Mary Stewart

[annis]

I loved MS's Arthurian books when I was younger, but never got really excited about her romantic suspenses. I do remember seeing a movie version of Moonspinners many years ago which I was quite taken with --

[Misfit]

Originally Posted by annis

I loved MS's Arthurian books when I was younger, but never got really excited about her romantic suspenses. I do remember seeing a movie version of Moonspinners many years ago which I was quite taken with --

One word of advice, don't watch that movie after reading the book. Just don't.

[Michy]

I haven't read that many of Mary Stewart's books, but of those I have I like The Gabriel Hounds the best so far. It felt the least dated to me (the cigarette smoking notwithstanding), and I loved the dialogue and chemistry between Charles and Christy.

[Manda Scott]

Gosh... why didn't I think of starting this thread? When I was young, one of my claims to (very distant) fame was that the old lady in the village where I grew up, who owned the barn in which we released the young barn owls... had been at University in her youth with Mary Stewart.

Her Arthurian series, particularly The Crystal Caves and The Hollow Hills, taught me how to write magic so that it feels real. I lived in awe of her and in hope of finding a real, live crystal cave. Those of you who have read "Dreaming the Bull" might recognise it in the cave where Valerius meets Mithras. And of course, my entire spiritual base, the foundation of my relationship with that god, stems from these books.

I still think Rosemary Sutcliffe's 'A Sword at Sunset' is the best Arthurian book ever written, (she does magic well too) but these are as close to second as it's possible to get.

thanks for starting the thread, and for reminding me.

m

[Leyland]

Originally Posted by Ludmilla

Has anyone read her children's books? I never saw those in my local library, so never had a chance to read them.

I finally read Walk in Wolf Wood a few weeks ago and totally loved it. That it sat in my TBR for several years was just wrong! Definitely worth a read by any Stewart fan, though it is geared toward tweens and early teens I would think.

[Misfit]

An interview with Mary.

[MLE]

Thanks for posting! That was fascinating.