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| Original Title: | Archer's Goon |
| ISBN: | 0060298898 (ISBN13: 9780060298890) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Howard Sykes |
| Literary Awards: | World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1985) |
Diana Wynne Jones
Hardcover | Pages: 324 pages Rating: 4.07 | 4248 Users | 268 Reviews
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| Title | : | Archer's Goon |
| Author | : | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 324 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2003 by Greenwillow Books (first published April 9th 1984) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens |
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The trouble started when Howard Sykes came home from school and found the "goon" sitting in the kitchen. He said he'd been sent by Archer. But who was Archer? It had to do with the 2,000 words that Howard's author father had failed to deliver.It soon became clear not only that Archer wanted those words, but that his wizard siblings, Hathaway, Dillian, Shine, Torquil, Erskine, and Venturus, would also go to any lengths to get them.
Although each wizard ruled a section of the town, he or she was a prisoner in it. Each suspected that one of them held the secret behind the words, and that secret was the key to their freedom. Which one of them was it? The Sykes family become pawns in the wizards' fight to win their freedom, wrest control from one another, and fan out to rule the world.
Diana Wynne Jones skillfully guides the reader through a riveting, twisty plot, with satisfying surprises at every amazing turn. An exciting science fiction adventure where, happily, nothing is what it first seems to be.
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Ratings: 4.07 From 4248 Users | 268 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books Archer's Goon
Very pleased to finally share one of my favorites with my kids! As a writer, the idea of beating writers' block by turning in two thousand words about anything is pleasing and reassuring to me. As a parent, seeing the way the parents deal with their children and the chaos around them is also pleasing and reassuring, and I had forgotten how much sly humor there is about the parents. And it holds up well for children, too. My kids loved it, though (since we read it aloud over a month's time) I didAhhh! Another DWJ book. I've owned this one for a while, sort of keeping it around as something extra special to anticipate. And all that anticipation was rewarded: This story is delightful. Now I want to read it again so I can better appreciate its complexity!Other reviewers have explained its brilliance--I won't try to repeat or compete.Just . . . read it and enjoy!
The first book in which I was introduced to Diana Wynne Jones' seemingly haphazard, confusing, crazy but riveting storylines. It's like an amusement park ride! I actually had to re-read the story around three time to fully understand it, and it was an enjoyment every time!
Another re-read of one of my favourite DWJ books. As usual, I find it hard to explain why I love her books. The plot, the pacing, the lovely details (Hathaway unobtrusively switching the biscuits and wine to make them more palatable; Torquil calling Howard "limpet boy"; Awful primly refusing all of Dillian's food; Quentin telling the kids that his writing keeps them in bread and peanut butter; Howard running away with his boot going splart-splart-splart and begging Hathaway to send a bus -
I have this weird thing about Dianna Wynn Jones books. I know that they will be wonderful and I will love them... but I have an awful case of cover judging EVERY SINGLE TIME. Archer's Goon was no exception; the only reason I picked it up was that I had to return it to the library the next day. But I'd hardly started it when I was sucked into the story. I don't know if it was better than Howl, but that would take a lot. There's not much that is better than Howl.Things I liked:-The characters. I
I've liked this book for decades. In fact, the edition I have is old enough to still have 'mail to this address with postage enclosed' book order forms in the back.While it was YA before YA was mainstream, the characters are perfectly plausible, there's no love triangle (can it still be YA, in that case???) :) and the atmosphere of 1980s UK is perfectly evoked.What it does contain, which to me has always been one of the key components of YA, is an otherwise unremarkable, imperfect teen
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