Pendragon

Rating:
Summary: Pendragon-A Rather Disappointing Read
Review: I had high hopes for this novel about Arthur (Artorius) but was soon disappointed. This rendition is about the small kingdoms of Britain being harassed by its various enemies, Picts, Irish Pirates, and Saxons. Rome has long since left, however, Artorius remains as a brutal Roman general trying to protect Britain from her enemies.

A surprising twist to the story is Gwendaello (Guenevere), who instead of remaining in the background is a ruler in her own right, and is the successor to the Pendragon title not Artorius. Merlin (Merddin) plays but a small role in this tale and I would have liked to have seen more from his character.

The bottom line is that Artorius tries to convince all of the small kingdoms to band together to fight the invaders. He makes a strong case for it, because if they don't and continue to squabble among themselves there will be no Britain left to squabble over.

There wasn't nearly enough action in this book considering all of the battles "Arthur" actually fought, which was disappointing. However, what was more disappointing was the verbosity in the book. Descriptions of ordinary things was way overdone and/or done in a most tiring manner. This story could have been very good if the author had fleshed out the characters more and treated them more as human beings than characters in a stale play. If you want to read some exceptional books about "The Matter of Britain" (or King Arthur) check out some of my "lists" on Amazon.com.

Rating:
Summary: Pendragon-A Rather Disappointing Read
Review: I had high hopes for this novel about Arthur (Artorius) but was soon disappointed. This rendition is about the small kingdoms of Britain being harassed by its various enemies, Picts, Irish Pirates, and Saxons. Rome has long since left, however, Artorius remains as a brutal Roman general trying to protect Britain from her enemies.

A surprising twist to the story is Gwendaello (Guenevere), who instead of remaining in the background is a ruler in her own right, and is the successor to the Pendragon title not Artorius. Merlin (Merddin) plays but a small role in this tale and I would have liked to have seen more from his character.

The bottom line is that Artorius tries to convince all of the small kingdoms to band together to fight the invaders. He makes a strong case for it, because if they don't and continue to squabble among themselves there will be no Britain left to squabble over.

There wasn't nearly enough action in this book considering all of the battles "Arthur" actually fought, which was disappointing. However, what was more disappointing was the verbosity in the book. Descriptions of ordinary things was way overdone and/or done in a most tiring manner. This story could have been very good if the author had fleshed out the characters more and treated them more as human beings than characters in a stale play. If you want to read some exceptional books about "The Matter of Britain" (or King Arthur) check out some of my "lists" on Amazon.com.