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Title: The Morning Star by Nick Bantock ISBN: 0-8118-3199-X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.73 (11 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Huh?
Comment: Beautiful artwork, but after six volumes, readers of this series will find themselves sorely disappointed. What is the mysterious connection between Griffin and Sabine, Matthew and Isabella? What is the significance of the artifact in the desert? What did Matthew mean in the last book when he said, "They are coming--both of them"? Where, precisely are Griffin and Sabine trapped? What, exactly, is Minnaloushe? What is Frolatti's stake in all this? What is this store of knowledge he is trying to keep hidden? Did Matthew and Isabella's union open it? Well then, what was it? Sorry, Mt. Bantock, but a one-liner about science and art merging, or something to that effect (I'm badly misquoting), simply will not do. There was room in this story for some questions to be left unanswered, to allow the reader to ponder, but not every question. I have a genius IQ, but I didn't get it, and, judging by these reviews, neither did anyone else.
Rating: 3
Summary: The un-story
Comment: Frankly, I'm disappointed. The original Griffin and Sabine series had a wonderful spark of originality. This series is just too derivative.
I wanted to like this new trilogy. I like Bantock's art. There is so much in each picture that I can barely pull myself away for the text. I like the new plot elements that Bantock introduced. The cat with a name, Isabella's roar - these could have been rich new elements in the G&S mythology. They never went anywhere though, and left us re-reading the G&S story in somewhat different words.
If you're new to Bantock, the first G&S trilogy is your best bet. It's fresh, mysterious, and exciting. I just wish that this series could have deepened the mystery or sustained the excitement.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Morning Star
Comment: People may quivvel about the turn of events in Bantock's series and yet, ambiguity was always what made it work - in addition to some stunning artwork. I would have been satisfied (and was for years) with the initial trilogy...I did not want to know anymore - or so I thought - Bantock's power lies in the fact that he is an excellent author - has a unique premise and we want to know more. So it may have not turned the way one wished but, we are all still thinking. This was certainly not my favorite book, however, I was still compelled and still am. I told myself I would read nothing past the trilogy...stuck to it and it may have been wise...yet, nothing can be taken from Bantock - he is a master of a craft no one knows or, better yet could even concieve.
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Title: Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds by Nick Bantock ISBN: 081183140X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Rediscovered by Nick Bantock ISBN: 0811831620 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Museum at Purgatory (Byzantium Book) by Nick Bantock ISBN: 006095793X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 09 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Boxed Set: Griffin & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock ISBN: 0811806960 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis by Nick Bantock ISBN: 0811811409 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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