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Summary: A Good Story Ruined
Review: I love Arthurian lore, especially anything having to do with Merlin. In this book you get a look into where Merlin came from. Unfortunately it falls into the trap of so many others. Merlin came from a Pagan background. This book, like so many others throws Christianity into the mix and it ruins the story. Arthur was great because he was taught by Merlin outside of the context of present society. I was very disappointed with this telling of the story.
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Summary: Wonderfully written, a timeless masterpiece
Review: I've read a lot of arthurian legends/books, and Of all I've read, this (and the series)are by-far the best. The characters are written out so well, you finally get to see what they are thinking and who they are, It captured my attention and I lost several hours of much needed sleep, reading this series, don't stop at this book it only gets better from here!
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Summary: Great beyond belief
Review: I love this book with a great passion. I could not put this story down. After reading this story, it made me want to read all the others in the PENDRAGON CYCLE. Taliesin was loving, touching and spirtful. It was great beyond belief.
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Summary: A GREAT BEGINNING TO A MARVELOUS SERIES!
Review: TALIESIN is an incredible piece of historical writing mixed with ancient world fantasy. I have just discovered Stephen R. Lawhead's wonderful other works(THE PARADISE WAR, BYZANTIUM and THE IRON LANCE) and I have become an avid fan of THE PENDRAGON CYCLE with this book. I fully intend to get the others in the series(MERLIN,ARTHUR,PENDRAGON,GRAIL) as soon as possible! If you like good Celtic/Magickal fiction, if you liked ROAR, you'll LOVE Lawhead!
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Summary: TALIESIN is a book for anyone imaginative...
Review: and is a novel meant to be read over and over again. I have read it over ten times, seriously, and yes I do have a life. It is just that the book is so beautiful that I cannot help but love it as my favorite book.
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Summary: What are you talking about!
Review: I can't believe my eyes! You're actually condeming the entire book just because there is a reference to potatoes. Maybe you could just open your eyes a tiny bit and realise that this book is not a history book it is fantasy! You're missing the big picture. This series of books happens to be described by all who have read it as the denifinitive Arthurian series. It's a description I agree with. Lawhead is the number one contemporary Arthurian author. Not to mention Byzantium, have alook at the reviews. So do us a favour, next time you feel like giving a book a one star review because there were fir trees and potatoes... don't.
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Summary: Is it just me...
Review: or is this book seriously anachronistic? References to: potatoes, Fir trees, war horses. Not very authentic. Sorry
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Summary: Silliest Arthurian book ever written
Review: Having read previous reviwes, I noticed that some disapproved of Taliesin (Merlin, Arthur etc.) being made christians because of their own religious belived. I am myself a christian, but I am also a welsh-speaker who finds the celtic history and culture being ridiculed in this book. Lawhead wants us to believe that Atlantis had anything to do with King Arthur and Celtic Britain, a time-gap of almost 5.000 years, he says that Germanic tribes LIBERATED Britain from the Romans! The Romans had left long before these Germanic tribes enslaved Britain. King Arthur and Merlin is Mr. Lawhead's way of making cheap money out of a subject that he is totaly unaware of.
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Summary: One of the best books i've ever read!
Review: This book is one of the best i've ever read and for good reason. The plot is great and the characters are really written well. I had to look up once or twice to make sure i was still in this world and not there with Charis and Taliesin. Stephen Lawhead wrote it all so well you start to think you are part of it. I can't wait to finish the rest of the Pendragon cycle. All in all this book is great, the battle between good and evil, light and dark, friendship and enemity is strong and weaves the words like a web that you get caught in and never free yourself from. A great novel
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Summary: Interesting!
Review: Steven Lawhead really stands out as a writer of Arthurian legends. Taliesin was a great book. It is one of the better books that I have read. I still think Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles are the best. It is still hard to get the idea out of your head about Merlin and the magic. It was creative and very inventive all the same.
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