Miranda and Caliban, Jacqueline Carey
Miranda and Caliban, Jacqueline Carey
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Miranda and Caliban

Author: Jacqueline Carey

Narrator: Gemma Dawson, Alex Wyndham

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/14/2017


Synopsis

A lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe.

We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so-called savage Prospero chained to his will?

In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows listeners the other side of the coin—the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. The two find solace and companionship in each other as Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge.

Always under Prospero's jealous eye, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship.

Contains mature themes.

About Jacqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series, the Sundering epic fantasy duology, the postmodern fables Santa Olivia and Saints Astray, and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. She lives in Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam

"Thou art the shoals on which Caliban wilt dash his heart to pieces." Though I'm always skeptical of retellings, I usually end up reading them. Perhaps some of Prospero's magic rubs off whenever The Tempest is invoked, as I loved Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed and now have had a great experience re......more

Goodreads review by Bradley

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC! There's a lot going for this tale as long as you're a certain type of reader. You must love Shakespeare's Tempest, but even if you don't, you might still get a kick out of this retelling from the points of view of Miranda and Caliban switching back and forth from ear......more

I think I should have loved this and in all honesty I feel like a bit of pleb 2 starring it. This is a re-invisioning of The Tempest and describes the doomed love story between Miranda, Prospero's daughter, and Caliban, the son of the witch Umm who inhabited the island prior to Miranda and her fathe......more