The Seeing Stone (Arthur Trilogy, Book One)

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Summary: Resonant of Malory and Bradley and White, but uniquely so
Review: This is must-reading for Arthurian lore lovers and makes a great "while we're waiting" pleasure for the Potterphiles. KCH is a sublime authority on the Anglo-Saxon and a talented fabulist as well. His characters are engaging, even when they're busy being less than wonderful and the plot twists and turns, even though the storyline rings with familiarity. This take on the Matter of Britain is different and by the end of this first of a proposed trilogy, the reader still isn't entirely sure where it'll all end up, but that just makes 'em want the next volume all the more. Not just for the 'tween-agers it's been marketed to; another fine holiday or anytime read. Intriguing prose style and narrative techniques.

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Summary: George's Review
Review: This was a very good book!! I would have given it a 5+ if it were available!! It is the best Historical Fiction book I have read in a long, long time.

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Summary: Not bad, not great...
Review: We read this book aloud as a family while driving on vacation. Unlike some books we've read, we never really "connected" to it. It was interesting, but never riveting. While we finished it, no one ever begged to keep reading. Will we read the next in the trilogy? Maybe, but probably not.