A Riddle of Roses

A Riddle of Roses
	2000 release
Author	Caryl Cude Mullin
Illustrator	Kasia Charko
Language	English
Genre	Young adult Fantasy
Publisher	Second Story Press
Publication date	October 2000
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	222 pp
ISBN	1-896764-28-2
OCLC	43390355

Last updated December 07, 2025

A Riddle of Roses is the debut novel of Caryl Cude Mullin. It was illustrated by Kasia Charko^[1] and released by Second Story Press in 2000. The novel is well suited for young readers and marketed for young teenagers.^[2] The novel's topic is influenced by Celtic mythology and Arthurian legends.^[2]^[1]

Plot introduction

The story is about an orphan girl named Meryl and her dream of becoming a bard like her mother before her, and the quest she must go on to achieve this goal. She and a Draoi (dro-aw-eye) named Halstatt come together to journey to a great kingdom and drink from a magic cauldron to discover her true destiny.

Awards

The book was nominated for the 2002 Hackmatack award in Canada.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

When reviewing the book for SF Site, Scientist George T Dodds called the novel as a "delightful story for young readers" that "reads remarkably well for its target audience, with a nice mix of fantasy, interesting and unusual characters, and an avoidance of didacticism and moral preaching."^[2] Jeffrey Canton, reviewing the novel for Quill & Quire, compared the novel to Welwyn Wilton Katz's A Third Magic, concluding that the "novel mirrors the great tradition of songs and stories that her young heroine longs to place herself in but, more importantly, it leaves readers with a story that does the bardic tradition proud."^[1]

References

1 2 3 Canton, Jeffrey (February 17, 2004). "A Riddle of Roses". Quill and Quire. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
1 2 3 Dodds, George T. "The SF Site Featured Review: A Riddle of Roses". www.sfsite.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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[:1-1] 1 2 3 Canton, Jeffrey (February 17, 2004). "A Riddle of Roses". Quill and Quire. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 Dodds, George T. "The SF Site Featured Review: A Riddle of Roses". www.sfsite.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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