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Perfect for fans of Jackaby who are desperately awaiting the release of its sequel, Beastly Bones, this novella-length story follows the rollicking events of Abigail Rook’s birthday celebration.
Abigail hopes that her birthday will slip by unnoticed and uncelebrated, but her employer, detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby, has other plans. Using magical party crackers that teleport the pair to unknown destinations in time and space and a cryptic map that may lead to a forgotten treasure, Jackaby intends to give Abigail what he considers to be the best gift of all--adventure.
Abigail and Jackaby must tame an enormous (and carnivorous) rabbit, defend a castle, and master a dirigible if they want to find the treasure and get back to New Fiddleham alive.
- Published on: 2015-06-15
- Released on: 2015-06-15
- Format: Kindle eBook
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A Magical Adventure
By Believer
" The Map" combines adventure and the paranormal in a novella that starts with Abigail's birthday which she hopes her employer R.F. Jackaby will ignore. But he has celebration plans that include magical party crackers that teleport them to a Cartographorium in the Zandermacht market where they discover a map that takes them on a treasure hunt.
William Ritter sets the stage for this entertaining tale in a magical marketplace" thick with stalls, tents, banners" and strange people with horns, scales and wings. In Anaximander's wondrous shop filled with books and scrolls Abigail finds a map of a stolen 17th century cache of gold that disappeared after the "Bold Deceiver" was hanged for his thievery. In this delightfully amusing plot Abigail and Jackaby follow seven points that have them running from a gigantic bunny, defending a castle and meeting a friendly and resourceful goblin chief.
Although the novella focuses on plot rather than character development, R.F. Jackaby the eccentric, paranormal detective continues to be tactless, earnest and arrogant, but has a soft spot for Abigail taking her on an intriguing adventure for her birthday. Keen-eyed, detail-oriented but practical Abigail Rook who finds the map among scrolls in the quaint shop puts it aside, wanting nothing to do with a frivolous treasure hunt only to find herself on a magical journey that not only captures her interest but has her flying in a goblin dirigible to a floating island.
"The Map" is a brief but interesting snapshot in the life of Abigail and Jackaby between their adventures in William Ritter's novels "Jackaby" and "Beastly Bones". The novella is filled with wit and magical encounters which capture your imagination, holding it until the end.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A Worthy Short Story
By Talvi
The Map (Jackaby 1.5) is a short story interlude occurring between Jackaby and Beastly Bones. It provides some great insight into Jackaby, especially that he isn't quite as eccentric as we are led to believe. It is both a cute and a sweet story revolving around a treasure map birthday present and a little bit of adventuring. As with the first and second novel, it is inventive, quirky, and quite fun. There's just enough story to make it worth it - not too much and not too little.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Personality Conflict? It just didn't do much for me.
By P. D. HENDERSON
So right at the start our titular character launches into a mini-diatribe impugning the intelligence of the POV character (his assistant) because she wished him a good morning. This is almost immediately followed by him wishing her a happy birthday with much enthusiasm and getting excited about the importance of "liminal celebrations".
Umm... so is he actually not smart enough to understand that salutations and well-wishing are themselves liminal celebrations as well? To disparage something and then exalt it practically in the same breath does not bode well for this character. I was - to say the least - unimpressed.
I did read on however, and it did get better from there. Although not by terribly much. This was my first introduction to the Jackaby character, and as it was a free offering I imagine it will be for others as well. As such, and since it is free, do go ahead and download it to see for yourself whether you can stomach a full dose of this character. It is short enough that you won't waste more than an afternoon at the worst, and you might turn out to like it. Personally, I'm not a fan. But unlike with most books that I give three stars or less, I can understand why those leaving a five-star review would do so.
It's a character tale. Oh sure, there is a plot, and the story unfolds, and there's an interesting twist at the end, but the real impact of the story revolves around whether you find the character entertaining, and some people will. Jackaby is a buffoon. Along the lines of the "wise fool" archetype. He is arrogant and self-indulgent, and delights in belittling others. This makes him an unsympathetic protagonist, but that is an intentional thing as it allows the reader to feel superior and laugh at him in spite of his abstruse vocabulary and apparently magical gifts. It also seems he is occasionally inept and unobservant, as demonstrated in this story when he becomes stymied upon encountering an unlocked door and is unable to determine how to operate it. This adds to the amusement factor (although it doesn't add much).
Don't get me wrong. It's well enough written (although there were a couple typos of the too/to variety). It just didn't really appeal to me. I enjoy humor that comes from bizarre situations, so some of this does appeal to me - as in the magical market with its relocating streets. But I don't particularly appreciate humor that comes at the expense of others, which is how most of this strikes me. I did like the twist of the ending though, quite clever.
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