Miranda and Caliban

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Call Number: Fantasy / Carey, Jacqueline
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Carey, Jacqueline	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"A lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe. We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so--called savage Prospero chained to his will? In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows readers the other side of the coin--the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. The two find solace and companionship in each other as Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge. Always under Prospero's jealous eye, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship. Miranda and Caliban is bestselling fantasy author Jacqueline Carey's gorgeous retelling of The Tempest. With hypnotic prose and a wild imagination, Carey explores the themes of twisted love and unchecked power that lie at the heart of Shakespeare's masterpiece, while serving up a fresh take on the play's iconic characters."-- Provided by publisher.

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Interesting submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 15, 2017, 8:24pm Jacqueline Carey is one of my must-read authors, but this one is particularly interesting as I have never read The Tempest. It's a retelling of that Shakespeare story from the point of view of two minor characters (Prospero's daughter and the native boy he enslaves). I enjoyed the story and the telling, though yet another "coming of age" story was kind of one more than I needed these days. But that's a reflection on what has come across my reading pile, and not a commentary on Carey's tale. I'll read the next when it comes out.

Beautiful submitted by zmclaugh on July 29, 2018, 12:49pm A lovely, lovely retelling. I liked the way the story was shifted to focus on Miranda and what really might have happened on the island.