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Summary: For God and for Britain!
Review: I, personally, liked this story. It was more of a battle book than the other two, but the battles are so exciting and fresh the reader cannot help but wonder how Arthur will defeat the new adversary. Lawhead presents some ingenious battle tactics; perhaps the marines should read this. *j/k* I gave it four stars because of the loose ends that are left unresolved. Pelleas remains unfound, and we never find out what happens to Lile. She was very intriguing. The reader is left always wondering where she dissapeared to. The end is unsettling, and the reader is left reeling. That can be good or bad, depending upon different tastes. I liked it. Amidst all the turmoil, there is one especially touching scene. That is when Cai and Arthur climb the mountain, and Cai comes back down and reveals that Arthur carried him to the top. Superb!
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Summary: For God and for Britain!
Review: I, personally, liked this story. It was more of a battle book than the other two, but the battles are so exciting and fresh the reader cannot help but wonder how Arthur will defeat the new adversary. Lawhead presents some ingenious battle tactics; perhaps the marines should read this. *j/k* I gave it four stars because of the loose ends that are left unresolved. Pelleas remains unfound, and we never find out what happens to Lile. She was very intriguing. The reader is left always wondering where she dissapeared to. The end is unsettling, and the reader is left reeling. That can be good or bad, depending upon different tastes. I liked it. Amidst all the turmoil, there is one especially touching scene. That is when Cai and Arthur climb the mountain, and Cai comes back down and reveals that Arthur carried him to the top. Superb!
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Summary: Lawhead adds epic/historical face to mythical kingdom
Review: In a tradition that has relied so much on myth and morality, Lawhead adds an historical face to a king shrouded in mystery. After gripping treatments of Taliesin and Merlin,Lawhead's Arthur and Pendragon put a human, fallible, yet heroic face on the life of the legendary king.
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Summary: A good yarn, but an unresolved ending.
Review: Lawhead is an excellent storyteller, and Arthur is no exception. I really enjoyed the little bit of 'magic', and the legendary/mythical element ie Atlantis, the Faery Folk, Merlin, Hill people etc. Combine this with the real historical and geographical references, and it becomes an absorbing read. Like other reviewers have wondered, what happened at the end? ie. I assume Arthur makes a comeback in the next book, but it doesn't appear to have been resolved in Aneirin's lifetime, as he becomes an old man with the mystery still unresolved. And then it ends. Guess I'll just have to get Pendragon and hope I get some answers.
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Summary: Epic retelling of Arthur legend; depressing ending
Review: Lawhead's retelling of the Arthurian legend is an amazing, magnificent work, telling of the path that the legendary king took to the throne of England. However, Lawhead was either rushed by his publisher or depressed when he wrote the ending, and as such it is a real downer.
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Summary: A new telling of an old tale; striking for its' new approach
Review: Mr. Lawhead has retold this story in a way that is actually believable. Not all "goody-goody" and boring, but dynamic and fresh. The battle scenes are very well done, and the characters are superb. The including of so much Christianity makes it more realistic because in those times, they truly believed and were held in rapture be God's power.
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Summary: Fine Re-Telling of King Arthur's reign
Review: Stephen Lawhead continues his extraordinary Pendragon Cycle with the climactic Arthur. While the cycle continues on for three more books, the series could have ended here, for Lawhead provides a well-written overview of Arthur as a child, young king, and veteran king. Narrated by those around Arthur, the story takes the old legend and breathes new life into it. Most of the beloved parts of the Arthur legend are from the sword in the stone, to the Lady of the Lake to the dissapearance of Avalon, Lawhead does it all in one novel. Although a section after Arthur's marriage is explored in Pendragon and Grail, Arthur gives a complete picture of the warrior king with several twists and turns along the way. Merlin, the king's tutor and advisor looses his sight in a battle with Morgian is just one example of the way Lawhead creates a different take on the old tale. It's not Malory but I enjoyed it more.
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Summary: A deep book but . . .
Review: Stephen Lawhead returns again with mystical storytelling, historical references and. . . preaching (d'oh). It is a good book, and his prose is very well developed. I would say it is one of my favorite books, except for it's religious preachiness (is that a real word?).
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Summary: Still excellent
Review: The third book of the Pendragon Cycle is almost as good as the first two, which is saying alot. I felt that parts of the plot were a little weaker than in the first two books, but it was still far better than many other accounts of the Arthur legends that I have read. If there was a 4 and a half star rating, I would have used it for this book. Good conclusion to the cycle, while everything doesn't fall neatly in place, it ends realistically and believably, and doesn't cheapen or disgrace the first two books, as many third books in trilogies do.
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Summary: Still excellent
Review: The third book of the Pendragon Cycle is almost as good as the first two, which is saying alot. I felt that parts of the plot were a little weaker than in the first two books, but it was still far better than many other accounts of the Arthur legends that I have read. If there was a 4 and a half star rating, I would have used it for this book. Good conclusion to the cycle, while everything doesn't fall neatly in place, it ends realistically and believably, and doesn't cheapen or disgrace the first two books, as many third books in trilogies do.
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