Silverlock: Including The Silverlock Companion

Silverlock is a charming, wild ride through literature. It's an incredibly entertaining tale of an American skeptic's journey as he explores the life, and adventure of the literary world. A wonderful voyage through the realms of fantasy, mythology, and literature. Some of the fun are tracking down the literary characters, from Beowulf to Robin Hood to Don Quixote to Huck Finn to Becky Sharp to the Mad Hatter.Why it's on the listSilverlock is a book that inspires you to read more books. Myers has taken snippets from some of the greatest works of literature and woven them into a glorious tale of human development. Clarence Shandon aka Silverlock is the only original person in the story, the rest are borrowed, rented and stolen from myth, legends, tall tales and fiction. Discovering who they are is part of the symbolic journey of a man's journey to find himself.Once a character enters the story, you want to know more about the background of that character. That, in turn, leads to reading mythology, fables, and legends, which in turn leads to more reading about historical context. This is a book that leaves you breathless and craving more, and the only novel that each time you read it you find something new.You don't need to know all the references to enjoy the book. The writing is just stunning, the characters and situations gripping. There is an engaging plot, fascinating personalities that Silverlock interacts with, plus poetic beauty. You will have favorite moments you want to read again and again.The novel shows that you can find meaning in all the stories you encounter. Sharing those experiences, even using them to invent new stories, is one of the profoundest pleasures of life. Anyone with a modicum of admiration for literature and the history of speculative fiction should give Silverlock a try.Read if you likeClassic literature. Fantasy.