The Cats of Seroster
Registered by nwpassage of Prince George, British Columbia Canada on 9/21/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by nwpassage from Prince George, British Columbia Canada on Friday, September 21, 2007
Bought today at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store, the whole lot for just $11. TBRFrom the front cover:
Robert Westall
THE CATS OF SEROSTER
From the back cover:
'Westall triumphs: the texture of his medieval world and the tension of his plotting makes this far-fetched adventure wonderfully credible.' BOOKS FOR YOUR CHILDREN
CAM'S QUEST IS TO FIND THE LEGENDARY SEROSTER, GUARDIAN OF THE CITY'S GREAT GOLDEN CATS, AND TO RESTORE BOTH THEM AND THE SON OF THE MURDERED DUKE TO THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE.
IT IS A QUEST FRAUGHT WITH UNIMAGINABLE DANGERS, ONLY MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CATS THEMSELVES...
'This absorbing book with its gallery of vivid characters culminates with the move inventive, best-described battle I have ever read.' THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Gave up after 7 chapters... it wasn't bad, just not quite holding my interest. Now Reserved for catsalive, who won this in my International RABCK Contest.
Mailed today - enjoy!
Journal Entry 4 by 
catsalive
from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, October 16, 2008
catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, October 16, 2008
A whole bunch of wishlist books. Thanks nwpassage.
What a very strange tale... The magical, mystical Miw fight for their lives... The Seroster, a human, almost, fighter for the City & its rightful Duke... the Amies Deschats. I was so fascinated that I had to finish but it wasn't an easy read.
This is a children's book & I can imagine they'd like it very much as it does have a fairy tale quality to it - the original gritty, bloody kind of tale.
the blurb:
Cam didn't want the knife the blacksmith gave him - and when the blacksmith crumbled to dust before his eyes he was even more reluctant to take it, even though it did have an uncanny ability to find its mark. He didn't want to take the blacksmith's letter across marsh and desert to the Seroster, either.
Cam solved problems. A letter written here, a town drain sorted out there - the young student was happy to wander about earning what he could. The blacksmith's message, and his weapon, didn't suit Cam at all. But however hard he tried, he couldn't rid himself of either. Miserably conscious of compulsion, he finally reached the Seroster's town - and the great golden cats were waiting for him.
It was the cats, the Miw, who had rescued the boy Duke when his father was murdered. They were utterly opposed to Little Paul, the cunning, evil usurper, and his henchmen. From the most ancient times they had owed allegiance to the Seroster, the legendary hero and leader who appeared when the city was in trouble.
When Cam found the Seroster and, horrified and reluctant, realised the magnitude of the task that lay before him, it was the Miw - Amon, his friend and guide, Sehtek, who lead the Miw, wise Smerdis, who saved his life, and all their brethren - who gave him the help and comfort and courage that he needed.
This is a children's book & I can imagine they'd like it very much as it does have a fairy tale quality to it - the original gritty, bloody kind of tale.
the blurb:
Cam didn't want the knife the blacksmith gave him - and when the blacksmith crumbled to dust before his eyes he was even more reluctant to take it, even though it did have an uncanny ability to find its mark. He didn't want to take the blacksmith's letter across marsh and desert to the Seroster, either.
Cam solved problems. A letter written here, a town drain sorted out there - the young student was happy to wander about earning what he could. The blacksmith's message, and his weapon, didn't suit Cam at all. But however hard he tried, he couldn't rid himself of either. Miserably conscious of compulsion, he finally reached the Seroster's town - and the great golden cats were waiting for him.
It was the cats, the Miw, who had rescued the boy Duke when his father was murdered. They were utterly opposed to Little Paul, the cunning, evil usurper, and his henchmen. From the most ancient times they had owed allegiance to the Seroster, the legendary hero and leader who appeared when the city was in trouble.
When Cam found the Seroster and, horrified and reluctant, realised the magnitude of the task that lay before him, it was the Miw - Amon, his friend and guide, Sehtek, who lead the Miw, wise Smerdis, who saved his life, and all their brethren - who gave him the help and comfort and courage that he needed.
Journal Entry 6 by catsalive at Westfield Penrith Plaza in Penrith, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 29, 2009
catsalive at Westfield Penrith Plaza in Penrith, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 29, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (6/29/2009 UTC) at Westfield Penrith Plaza in Penrith, New South Wales Australia
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on a bench outside the Body Shop
on a bench outside the Body Shop
