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The first three books in Hoeyes bestselling and award-winning saga of a watch-repairing mouse, who finds himself in the middle of intrigue and adventure, are now repackaged in stunning new editions with a sophisticated new look.
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
This first book in the Hermux Tantamoq Adventure series introduces the titular watchmaking mouse, Hermux Tantamoq, his pet ladybug and his crush. According to PW, the author's "galloping plot, evocative descriptions and exuberantly sophisticated wit keep the pages rapidly turning." Ages 10-up. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
(Intermediate) First published in paperback by Terfle Books in 2000. Hermux Tantamoq is perfectly content with his quiet, predictable life as a bachelor mouse watchmaker until the captivating adventuress Linka Perflinger brings her watch to his shop, desperate that it be repaired quickly. When she fails to return for it, Hermux decides to investigate. With the assistance of a new friend, a scrappy newspaper reporter, he goes undercover at a health spa, where he believes Linka is being held prisoner. Except for the flurry of action at the climax, the story proceeds at a deliberate pace that reflects Hermux's ordered, methodical lifestyle; extremely short chapters make the book very easy to read. Detailed descriptions of the mouse's dapper wardrobe, his daily routines, his cozy apartment, his comfort snacks, and the care he gives to his pet ladybug help create a full picture of his world. A major part of the plot involves Hermux's neighbor, the self-centered and flamboyant cosmetics tycoon Tucka Mertslin. Tucka's passion for cutting-edge art, high style, and youthful looks places her at odds with Hermux and right in the middle of the villain's sinister plan, which revolves around a secret formula for eternal youth. Hermux, a likable mouse and an unlikely sleuth, is a fresh new character, and readers will cheer him on as he steps out of his orderly life into an extraordinary adventure. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Gr. 6-9, younger for reading aloud. Originally self-published in 2000, this is a fur-raising mystery that will delight fantasy lovers. The watchmaker Hermux Tantamoq, a wonderfully pompous older mouse, becomes totally infatuated with Linka Perflinger, a noted «adventuress, daredevil, and aviatrix,» when she brings her watch into his shop for repair. But then she doesn't return to pick up the valuable timepiece, and Hermux is certain that she has met with foul play. After a fruitless trip to the police station to report her missing, Hermux decides to search for Ms. Perflinger himself. His adventures introduce readers to a memorable group of animal characters: Pup Schoonagliffen, mole reporter; Mirrin, Hermux's blind mouse friend; Tucka Mertslin, cosmetics tycoon mouse about to launch the Millennium Line of eternal youth products; Dr. Hiril Mennus, mole researcher and the villain of the story; and a large cast of chipmunks, beavers, squirrels, and evil rats. Hermux's underground universe works on several levels. Strongly attached to the human, it alludes effectively and humorously to all things rodent, and yet it is a charming, alternate world unto itself. The book is structured as tongue-in-cheek Dickens, and its short chapters with suspenseful endings make it a natural for reading aloud, especially to fans of such classics as Stuart Little and Brian Jacques' Redwall series. Frances Bradburn.
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-A delightful look into the life of Hermux Tantamoq. This no-nonsense mouse is a watchmaker by profession, and leads a simple life. Everything changes when he meets Ms. Linka Perflinger, adventuress. She needs her watch repaired, but then mysteriously disappears. Mr. Tantamoq begins to question her absence, mostly out of infatuation, but also out of a growing sense of responsibility for her welfare. As more diabolical elements begin to fall into place, he becomes more concerned with the fate of everyone living in the city of Pinchester, including himself. Hoeye tells a good tale in the style of Brian Jacques's "Redwall" series (Philomel) or Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Atheneum, 1971). Suspense and fantasy are intertwined in this story, which once started is difficult to put down. Hoeye mixes an interesting cast of characters with a multileveled story that will keep readers' attention from beginning to end.-Saleena L. Davidson, South Brunswick Public Library, Monmouth Junction, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
