Stone Junction

By Jim Dodge

Book Overview

Charging like a runaway semitrailer on a downhill grade and spanning the era from Haight-Ashbury's Summer of Love into the darkness of 1980s Manhattan, Stone Junction is a wise and wildly imaginative novel about Daniel Pearse, an orphaned child who is taken under the wings of the AMO -- the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. An assortment of sages sharpen Daniel's wide-eyed outlook until he has the concentration of a card shark Zeta master, via apprenticeships in meditation, safecracking, poker, and the art of walking through walls. Wizards are made, not born, and this unconventional education sets Daniel on the trail of mysteries ancient and modern.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871134543
• ISBN13: 9780871134547
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Read

STONE JUNCTION is one of those books where you never know what is going to happen next. It's best to read it without knowing anything about it beforehand so you can charge through it wildly, marveling at this author's vivid imagination. The story takes a mother, her son, and a group of diverse characters all over the US on an outrageous scheme. It is described as an alchemical potboiler, which it clearly is, so expect magical and inexplicable events. I found this book in London where one of the staff from the bookstore had recommended it. I'm so glad!

The Book So Good, I Co-opted the Title as My Alias

There are few more enjoyable pleasures in this world than being caught completely off-guard by a novel. I picked up STONE JUNCTION at a discount book sale, drawn in by the jacket, and the price. I began reading it with absolutely no preconceived notions as to its content, or worth.By the end of the story, I knew that this was my favorite novel of all time.It's the story of Daniel Pearce, an orphaned youngster who is brought under the guidance of some of the most off-kilter and bizarre people imaginable. While this may reek of HARRY POTTER, this is most assuredly a story for adults.STONE JUNCTION is about the world behind the world, the people we sledom get to know. It is a world of crime, and conspiracies, and greed, and love, and magic. That author Jim Dodge holds it all together is a fine feat in and of itself, but he does more than that; he makes the reader yearn for this life. Although (in my edition) he states emphatically that the novel is a work of fiction ("Believe otherwise at your peril"), Dodge's world is so well-defined that it's difficult not to wish it existed.The novel also has that one remaining aspect that so many novels, even the truly great ones, lack; it left me wanting more.

Magic.......

This is THE most incredible book I have ever read....I would go as far to say that it is infact my favorite novel! If i could award it 10 starts I wouldn't hesitate......Buy this book,read it until it falls apart and then buy another.....Enjoy!

astounding

i thought that this book was a masterpiece.it seemed like no other piece of fiction that i have read for a long time.it was interesting, intelligent and frankly i couldn't put it down.a marvelous piece of work.highly recommended,it's weird but in a good way.

Essential reading for eclectic minds.

The reason I do not give this book a rating of ten is the sad fact that it ends. A book as good as this should go on forever. Read it slowly like you would drink a good wine, then pray for Mr Dodge to give us more books.