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Returner's Wealth (2010)

by Paul Stewart(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

038561733X (ISBN13: 9780385617338)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Doubleday

series

Wyrmeweald

review 1: Seventeen-year-old Micah, enters the wyrmeweald full of hope to return home having made his fortune. But this is a land where wyrmes, fabulous dragon-like beasts, roam wild and reign supreme. In Wyrmeweald man is both hunter and hunted - and Micah may never return alive, let alone a hero...He soon finds a chance to prove his worth when he meets with Eli, a veteran tracker, and together they defend a rare whitewyrme egg and its precious hatchling. But the fledgling wyrme has its own guardian in the shape of the beautiful, brave and dangerous Thrace. Thrace and Micah should never mix - but the magnetism between them is strong. Together they join forces on a mission to rescue the hatchling - and seek vengeance for lost loved-ones.A fantasy book from the authors of The Edge. S... moreimilar illustrations but a bit lesser. Wyrmes are the substitutes of the weird yet fascinating creatures of The Deepwoods, The Mire and The Edgelands and The Riverise from the chronicles of "The Edge Chronicles". Main characters are Micah, Eli, Thrace, Azeel (Whitewyrme). Sub characters are Seraphita, Hepzibar, Asa (Whitewyrme hatchling), Caleb, Solomon, Esau, Jesse, and many more.
review 2: Returner's Wealth (by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell) introduces a well-built fantasy world in Wyrmeweald and a congenial and goodhearted protagonist in Micah. Initially, I thought it would be a great adventure for ages 10-12, but the further I read, it became evident that an older audience would be better. In spite of the occasional violence, Stewart has created a grand adventure.Weald in Old English has two meanings: 1) forest and 2) power, authority. Wyrm or wyrme in Old English can mean dragon or snake; the warrior Beowulf battles a wyrm and becomes the first dragon-slayer. Stewart's use of these terms indicates a fondness for the epic poem Beowulf and /or a fondness for Tolkien's works. I share this weakness for both Beowulf and Tolkien.Another feature (and dip into OE) that I enjoyed was Stewart's use of kennings, imaginative and poetic compound words: two-hides, festercrags, rockscape, wyrmehost, hackdagger, tooth-tugged, stoppertight, and limbwithered, for example. On to the plot--Micah decides to visit the Wyrmweald, a harsh, dangerous, and mountainous landscape, in search of wealth that might help him win the heart of the girl he loves. He quickly discovers that the hostile landscape alone can kill--but there are other things that are even more frightening.At the wrong place at the wrong time, Micah is seriously wounded by a wyrmkin. Fortunately, Micah meets Eli Half-Winter, who takes him to a healer and saves his life. Rather reluctantly, Eli takes Micah under his wing, but soon realizes the benefit of Micah's company. Together, they unite with Thrace, a wyrmkin, and the three of them will do their best to defeat the evil kith who deal in the death and destruction of the wyrms.An exciting adventure with a bit of romance. NetGalley/Open Road MediaYA/Fantasy. originally publ. in 2010; republ. Sept. 2014. Print version: 374 pages less

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