Very Entertaining Book, 15 Feb 2008
I bought this book for my baby,as i read her the book during the daytime and evening, and she loves looking at the pictures, that are big and bright, the writing is easy to read, every page has pictures for each story. Suitable for all ages.

Very Entertaining Book, 15 Feb 2008
I bought this book for my baby,as i read her the book during the daytime and evening, and she loves looking at the pictures, that are big and bright, the writing is easy to read, every page has pictures for each story. Suitable for all ages.

Excellent graphic novel., 04 Aug 2005
This is the second graphic novel in the W.I.T.C.H. series. It tells the same story as the third and fourth W.I.T.C.H. novels, Finding Meridian & The Fire of Friendship.

In the first story, the guardians - Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin - learn that their math teacher, Mrs. Rudolph, is actually from Metamoor. Is she good or evil? Meanwhile Will is dealing with problems at home, as she suspects her recently divorced mother is dating one of her teachers, causing a strain in the mother-daughter relationship. As they continue to investigate the disappearance of their friend, Elyon, they search her house and discover it contains a portal to Metamoor. They travel there and find the city of Meridian, where Elyon is. When they refuse to join the side of Elyon, who has joined with Metamoor's evil ruler, Taranee is kidnapped and the other Guardians are forced to escape back to Earth without her

In the second story, the girls must carry on in Heatherfield while trying to come up with a plan to return to Meridian and rescue Taranee. There is tension as Cornelia blames Will for what happened to Taranee. Meanwhile Taranee is held in a magical prison where Elyon is deceiving her, making her believe her friends have forgotten her. When the other Guardians finally travel to Meridian, they discover new dangers in their search for Taranee.

Readers of the W.I.T.C.H. novels are sure to love this graphic novel, which is just as good as the first graphic novel. I like the books, but I really love this comic version so much more. The art is really cute, and beautifully done, and I think the comic format is just so much better for telling this story. I can't wait until the next W.I.T.C.H. graphic novel is released, and I highly recommend this comic to all W.I.T.C.H fans.

Very Entertaining Book, 15 Feb 2008
I bought this book for my baby,as i read her the book during the daytime and evening, and she loves looking at the pictures, that are big and bright, the writing is easy to read, every page has pictures for each story. Suitable for all ages.

Excellent graphic novel., 04 Aug 2005
This is the second graphic novel in the W.I.T.C.H. series. It tells the same story as the third and fourth W.I.T.C.H. novels, Finding Meridian & The Fire of Friendship.

In the first story, the guardians - Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin - learn that their math teacher, Mrs. Rudolph, is actually from Metamoor. Is she good or evil? Meanwhile Will is dealing with problems at home, as she suspects her recently divorced mother is dating one of her teachers, causing a strain in the mother-daughter relationship. As they continue to investigate the disappearance of their friend, Elyon, they search her house and discover it contains a portal to Metamoor. They travel there and find the city of Meridian, where Elyon is. When they refuse to join the side of Elyon, who has joined with Metamoor's evil ruler, Taranee is kidnapped and the other Guardians are forced to escape back to Earth without her

In the second story, the girls must carry on in Heatherfield while trying to come up with a plan to return to Meridian and rescue Taranee. There is tension as Cornelia blames Will for what happened to Taranee. Meanwhile Taranee is held in a magical prison where Elyon is deceiving her, making her believe her friends have forgotten her. When the other Guardians finally travel to Meridian, they discover new dangers in their search for Taranee.

Readers of the W.I.T.C.H. novels are sure to love this graphic novel, which is just as good as the first graphic novel. I like the books, but I really love this comic version so much more. The art is really cute, and beautifully done, and I think the comic format is just so much better for telling this story. I can't wait until the next W.I.T.C.H. graphic novel is released, and I highly recommend this comic to all W.I.T.C.H fans.

Well written, but unbelievable, 01 Jan 2009
I came to this book with only the vaguest prior knowledge of the Beowulf story, which I think has allowed me to view the book on its merits as a story. Sadly, it doesn't really hit the mark in this respect, I think due to some of the more unrealistic aspects of the saga. These include Norse gods flying through the air in horse-drawn chariots, a fire-breathing dragon, men swimming in freezing seas for several days, Beowulf dying and coming back to life, with this giving him some quality in his eyes that frightens the monster Grendel, and him subsequently tearing off its arm. Of course, this is not Godwin's fault - he had to make the best of the existing material, and as you would expect from such an accomplished writer, he actually does this very well. He gives Beowulf considerable depth of character, filling in aspects of his childhood that provide the motivation for him to become the hero of the story. Subsidiary characters are also well rounded, and I suspect from some of the comments on the back of the book that previous interpretations of the saga have not had such depth of characterization. In this respect, and in the descriptiveness of the narrative, the book has to be viewed as a success, and it would not surprise me if it is the best version of the saga to date. But I have to say I very much prefer Godwin's more believable historical novels.