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Title:The Hound of Rowan (The Tapestry #1)
Author:Henry H. Neff
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:First Edition
Pages:Pages: 419 pages
Published:September 25th 2007 by Random House Books for Young Readers
Categories:Fantasy. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure. Magic. Fiction
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Max McDaniels lives a quiet life in the suburbs of Chicago, until the day he stumbles upon a mysterious Celtic tapestry. Many strange people are interested in Max and his tapestry. His discovery leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where great things await him.

But dark things are waiting, too. When Max learns that priceless artworks and gifted children are disappearing, he finds himself in the crossfire of an ancient struggle between good and evil. To survive, he'll have to rely on a network of agents and mystics, the genius of his roommate, and the frightening power awakening within him.

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Original Title: The Hound of Rowan
ISBN: 0375838945 (ISBN13: 9780375838941)
Edition Language: English
Series: The Tapestry #1, Den gyldne gobelin #1
Characters: Max McDaniels, David Menlo, Astaroth (The Tapestry), Mum, Hazel Boon, Cooper
Literary Awards: Missouri Truman Readers Award Nominee (2010)


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After finding a mysterious tapestry, Max is quickly whisked away to a private academy where he must train in fighting and mystics if he hopes to keep him and his dad safe from an ancient evil, one that is secretly stealing away children and precious artworks...Neff begins an intriguing adventure full of myths and mayhem sure to delight and shock. Will Max be able to pass all of his new courses long enough to learn the ropes?

A decent first effort. I see these books as a cross between Harry Potter and Fablehaven. The story is fast paced and interesting. The characters are a bit flat but I expect will flesh out a lot over the course of the series. I have a difficult time not comparing these books to Harry Potter and that is unfair since I've read all 7 of the books in that series. Going back and reading the first book shows that the Tapestry first effort is on a similar level. The key will be whether or not Neff can

My decision for my final star rating vacillated between 3 and 4 stars while I was listening to this book. In the end I decided on three, because while I became interested in many of the characters while I was listening to it, and even invested in a couple of them, it lacked much of the inventiveness that I look for when I am reading a magic school narrative. It leaned far too heavily on Harry Potter and other texts that have gone before. The tapestry idea and Asteroth were original, but those

Novels about magical boarding schools were ubiquitous following the 1997 release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I suspect Henry H. Neff's The Hound of Rowan partly owes its existence to J.K. Rowling's success. Twelve-year-old Max McDaniels from Chicago, Illinois seems to be an ordinary boy. His mother disappeared some time ago and may be dead, but Max's father refuses to forget about her, which leads to the paranormal encounter at the Art Institute museum that changes Max's

I was originally going to go 4 stars on this book, but on reflection I decided I had to go 5. We'll call it a borderline 5. I try to give few 5 star ratings as any book I give a 5 needs to be exceptional or the rating fails to mean much.I went there in this case as I think it will remain a reread book for me if I ever have time to do a reread. I have less time to reread books now as there seem to be so many I haven't read yet...go figure.So, what do we have here? Why did I come to the decision

I picked this book up at the used bookstore yesterday. At first glance it seemed to be your typical Harry Potter copycat, you know which one i'm talking about. Young boy is magically discovered at the age of thirteen and sent off to a special boarding school. However, the author definitely puts his own spin on things. He creates his own take on some Celtic mythology with a few twists and turns. The main character's name is Max McDaniels, and he's just found out he's got mystic powers. So, off to

I was pretty excited reading the back of the book--it seemed like it had all the qualities of a children's fantasy novel that would entrance me. It did captivate in some ways, however, in many others it was sadly lacking. I felt myself more compelled to focus on the supporting character (the main character's roommate) than the actual main character, Max. He was sadly disappointing in many ways, and continued to irritate me throughout the book. It was only towards the end of the book that he even