Princess & Bear

This was a fascinating read - I haven't delved much into this type of fantasy, but it was good.

I enjoyed this one even more than the first. Yes, you need to be familiar with the first one to keep some things straight at the beginning--but that is what sequels are for, right? Lovely writing, and I liked the way the relationship developed between bear and hound. I'm fairly certain there is a third book in the works--I certainly hope so, since there was one thing about George in the beginning that was never resolved...

I really liked this story! I liked being a hound for a while with Merit and getting to knowe the Bear King. This book was an origanal story!

In an age of kings and princesses, Harrison weaves a fantasy tale of magic that links humans and animals in a surprising and unique way. King Richon and Princess Chala continue the adventure begun in THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND. Though I did not read the first book, I had no problems understanding and enjoying THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR. Richon and Chala are given a chance to pit themselves against the cat man and destroy his unmagic to save their way of life and their entire world. But will they be able to hold back the evil the cat man is spreading? Grab a copy of THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR and lose yourself in a world of animal magic sure to thrill you with every turn of the page. Reviewed by: Joan Stradling

I had a wonderful visit in this world of magic! It was comfortably familiar as the place where Prince George came into his own. In this sequel to THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND, we see a relationship develop between the bear and the hound who were part of George's story. This new story is enriched by the first one, but not dependent upon it. It is something more of a romance than the first, as the title characters are together throughout the book. However, much of the time they are too busy having adventures to notice their deepening relationship. Plot twists are a Harrison specialty, and this novel has no lack. The end of their quest for help turns out to be just the beginning of the true mission for the bear and the hound as they do what they can to save magic from unmagic. I kept a tight grip on this book until I could finish it, but my son (13) and daughter (11) have already read and enjoyed it!