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hayesstw's review against another edition
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I read an earlier book by [a:Michael Molloy|6735|Michael Molloy|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], [b:The witch trade|1370209|The Witch Trade|Michael Molloy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183044165s/1370209.jpg|1360053], and was not at all impressed. The blurb made this one sound a bit more interesting, and as I had nothing to lose I took it out of the library anyway. I could alwasys dump it after a couple of chapters if it didn't look interesting.
I was therefore pleasantly surprised tom find that it was a considerable improvement on [b:The witch trade|1370209|The Witch Trade|Michael Molloy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183044165s/1370209.jpg|1360053]. The characters are more interesting, if somewhat stereotyped.
A boy, Tim Swift, meets a girl, Sarre, from another world, called Tallis. According to the Chronology of the story they are both about 11 years old, Tim and his dog Josh get unexpectedly dragged into Tallis where Tim discovers that Sarra is a Chanter, with special powers. Tallis has some similarities with Earth, and some differences. Jewels are plentiful but flowers are scarce, which makes a lucrative trade for some. There are also power struggles between the king and a would-be usurper., which makes for interesting adventures and excitement, in which Tim and Sarre, as somewhat precocious brats, play a significant part.
There are also hints of a romantic interest, especially on the part of Sarre, which at some points looked as though it might turn it into a rerun of [b:His Dark Materials|18116|His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)|Philip Pullman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442329494s/18116.jpg|1943518] , but fortunately it didn't.
I was therefore pleasantly surprised tom find that it was a considerable improvement on [b:The witch trade|1370209|The Witch Trade|Michael Molloy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183044165s/1370209.jpg|1360053]. The characters are more interesting, if somewhat stereotyped.
A boy, Tim Swift, meets a girl, Sarre, from another world, called Tallis. According to the Chronology of the story they are both about 11 years old, Tim and his dog Josh get unexpectedly dragged into Tallis where Tim discovers that Sarra is a Chanter, with special powers. Tallis has some similarities with Earth, and some differences. Jewels are plentiful but flowers are scarce, which makes a lucrative trade for some. There are also power struggles between the king and a would-be usurper., which makes for interesting adventures and excitement, in which Tim and Sarre, as somewhat precocious brats, play a significant part.
There are also hints of a romantic interest, especially on the part of Sarre, which at some points looked as though it might turn it into a rerun of [b:His Dark Materials|18116|His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)|Philip Pullman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442329494s/18116.jpg|1943518] , but fortunately it didn't.
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