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The Hound of Rowan: Book One of The Tapestry | 
 enlarge | Creator: Henry H. Neff
Publisher: Yearling
Category: Book
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 161607
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0375838953
EAN: 9780375838958
ASIN: 0375838953
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Product Description
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, and his discovery will lead 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 other gifted children are disappearing from around the globe, he finds himself in the crossfire of an ancient struggle between good and evil.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Bad!!!!!!! December 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
ok so i read this book and it quickly caught my attention within the first few pages. I read and read until i realized that the author was just copying Harry Potter. I kept on reading and realized this book was boring and totally predictable. I quickly stopped reading a picked up a different book. don't waste your time woth this book, and instead read a book that's actually worth your time; Inkheart.
 A great read December 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book. Yes there are simliarities to HP, but just enough to entice HP fans to read it. I think it is a much better written book than the HP series. I can't wait to read the second one!
Read this series! Seriously! November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just found out about this series last Monday, after meeting the author at a kidlit salon. I started reading the first book, "The Hound of Rowan" a bit at a time, and polished it off at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. There are no bookstores open at 2:30 a.m.
I bought the second book, "The Second Siege" yesterday morning, got to start reading it late last night, and finished it this morning. I looked for the 3rd book on line. It's due next year. That is so wrong!
It's a YA fantasy series, with a mixture of a bit of the supernatural, Celtic & other mythology, events linking to each other, and a bunch of other stuff. I really liked that the characters weren't totally oblivious to modern technology, like so many other fantasy books. You could see it happening in the present. I enjoyed the heck out of it, and have already sent the author an e-mail asking him if I can bribe him to not kill my favourite character, Cooper. [...]
I've already lent it to my cousin, and my daughter is looking forward to getting it next. Both books are great reads, and, with the holidays coming up, I recommend the set as a great gift!
Book 1 of the Tapestry: a great book! October 27, 2008
The tapestry is an awsome book. It's full of mystic, adventure, and characters that make your mind flow with curiosity. if you love scary, adventurous stories, this book is perfect for you.
Alexxa
Filled with exploration, mysteries and adventures August 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Twelve-year-old Max McDaniels lives with his father near Chicago, Illinois. Every year they visit the Chicago Art Institute on his mother's birthday. This tradition has become especially important since his mom disappeared two years ago. But this year particularly stands out when Max's world expands into a magical battle of good versus evil.
Max begins to notice something strange when he finds the scary man with one milky-white eye studying him on the train. He sees him again in the museum and ducks into a back room to hide. That's when he observes the colorful tapestry depicting an ancient battleground --- a tapestry that no one else can see. This event notifies the recruiters at the amazing Rowan Academy, and they quickly seek out Max. They tell him that he is special and is invited to attend Rowan Academy to develop his abilities and learn strategy and tactics to assist in the battle with the ancient evil threatening our world. Unfortunately, the bad guys have recruiters as well, and they're also out to get Max.
Max hesitates to leave his dad alone but eventually agrees to attend the special school. There he meets amazing students from all over the world, plus an incredible assortment of unusual people and other species --- such as the assertive hag and kind-hearted ogre working in the kitchens, the talking mother goose and the manic-depressive bathroom attendant. He makes new friends, like his exceptionally gifted roommate David, and new enemies, including cruel second-year student Alex.
Their classes include physical training, languages, math and science, plus others, such as Strategy, Etiquette and the magical Mystics. And all of the students love The Course, a life-like simulation training, which is similar to stepping inside a video game. In addition, each student is assigned to take care of a mystical creature. Max is chosen by an aggressively affectionate Black Forest Lymrill named Nick, complete with claws, quills and a big appetite.
But not everything is a-ok. The enemy manages to kidnap a handful of students before they can reach the safety of Rowan. However, even Rowan isn't as safe as it used to be --- there is a traitor at the Academy sharing inside information. In addition, enemy soldiers are somehow gaining access to the school grounds. Everyone is in danger, though for some reason Max has been targeted specifically.
THE TAPESTRY is Henry H. Neff's first novel, and he has done a superb job with this captivating story and illustrations. Imaginations will sprout wings and fly with the unending adventures thrust upon our likable hero, Max. Neff also introduces a horde of other amazing characters, all sparking different reactions (including admiration, trust, dislike, suspicion, fear and even hilarity). This incredible mix pulls readers into Max's new magical world of good versus evil.
I did find the similarities between THE TAPESTRY and Harry Potter a bit distracting, but looking past this, The Hound of Rowan series will stand on its own, filled with exploration, mysteries and adventures. Fans can look forward to the sequels THE SECOND SIEGE (fall 2008) and THE REIGN OF ASTAROTH (fall 2009).
--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND
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