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Title	:	The Iron Ring
Author	:	Lloyd Alexander
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 283 pages
Published	:	May 24th 1999 by Puffin Books (first published May 1st 1997)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Adventure. Fiction. Childrens

The Iron Ring Paperback | Pages: 283 pages

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Driven by his sense of "dharma," or honor, young King Tamar sets off on a perilous journey, with a significance greater than he can imagine, during which he meets talking animals, villainous and noble kings, demons, and the love of his life.

Alexander's latest epic adventure is rooted in the mythology of ancient India. A losing game of chance with a mysterious stranger seems like a dream to young King Tamar, but the iron ring on his finger is a very real token that his life may be forfeit. A journey to the stranger's distant kingdom seems his only chance to discover the truth. Many adventures and diversions crop up along the way as Tamar gains some surprising companions, including a brave and beautiful milkmaid, a cowardly eagle, and a wiley monkey king who used to be a man. The author's flexible style moves smoothly from comedy to tragedy and back again; from battle scenes to ridiculous situations, Alexander never loses the thread. Set within the action are small gems of poetry and folktales. The concept of dharma, or proper conduct, and the rigid caste system deeply affect Tamar's actions. Plot, characters, and setting all have their parts to play, but it is the tension set up among the lively characters and the cultural conventions binding them that create the structure of the story and lead inevitably to its conclusion. This wise and witty adventure can be enjoyed on many levels.

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Original Title:	The Iron Ring
ISBN:	0141303484 (ISBN13: 9780141303482)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tamar, Mirri, Adi-Kavi, Rajaswami, Hashkat, Garuda, Akka, Nahusha

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The first thing you need to know is that Lloyd Alexander is one of the greats of children's literature. His magnum opus is the Chronicles of Prydain, a pseudo-Welsh fantasy coming-if-age that can break your heart in all the right ways; I'm partial myself to the faux French Revolution of his Westmark trilogy, in particular the second book, The Kestrel, where war brutally, beautifully drives Theo into post-traumatic madness. Lloyd Alrxandet writes for kids, but his protagonist suffer, because of

For a non-Christian writer, the beautiful allegories and deep truths this novel brings out were stunning. The India setting was fun to explore and learn about, and the story was a constant jump from action to action with unique and lovable characters. The end did give me a deja vu of C.S. Lewis' Voyage of the Dawn Treader, with Hashkat getting his tail back as a gift from Jaya in the same way Reepicheep has his restored by Aslan at the end of Lewis' 5th installment of the Narnia series. Overall,

This was my first Lloyd Alexander book and it will not be the last. The combination of adventure, love, magic, and friendship is a great recipe for a fun page-turner, but add in the culture, mythology, and setting of India and you have the perfect story. Despite being somewhat predictable, Alexander's story of bravery, honor, and lessons learned teaches as much as it entertains. Honesty, reliability, loyalty, and wisdom are common themes throughout the book, as are consequences--both good and

I love Lloyd Alexander anyway, so this opinion is biased. This book is highly entertaining and filled with page-turning excitement. I know the book is good when I am feeling the emotions that the characters are experiencing. My stomache was in knots all throughout this book. I love how he pays so much attention to the characters working out right and wrong for themselves. It really shows the process we all go through when trying to make righteous decisions that affect our lives. As this is a

this book was freakin marvelous. when i picked it up off the shelf at the library i saw the cover and almost put it back. but i guess that i learned not to judge a book by its cover. i was 20 pages into the book and i was into it already. theres many characters and its a little hard to put them all in place so u might get confused at some point. but when u get the characters straitend out u really start to enjoy the book. it has a mixture of things in it: kings, sword, bows, battles,talking

Beautiful introduction to Indian philosophy for teenagers (but good read for all ages) in story form. Really brilliant. Great explanation of the Hindu ideas of dharma (duty), karma (outcome of deeds), ahimsa (non-violence) and compassion. For those who know the Mahabharata and the Ramayana the themes will be familiar and it is possible to see what parts of the stories of Krishna, Arjuna, Rama and Hanuman were used... they are all present without being mentioned. I've enjoyed each part of this

"The Iron Ring," by Lloyd Alexander, is a self-contained story (as opposed to series) rooted in Indian mythology and folklore. As with "The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen" and The Prydain Chronicles, Alexander has done research into the mythology and folklore (in a time when that sort of research was harder to do), and the novel follows a very specific progression. It is, in a word, predictable... but not in a bad way. As readers of fairy tales, we know that when The Noble Hero frees a trapped