Shy Leopardess (The Neustrian Cycle Book 3)

By Leslie Barringer

Book Overview

The Last and Best of the Neustrian Books! In this highly-acclaimed fantasy classic and sequel to Gerfalcon and Joris of the Rock, a young woman comes into her own and finds true amidst danger,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878771123
• ISBN13: 9780878771127
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Newcastle Pub. Co
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding

It is a sign of the strength of Barringer's writing that the main character in this book is a teenaged girl, yet the story has me gripped by the throat anyway. This is head-and-shoulders above any writing marketed as "fantasy" today. I am nearing the end of a rereading of the entire trilogy, and regretting that end is near. The next rereading will not be very far in the future.

the best for last

Gerfalcon and Joris of the Rock, excellent novels both, were written many years before Shy Leopardess, the third volume in Barringer's Neustrian Cycle, and for my money his finest work. It maintains the earlier novels' tradition of impeccable writing, focusing on interaction and dialog for its characterization. And, like the previous books, this, while developing an uncommon complexity, still satisfies the reader as a fantasy-diversion. What separates this book from its predecessors, however, is that Shy Leopardess shows Barringer at the height of his powers; the protagonist, a teenage girl named Yolande, is developed with a depth and strength that stands out as exceptional, both for the period in which the novel was originally written, and even today's fantasy market. I plead with publishers who may happen to read this, please get these books back on the market. Readers everywhere, though they may not realize it, are waiting.