The Seventh Swan by Nicholas Stuart Gray

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A play (1969)įurther Adventures of Puss in Boots (1971)Īnthologies containing stories by Nicholas Stuart GreyĪ few more books to add to the list that Kelpie put together. Has anyone else read this? It's a good read for anyone from the age of 10 and older, and I suspect that I'd enjoy it even now, if I could find a copy. I'm sure I will eventually find a new one, and am constantly on the look-out.Īnyway, this was one of my favourite fantasy books as a young boy - it was beautfully written, the magical world really seemed magical, and not a little menacing at times, the characters were vivid, especially the arrogant, loyal Grimbold and even the illustrations and little poems at the end of each chapter were great. I read the book when I was 10, and it was a favourite of mine for many years - I remember re-reading and enjoying it to boot when I was 16, too - but then I misplaced my copy. That's the basic premise of the only novel by Nicholas Stuart Grey that I've read - 'Grimbold's Other World'. Enemies in the world of night continue to conspire against Muffler and his long-lost family, and since cats are the only creatures, apart from poets, who can slip between the mundane and magical realms, Grimbold soon emerges as Muffler's ally in a struggle beyond his wildest dreams. This leads him into a friendship with Grimbold, a black cat who knows a lot more than he lets on.

Named Muffler, and raised by simple goat herders, Muffler seems all set to lead a perfectly normal and peaceful life- except that he has the power to talk to animals. Some time back, wicked machinations in the world of night resulted in the prince and heir-apparent being abandoned in our world.

The Seventh Swan by Nicholas Stuart Gray