a sad one. The triumph is sweet, the laughter and descriptions timeless, and the pain absolutely devastating! I will forever remember the Battle of Hastings, in the year 1066, and what occurred there because of this book!

Wonderful Coming of Age Book

Okay, I only say it's a coming of age book because my Freshman year, we had to read one of our own choice, and I convinced my teacher that it was. And, really, it is, but I don't want to scare away any interested teenagers. It's so cool, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good read!

Incredible!!!!

This book is well writen and thought out. When i read it, i felt like i couldn't talk, just like Evan, it was so powerful. I give Ms. Alder a thumps up.

Great Book!

This awsome medievil tale 'King's Shadow' written by Elizabeth Alder takes place during the Anglo Saxon period. I really didn't understand the medievil terms. I guess the only reason why I didn't get any of the terms like squire, or welsh is only because there weren't any descriptive words that were written about any of these medievil terms. The author, Elizabeth Alder could solve this problem by putting descriptive words for all of the medievil slang words. The thing that kept me reading this tale was how Elizabeth Alder mixed the reality and fiction of the medievil times. Evyn who's the protagonist in this story has this dream of being a story teller and traveling the land to tell these stories. Eventually Evyn's storytelling dreams are cut short because his tongue is cut out by these two brothers that killed his father. Evyn is orphaned because there is no one to care for him. Elizabeth Alder feels Evyn needs a second chance but his father was killed he was put up for slavery. Evyn's new misteress, Lady Ealgyth provides him with the proper education. Evyn is later introduced to King Harold which was also the last king of the Anglo Saxon period. The bond between Evyn and King Harold is almost like father and son. In the end Evyn fins that all this time he was living his own story. Alder makes the protagonist Evyn interesting to me by starting the story with Evyn as a poor peasant with dreams and ending the story with Evyn almost being royalty. I highly recomend this book to all readers fom grades six to twelve because this is almost like a rags to riches story. This book also teaches you about second chances. This is a great novel by Elizabeth Alder.

Wonderful

I really loved this book. It was captivating and exciting, the author makes you fall in love with Evan. You feel for him as he goes through triumphs and failures. Great story!

An Awesome Tale

An awesome tale told by Elizabeth Alder brings out the Anglo-Saxon time period in an enchanting way. Evyn's tale brings out many inner emotions and will definately have an impact on the reader every time! Harold Godwinson and Evyn's bond is like magic, intertwined in each other's fate while they come to love each other like father and son. This is a must read historical fiction book that really carried me to understand the ways of life in the 11th century Britain setting that Alder created ever so perfectly. It is a masterpiece in my opinion and I hope she continues writing books just as wonderful and creative as this one.

wow

I simply love this book. Reading it was a Communication Arts assignment, and I usually hate books we have to read in school. But I was pleasantly suprised. The King's Shadow is a great descriptive, historicaly accurate, captivating tale. I couldn't put it down, and cried at the end! In my world, that is the perfect kind of book.

It was a good book

The book was really descriptive. I love to read those types of books and the book made me believed that I was back in that time. Even though I am not there. Eyvn he was so brave and honorable to Harold who soon beame his foster father. It was a really great book.

King's Shadow

The King's Shadow is one of the best books I have read. Being a Junior in High School we are forced to read many books. The King's Shadow is by far one of my favorites. I was unable to put down the book for more then a few minutes. I felt as if I was part of the book itself. The King's Shadow has it's own magic about it. It will intrige you, make you cry, and leave you in awe. I highly recommend buying and reading this book.

BRAVO!

This is a great book. Once I started it, I could put it down until I finished it. I liked it because I could never tell what was going to happen next. I hope that Ms. Alder will write more books which are as good as this one is.

Hard to put down

I read this book over two years ago, and I still like it. I've always liked historical fiction, but I never knew much about the Battle of Hastings. I liked reading about the time period, but I also enjoyed the characters personalities, especially the interaction between Evyn and Lewys. I liked Evyn a lot in how he keeps going even when everything falls to pieces around him time and time again. Stripped of everything he held dear, he survived and became a stronger person. At the time I first read this book, my favorite book was Johnny Tremain, and I noticed that the plots of the two books were really similar- if you liked the one, you'll probably like the other.

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