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Summary: Something about it makes you wanting to keep reading.
Review: I liked the book even though half way through you know the ending. Yet something about it makes you wanting to keep reading the book and in the end there's a twist of fate.
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Summary: Changing Fate
Review: I listened to "I, Mordred" as a recorded book (read by Steven Crossley). I checked it out of the library not expecting much -- how could someone write a sympathetic "autobiography" of Mordred, the man who destroyed Camelot? But it was actually very engaging and plausible, within its fantasy history. And Crossley's reading was excellent.Warning: possible spoilers ahead for those who like to discover a book's characters for themselves through reading. As one who enjoyed T.H. White's classic Arthurian novel "The Once and Future King," I found it interesting to read a completely different take on the characters. Arthur is so noble he's almost a figurehead here. Guinevere and Lancelot barely appear as characters at all (the main story ends without telling its well-known conclusion in detail). Merlin the wise advisor is extremely unsympathetic if not evil, and Nyneve (sp), the sorceress who enchants and imprisons him, is good. (There's a little feminist thread running through the novel as well.) Gawaine is coarser and bloodier than in TOaFK, and Gareth is essentially a carbon copy of his brother, a complete departure from the beautiful, gentle Gareth in TOaFK. Pellinore, who was an amiable clown in TOaFK, is a loathesome brute in "I, Mordred." The story covers only the first two years of Mordred's time at Camelot, and the device that is used to explain how this sensitive young man came to be capable once and for all of such calcutated evil is a little (but just a little) weak. But all in all this was a compelling book to listen to and it succeeded well in painting a sympathetic portrait of a man whose good will and best efforts could not change his fate.
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Summary: A different twist on Camelot
Review: I listened to "I, Mordred" as a recorded book (read by Steven Crossley). I checked it out of the library not expecting much -- how could someone write a sympathetic "autobiography" of Mordred, the man who destroyed Camelot? But it was actually very engaging and plausible, within its fantasy history. And Crossley's reading was excellent. Warning: possible spoilers ahead for those who like to discover a book's characters for themselves through reading. As one who enjoyed T.H. White's classic Arthurian novel "The Once and Future King," I found it interesting to read a completely different take on the characters. Arthur is so noble he's almost a figurehead here. Guinevere and Lancelot barely appear as characters at all (the main story ends without telling its well-known conclusion in detail). Merlin the wise advisor is extremely unsympathetic if not evil, and Nyneve (sp), the sorceress who enchants and imprisons him, is good. (There's a little feminist thread running through the novel as well.) Gawaine is coarser and bloodier than in TOaFK, and Gareth is essentially a carbon copy of his brother, a complete departure from the beautiful, gentle Gareth in TOaFK. Pellinore, who was an amiable clown in TOaFK, is a loathesome brute in "I, Mordred." The story covers only the first two years of Mordred's time at Camelot, and the device that is used to explain how this sensitive young man came to be capable once and for all of such calcutated evil is a little (but just a little) weak. But all in all this was a compelling book to listen to and it succeeded well in painting a sympathetic portrait of a man whose good will and best efforts could not change his fate.
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Summary: I am Mordred
Review: I loved this book !It is not only for adults ,i am 14. I love the way Nancy describes things, i feel like i'm really there. There was never a dull boring moment in this book. I bawled in the end . If you like fantasy and magic you will like this book. ~Angela(Wilma's daughter)
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Summary: a MUST READ
Review: I originally took I am Mordred out from the school library under recommendation from the librarian. I did not think it would be any good, but as soon as I read just one chapter into the book I was hooked. I again ended up reading it twice during the renting period and again twice the next year. NO matter how many times I read about Mordred and his faithfull companion Gull, I am not bored because, no matter how many times you read it, it is just a good book.
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Summary: A Tragic Arthurian Story
Review: I purchased this book and was very pleased after I finished reading it. The characters are very well written and there is always a lot going on. In fact, I couldn't put the book down. Towards the end of the story I felt as though Mordred was someone I knew in real life, and in fact, I wept for him towards the end. He fulfilled his destiny, and what a sad destiny it was. The only reason I gave this book four stars instead of five is because, I felt as though the story could have been a bit longer, just to detail a bit more on Mordred's experiences in life. Wonderful book though!
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Summary: very good
Review: I read Morgan le Fay first, and although it was good, one must know that I am inclined to like the predecessors more than I do "sequels," so I had to pick up I am Mordred. I am so glad I did because I think it is even better than Morgan le Fay, although I do recommend both books.
Cursed from the day he was born, Mordred must live with his awful fate that he will, one day, be the one who kills King Arthur of Camelot. Mordred is the bastard son of Arthur and his half-sister, Morgause--the evil product of incest. To try to avoid fate, King Arthur tries to kill Mordred, along with hundreds of baby boys, but Mordred, of course, survives. Mordred survies to live with a fishermen family before one day moving to live with his "mother" Queen Morgause of Lothian. There, he is raised as one of her sons, and when he turns fifteen, he is sent to King Arthur, as all young lads are. He learns more about his horrible fate, and although he hates his father for trying to murder him, he cannot help but feel for this noble man the king, and struggling between his soul and fate, Mordred tries to save King Arthur and himself. Mordred is so much more well-rounded, and he's a character that readers can empathize with. Readers will read as Mordred struggles with his inner "demon" so to speak and his loving, tender side. The Lady of the Lake, Merlin, and Morgan le Fay are only a few of the characters that come alive in this portrayal of Mordred, and they play very important roles in Mordred's story. It is lyrically written, one of the better Camelot books I have read. It is a little short, but still a worthwhile read!
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Summary: This is a real mind twister!!
Review: I think this book was the greatest. It sucks you in and makes you want to keep reading. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes to read about King Aurther. This book makes you feel sorry for Mordred. At the end you will have tears in your eyes.
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Summary: Mordred tries to conquer fate with a twist of evil all over
Review: I thought the book was good.I'm 11 years old, and thought that there was a lot of description and detail. There was also a lot of gore and bloody scenes. It is very sad at the end, but I really lked the book. It is very entertaining and makes you want t o keep reading. A real page turner.
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Summary: I am Mordred
Review: I usually don't read fantasy books, but wow, what an amazing book! It was extremely well written. Merlin cursed Mordred before his birth, the son of King Arthur and his half-sister, Merlin prophesizes that he will kill his father in battle, so Arthur tries to kill baby Mordred before Mordred kills him. In order to make sure that Mordred was killed, he sets all newborn boys out to sea to die. Mordred is not killed, however. A fisherman and his wife take him in. Many years later, Murdered finds out who he is and is taken away from the fisherman and his wife. He goes to live with his mother, Morgause, and her husband and five sons. When is older, he goes to Camelot to become a knight of Arthur. Mordred is disappointed in Camelot; his father doesn't acknowledge that Mordred is his son. In fact, he doesn't seem to care about the Prophecy Merlin made about Mordred, either. And at court Mordred is a loner. Who wants to be friendly to the boy who will kill their Great King? He runs away from Camelot. During this he starts to go crazy. He has mixed emotions about his father, a voice inside his head tells him to hate Arthur; while Mordred tries to tell himself he loves his father. He tries to change his destiny, and finally, crazy from the voices inside his head, he kills Arthur out of desperation. He is driven to do what he was fated to do. A dark tale that is for older readers. As I have already said, WOW!!!!
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