Power of Three - BookWyrm

Paperback, 288 pages

Published Nov. 5, 2001 by Collins.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-711370-5
OCLC Number:: 50597386

(1 review)

Ayna could predict the future. Cari could find what was lost. Gair thought he was ordinary. The three children of Gest, the chief of Garholt, know the perils of the Moor on which they live. The Dorig, their people's enemies, are cold-blooded, fierce underwater creatures who terrify anyone unlucky enough to happen upon them. The Giants are dangerous and violent.

But it's not until their home is invaded that Gair learns of a dying curse that endangers all three peoples of the Moor. A curse that ordinary Gair, with the help of his extraordinary brother and sister, may be able to break, but only at the most dreadful risk to all three, and to the Moor itself.

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betty reviewed Power of three. by Diana Wynne Jones (Beaver books)

Review of 'Power of three.' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

[a:Diana Wynne Jones|4260|Diana Wynne Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1193516584p2/4260.jpg]' Power of Three is, if memory serves me correct, the first book I ever owned. It was given to me for Christmas, when I was quite young. I loaned it to a friend in seventh grade and it came back to me smelling of applesauce. It no longer smells of applesauce, but I remember pressing my face into the book for the smell. I've glued the spine back together once, and a section is currently trying to fall out again. I don't want to replace it.

Jones' particular genius is writing books for children that adults can enjoy. I probably don't need to tell you this, given how many people on my flist have Diana Wynne Jones listed as an interest. This book fills me with joy in the same way that Darwyn Cooke's New Frontiers does: it's a story of human endeavour, and possibilities. …

[a:Diana Wynne Jones|4260|Diana Wynne Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1193516584p2/4260.jpg]' Power of Three is, if memory serves me correct, the first book I ever owned. It was given to me for Christmas, when I was quite young. I loaned it to a friend in seventh grade and it came back to me smelling of applesauce. It no longer smells of applesauce, but I remember pressing my face into the book for the smell. I've glued the spine back together once, and a section is currently trying to fall out again. I don't want to replace it.

Jones' particular genius is writing books for children that adults can enjoy. I probably don't need to tell you this, given how many people on my flist have Diana Wynne Jones listed as an interest. This book fills me with joy in the same way that Darwyn Cooke's New Frontiers does: it's a story of human endeavour, and possibilities. It's uplifting, never trite. I believe it may actually cure cancer.

The theme of the book is making peace. Well, that and a coming of age story, and a story about fathers and sons, and etc., but I find the making peace story the most compelling. It's a fix-it for most of human history (never mind the actual species involved) in which things go right. Yes, great sacrifices are called for, yes, there are stupid misunderstandings, but in the end, it is possible for peoples to get along. A hopeful modern myth for peoples taught to despise each other.

Subjects

Fantasy
Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)