"Weaving
tales within tales, and hinting at many others, Hopkins has composed a
classical fairy tale that engages and enchants." -- from a review by
Garrett Peck
"...this fantasy novelette is, by turns,
romantic, funny, sly, and, ultimately, constitutes its own commentary on the
art of storytelling ... The supporting cast is wonderful, doing their
collective best to steal the show ... The critters are quite entertaining
... The deliberately fractured time sense of the tale, even down to the
concluding lyric borrowed from Sting, amuses rather than distracts.
One can say the same for the story as a whole." -- from a review by
Edward Bryant in Locus magazine.
"...this story of hopeful, tragic love
and loyalty may work for younger audiences as well, but it most certainly
aims for adult sensibilities ... full of visual charm, yet it manages to
raise questions about love and loyalty in thoroughly literary ways ... This
is the sort of unclassifiable work one expects from a talented writer whose
excuse for writing is not to sell to a market, but to explore the human
condition in ways he perhaps hasn't yet attempted — or in ways that lend
themselves to multiple readings so as to better gauge each level of
meaning. Brian A. Hopkins displays confidence in his well-honed
narrative skills, allowing himself the risk of the misunderstood to bring
together a story which, while distinctly humorous, is also distinctly
sad. Like his recent El Dia de los Muertos, but perhaps more
subtly, the Saga of the Turtle Knight tugs at emotions rarely
exercised in horror — and that makes everyone who experiences it a little
richer..." -- from a review by William D. Gagliani in Chizine
"This is a fairy tale for our age ... a
story for our time. Everyone will find a part of themselves in the
characters. Hopkins continues to amaze me with his ability to adapt
and expand his horizons with his writings." -- from a review by
Barry Hunter, Baryon Magazine #90
"This is a perfect
coffee-break book. Enchanting and completely riveting."
-- from a review by Lesley Mazey, Eternal Night
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