ANHOW Review of Books: "The Book of the Dun Cow" by Walter Wangerin, Jr. -- Adilbrand Noblesword's Hall of Warriors

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Date Posted: 15:48:38 02/21/02 Thu
Author: Mt. Healthy Mountaineer
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ANHOW Review of Books: "The Book of the Dun Cow" by Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Genre: fantasy
Published: 1978 by Pocketbooks

This is a simple fable of Chauntecleer, a rooster. He is in charge of a small animal kingdom and is confronted by the evil Coctrice, a half snake/half rooster who is the son of the devil, an evil serpant that is trapped beneath the surface of the earth but is trying to get out to destroy God's creation. The book revolves around the efforts of the animals to come together to confront the evil threat and the costs that such action entails. It also has much deeper themes such as the nature of love and forgiveness.

I really was not looking forward to reading this book - in fact, I only picked it out of my pile of books because I thought that I had remembered Adilbrand reading it in high school. Much to my surprise, however, I loved it. It was well-paced and the main characters had depth. I recommend this book enthusiastically. I give it an "A+"

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