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and [[Philip Pullman]], but without the allegory.
Mostly, however, Joe Donnelly's work reminded me of Lloyd Alexander's [[The Book of Three|''Chronicles of Prydain]]'' in that both are exciting page-turners in a mythical setting. Neither quite has the overall quality to match up to the more widely regarded series, but are thoroughly enjoyable, and will have a good, solid core of devoted fans.
My major criticism of ''The Redthorn Sword'' is that it has been pitched as the first book of a series. The title has its protagonist's name front and centre, the blurb mentions that a sequel is underway, and the final few chapters, whilst not unsatisfying, don't quite wrap things up as well as a standalone book would. The reader is left wanting more, but it would have worked even better if a little more had been given. I've nothing against series in and of themselves, but the individual parts should work perfectly on their own too.
