Sight

i loved this book and although there are a few mistakes i still enjoyed it loads. its really quite sad at times but once you pick it up you cant put it down

A TOUCHING FANTISY ADVENTURE (0/0 people found this helpful)

I read this book after FIREBRINGER what was one of the best book I've ever read, So i read The Sight, it took me some time to read but it is so worth it! this book teach the average person the meaning of so many things. THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!!!***** STARS!!

Disappointing! (4/9 people found this helpful)

I was looking forward to reading this book as I love wolves and enjoyed the author's previous book, 'Fire Bringer'. Unfortunately, 'The Sight' did not live up to my expectations. The story is virtually identical to that of 'Fire Bringer', only replacing deer with wolves - an evil tyrant (Morgra/Sgorr) is enslaving the wolves/deer, forming them into a great pack/herd, but an ancient prophecy foretells the coming of a chosen one (Larka/Rannoch) to save them.

There are numerous grammatical and spelling errors in the text - for example, `his body went ridged' is written instead of `his body went rigid' - and there are also mistakes in continuity. In chapter 5, two of the characters, Larka and Bran, fall into a grave. When this incident is referred to in chapter 18, it is Larka and Kar that are mentioned. Similarly, in chapter 5 Larka kills a hare, yet this kill is twice referred to as a rabbit in chapter 8.

In addition, there are factual errors in the book. The author perpetuates the myth of wolves as vicious creatures that frequently attack humans by constantly referring to their `bloodlust' and them killing people. However, this is slightly redeemed by some of the wolves caring for a human infant. He also makes references to wolves' claws `opening' or `reaching out' as though they are able to retract their claws like cats - in fact, wolves' claws are permanently extended and blunt from constant contact with the ground, and are not used for hunting or fighting. Another irritating feature is that the author seems unable to decide whether to call the young wolves cubs or pups, switching randomly between the two terms and sometimes even referring to them as `children'!

In conclusion, if you have read 'Fire Bringer' you need not read 'The Sight' - you know the story already. If you have not read 'Fire Bringer' and are prepared to forgive this book its numerous textual and factual errors, it makes a fairly entertaining read.

Of Wolves and Men (1/2 people found this helpful)

I read this book a couple of years ago (when I was 22). I bearly slept for the 2&1/2 days it took me to read - I was so gripped. It is the most emotionally draining book I have ever read, but absolutely worth it.

Who are we to know whether or not wolves have a 'social history', an afterlife, or a concept of evil? But Clement-Davis has depicted these things in a completely believable way.

(I would just say that there are some moments that younger readers may find scary or disturbing - dealing with drowning, blindness, and death - and need reasuring about).

Don't miss this book!

Definitely beats Beatrix Potter! (4/5 people found this helpful)

To compare this novel to Beatrix would really be a bit of an insult. It is in some ways comparable to the Lord of the rings, in the sort of fantasy/quest/destiny type of way. David Clement-Davies seems to have an unlimited knowledge of animals and wild places. The description used in his books ("Firebringer" and "the Sight") is amazing. "The Sight" is set in Transylvania, and is about a family of wolves there who get entangled in a prophecy that their family will stop another wolf from stealing a human child and thereby enslaving the lera (wild animals). Each one of the family has a unique part to play in the prophecy.

The characters are all very well portrayed, and very easy to sympthasise with. The (rather frequent) deaths are almost always stirring and moving. The story is excellent, with a background of prophecies and legends, and a lot myths about the wolf gods mixed in. The Sight is a gift that a few wolves possess...

David Clement-Davies

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A TOUCHING FANTISY ADVENTURE (0/0 people found this helpful)

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Definitely beats Beatrix Potter! (4/5 people found this helpful)

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