false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173212997m/258666.jpg 258666 4 <b>Arthur turned and strode toward us. He was magnificent, and I will never forget that, in that moment, I first loved him. And I believe--had I known what the future held for us: all the trouble, torment, battle, and grief of our lives--I still believe that I would have yielded my heart into his keeping as I did then . . .</b><br><br>In a sweeping epic of the imagination, Alice Borchardt enters the wondrous realm of Arthurian legend and makes it her own. <i>The Dragon Queen</i> is the first volume in a trilogy of novels that boldly re-imagines Camelot--and casts Guinevere as a shrewd, strong-willed, magical warrior queen.<br><br>Born into a world of terrible strife, where war is constant and weapons are never far from the hands of men or women, Guinevere, daughter of a mighty pagan queen, is a threat to her people and a prize to the dreaded sorcerer Merlin. Sent into hiding, she grows up under the protection of a shapeshifting man-wolf and an ornery Druid. But even on the remote coast of Scotland, where dragons feed and watch over her, she is not safe from the all-seeing High Druid Merlin. He knows the young beauty's destiny, and he will stop at nothing to prevent what has been foretold. For if Guinevere becomes Queen and Arthur, King, they will bring a peace to the land that will leave the power-hungry Merlin a shriveled magician in a weary cloak.<br><br>Yet Guinevere possesses power of her own--dazzling power to rival even that of Merlin. Summoned from her home by forces she cannot fathom, she travels from the Underworld to an Otherworld of the Past, at each step calling on ancient powers to aid her way. When young Guinevere proves her mettle to an embarrassed Merlin, even her faithful dragon protectors cannot prevent the evil that the sorcerer rains down. Seeking revenge, Merlin banishes Arthur to a world from which the only escape is death. Now Guinevere must face Merlin's wrath without him--and prove that she is worthy of being Arthur's Queen.<br><br>From the glass-roofed Great Hall at Tintigal to the lush garden forts of Wales, Alice Borchardt details the travels of Guinevere in a rich fabric of prose. <i>The Dragon Queen</i> is a novel of great emotional depth, timeless romance, and soul-stirring adventure. 2440721 30 10 2001 The Dragon Queen (Tales of Guinevere, #1) total:217|5:54|4:70|3:62|2:20|1:11| 217 787 364 26 5 1 false false Sun Jun 22 09:24:19 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 09:24:40 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 05:50:29 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 05:53:41 -0700 2009
I dragged myself reading it properly, into the middle of the book, I skipped and skimmed until the end....

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So after reading about 185 pages of The Dragon Queen by Alice Borchardt I have decided to thrown it down and stop reading. I thought I would like it being about Quinevere and all but I hate it. It's not like the Arthur legends I've ever known. But t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 12:09:38 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 12:10:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Dec 30 13:04:20 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 13:05:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Nov 02 07:06:07 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 07:09:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 14:19:59 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 14:21:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jul 16 15:23:57 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 15:28:10 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 16:52:04 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 23:43:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jul 12 21:50:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 21:50:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:05:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:05:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:34:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:06:39 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 08:28:39 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 08:30:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 12 12:11:18 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 12:20:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:03:19 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:06:19 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 06 04:50:16 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 05:00:51 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Jun 16 12:52:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:54:29 -0700 2008 1 0 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 16:29:58 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 12:01:22 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=258666