Tuesday's Child- The Sight by David Clement-Davies

“It is an icy night in the country that long ago was known as Transylvania. The wintry ground crackles as a hunter's paw breaks the hard earth. The wolf pauses, her breath like smoke in the cold air, then a howl pierces the night. But it is her eyes, not her howl that speak of danger. Beware of the Sight”.
In the shadow of the Carpathian mountains, a pack of wolves seek shelter from the vicious winter. A legend clings to them- a story of man and wolf, of power and death. The Sight has come to their world. They will never be the same again....


The Sight by David Clement-Davies is a marvelous journey into the realm of Fantasy. It's an epic tale of Good versus Evil. Of History and Legend. Of the Curse and Blessing of the Sight- the ability to see through others minds and into the Future. The novel is about a wolf clan dealing with terrible changes forced upon them by their leader Morgra, a bitter she-wolf that wants to complete an ancient legend in order to have total control over the Varg (wolves). Larka, a she-wolf born with The Sight, and her family embark on a journey of truth and salvation. Their travels will keep the reader guessing. David Clement-Davies braids his tale with Christianity, fairy tails, and mythology. It will keep you reading and reading until you're finished. Don't worry, there is a sequel.

I picked this book up roughly 9 years ago, and it is still one of my favourites. David Clement-Davies just has a way with words, they draw you in and grab hold. At the end of the 503rd page, I can almost guarantee that you will want to re-read it.
The novel is fantasy, but it's not so wild and crazy that you would find it unbelievable. The animals are not anthropomorphic. They have a very distinct wolfish-ness around them. The landscape is described like you are there:
“In the beginning was a castle high on a craggy precipice. The air around it so cold that it seemed like the sky itself would crack into ice. Night was beginning to fall around its walls and the great stone stairway which rose up and up towards the castle through its vaulting pines. The huge, weathered steps disappeared into darkness and shadows reaching out from the forest far below clawed their way to a little village nestling just beneath the cliffs”. (pg 3)

You would think because he was writing about animals instead of people, that their personalities would be...animalistic. You're right. The reader gets a sense of what is going on around them and about the pack hierarchy as a whole. It's not hard to believe that these could be the thoughts and possible (if you ignore the whole fantasy aspect) issues of wolves in your own back yard.

I recommend this book for ages 13 and up, simply because it is kind of dark. I read it when I was 16 and was hooked. I liked having to go back and read it, I missed so many things.

There is not much to say without me giving horrible spoilers. If you're looking for an amazing fantasy novel, pick up The Sight. I promise that you wont have to finish doing the dishes or cleaning. Just read (and than pick up his other novels, Fire-Bringer and Fell).