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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1778738
Category: Book
Author: Phil Rickman
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Studio: ISIS Audio Books
Manufacturer: ISIS Audio Books
Label: ISIS Audio Books
Format: Audiobook
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN: 0753133717
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780753133712
ASIN: 0753133717
Publication Date: December 1, 2008
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 Pagans 1 Christians 0 October 2, 2007
At some point the snake-handling, talking-in-tongues, jitter-bugging Christian militia across the pond are going to fix their sights firmly on Phil Rickman and have a good ole book burnin' (not to mention a possible lynchin'). But until such times those us who believe in peace, love, religious tolerance, free dental care and the Great Pumpkin, can continue to enjoy Rickman giving the ultra-right wing fundamentalists a damn good kicking.
The only very slight criticism (a mere teeny weeny micro quibble) I have about this book is that Rickman may have made his two principal Wiccans far too nice and likable. I can tell you from personal experience that some Pagans are extremely grumpy. When I used to have a paper round, a cantankerous old Wiccan frequently complained about my late deliveries and never once gave me a tip (except to advise me on the uses of Witch Hazel as an astringent when I fell off my bike).
As for the book.......nice fluffy Wiccans aside - Rickman's fingerprints are on every page as he ramps up the conflict levels, placing his central character Merrily Watkins into a hostile environment where she is forced to intercede between the pious and dangerously delusional Rev Nick Ellis and the not quite so fluffy Pagan stormtroopers who offer moral support (and herbal tea) to their persecuted coven mates. Merrily's main problem is that she discovers her own faith has more common ground with the opposition than the snarling, mob-handed zealots with whom she shares a God. I've never been comfortable with books that have an underlying moral message but in this case I'll make an exception as Rickman presents the argument that all religions draw their water from the same well and only the ideology and the costumes change.
Now about that Great Pumpkin....................
All hail Merrily! September 13, 2002
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Of course Merrily isn't a good detective. She's a priest (and a damn good one at that.) I really enjoyed the latest Merrily Watkins book, I've now read them all and I've come to think of the recurring characters a little like old friends (kinda like Stephen Kings Castle Rock stories) and it was good to catch up with Merrily, Jane and 'Irene' again. I love pagan/christian aspect of this book and the way that Rickman takes issues that are bubbling away in real life and then finds a situation that exagerates them and turn it into a total believable thriller/ghost/mystery story, packed full of believable characters and this series just keeps getting better and better. It's also a joy to find a bloke that can actually create and write realistic female characters across an age range. As far as I'm concerned, Rickman's work just keeps getting better. I managed to read this book in a day and a half and I enjoyed every single word of it. Highly recommended.
 Promised a lot but delivered a little.. May 16, 2002
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
The pitch was great but the delivery poor. The story simplistic but dressed up with a great deal of paganism vs the church. I hadn't read any of his other books and perhaps you buy into the main character more as time goes by but she seemed ineffectual and lucky rather than a credible 'detective'. I stuck with the book in the hope the ending would deliver a suitable reward but no. Perhaps I missed what everyone else saw in this title.
Just when you think you know your neighbors... January 19, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Rickman rocks; he delivers with yet another exciting thriller. In the third Merrily Watkins
installment,he really keeps you guessing. You feel
the tension build and you want more. Some of those quaint little towns hold nasty little secrets. By all means, do not miss. It's a ride
you won't soon forget!
Excellent paranormal suspense thriller! January 7, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Could not put this one down! I've been reading Rickman's work for a decade, and CROWN is the best yet. Plot, characterization and style- not one foot put wrong. Extremely well done and made me eager for the next Merrily Watkins adventure!
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