THE SIGN OF THE SALAMANDER

by Eugenia Miller ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 22, 1967

Through the polyhedron--into the Renaissance town of Amboise, where Leonardo presides and Francis I reigns. Henry Carter, lonely and bookish, becomes the personable Henri, aspirant to an apprentice printer's position, but Henry and Henri are not linked till the end; though we all know, the lack of any carrythrough of personality or memory and any indication of who takes over as Henri when Henry rejoins the modern world weaken the fantasy. Some problems appear without easy solutions and the character of The Florentine is affectingly drawn, but Amboise harbors many stock figures and not enough intrigue and tends to be a bit pedantic about its historical setting. A little something for everybody--young girl, young boy, history, fantasy, small crime--but not enough of anything for anybody.

Pub Date: May 22, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1967

Categories: FICTION