The Shadow on the Sun (Paperback, New edition)

In The Moon in the Cloud (p. 7, J-7), a zany perspective transformed the ingredients of Noah's Ark into a delightfully teasing story; in this sequel, the same approach is applied to a love story and, despite the return of several appealing characters, the result is disappointing. Reuben is back, no longer in such high favor with Noah, nevertheless with imposing credentials - he's named Prince of Canaan. Before moving to his new domain he revisits Kemi (Egypt) and becomes entangled in King Merenkere's romance with Meri-Mekhmet, daughter of the Court Chamberlain. Half the book follows their feverish courtship, a series of exchanged hurts and sickbed scenes confounded by his godly position and her rather liberated philosophy. Before they can live happily ever after, she is kidnapped by the Prince of Punt, and Reuben and his cagey cat Cefalu must intervene - down the Nile, past the Red Sea, into a weird and wild land of ebony people. This exotic setting is filled with stealth and adventure, magic and villainy, but the sequence is melodramatic without the flair and well-honed wit of The Moon in the Cloud. Second fiddle. (Kirkus Reviews)

In this sequel to The Moon in the Cloud which was awarded the Carnegie Medal, Reuben returns to Kemi, the Black Land, with his animals and his wife Thamar.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1989
Authors:	Rosemary Harris
Dimensions:	178 x 111 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	212
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-14185-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Fantasy & magical realism Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fantasy & Magical Realism Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	0-571-14185-4
Barcode:	9780571141852

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