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A review by story_singer_101
The Song of Glory and Ghost by N.D. Wilson
4.0
Rating: 4 stars
Review: If The Legend of Sam Miracle reminded me of a Madeline L’Engle novel, The Song of Glory and Ghost bore an even closer resemblance. As with Madeline L’Engle novels, the science fiction/time travel portions of the story were confusing and hard to understand even as they added intensity, wonder, and excitement to the story. The circular time rather than linear time fascinated and confused me in equal parts, so I cannot honestly write that I wish N. D. Wilson had written the story without the time travel elements. Instead, I wish that my brain could have understood the time travel better or that the time travel could have been written a little more clearly. My only other problem with the story is that after a two book lead up, the ending seemed a little fast and too easily resolved. However in the book’s favor, the characters and plot were well-written, and I loved the fast pace, the new focus on Glory, the references to Peter Pan, and the continuation of the classic themes present in the first book. Despite the parts of the story that I would have liked to be different, I really enjoyed The Song of Glory and Ghost and would recommend it as a fantasy worthy of your time and attention.
Review: If The Legend of Sam Miracle reminded me of a Madeline L’Engle novel, The Song of Glory and Ghost bore an even closer resemblance. As with Madeline L’Engle novels, the science fiction/time travel portions of the story were confusing and hard to understand even as they added intensity, wonder, and excitement to the story. The circular time rather than linear time fascinated and confused me in equal parts, so I cannot honestly write that I wish N. D. Wilson had written the story without the time travel elements. Instead, I wish that my brain could have understood the time travel better or that the time travel could have been written a little more clearly. My only other problem with the story is that after a two book lead up, the ending seemed a little fast and too easily resolved. However in the book’s favor, the characters and plot were well-written, and I loved the fast pace, the new focus on Glory, the references to Peter Pan, and the continuation of the classic themes present in the first book. Despite the parts of the story that I would have liked to be different, I really enjoyed The Song of Glory and Ghost and would recommend it as a fantasy worthy of your time and attention.