"The legend of King Arthur has been told many times--but never with the strength and resonance, passion and richness granted it in Stephen R. La... read full description
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Feb 05, 2012
Rusty
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Seven years of war with the Saecens are followed by an Vandali invasion while the country reels from drought and plague. Arthur's tired host defeats the Vandali but Arthur is seriously injured. The wounds are great and he is taken to Ynys Avallach where Charis, a queen of the fair folk resides. It is hoped that her nursing skill may help him. There a miracle occurs and Arthur survives. That miracle is the Grail brought from its hiding place to heal the Pendragon. Arthur realizes that the G
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Aug 03, 2011
Not surprisingly, this is about the Arthurian legend of the search for the Holy Grail (can you believe I've never seen the Monty Python movie so named?). I'm not really familiar with the myth other than the barest of ideas, influenced mostly by Indiana Jones, but it was an interesting story. Merlin's grandfather had possession of the Grail, and when Arthur was healed from a potentially mortal wound he built a shrine to house the Grail. That pride of thinking he could venerate and protect the Gra
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May 12, 2009
Debbie
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I listened to the audio book edition of this story and really enjoyed it. It's hard following the names when listening, but that was the only complaint I had. The story was so different than the usual Grail sagas, I found it intriguing. Stephen Lawhead writes great characters with a lot of depth and color. His battle scenes are always very graphic, but I think pretty realistic to the ways of fighting in that age, in a word - brutal. This series of books has presented the whole Arthurian Legend i
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Dec 08, 2008
Jessi
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Well, this is another book I'd put before book 3 of Arthur. Actually, I am reading the last book again. I feel that I need some sort of closure to wrap up the whole series.
I didn't really think about Gwalchavad much in the previous books, but he makes a very good narrator to this tale. I also love how Morgian's thoughts are all in italics. The best quote in the whole book, I think, is, "Forget swords and spears-children's playthings. I taught you better than that, Morgaws. I suc More...
I didn't really think about Gwalchavad much in the previous books, but he makes a very good narrator to this tale. I also love how Morgian's thoughts are all in italics. The best quote in the whole book, I think, is, "Forget swords and spears-children's playthings. I taught you better than that, Morgaws. I suc More...
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Feb 02, 2011
Brad
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Another winner. These books were really quite good, and must therefore exceed the typical 3 star max for sci-fi/fantasy. The only trouble was straightening out the chronology which suggested an artsy-fartsiness that I simply didn't expect from the fantasy genre. All said and done, I have never read another Arthur retelling that I feel like did the mystery and fun nearly so much justice. Pick it up. Love it.
Oct 29, 2011
JC
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This was a good ending to this series and I enjoyed it. The story takes place at the dawn of the Summer Age as the Grail is put up to display the time of peace but is shortly stolen and must be recovered by Arthur and his men. This series overall was pretty good and I enjoyed it despite the fact that it is a bit of a fantasy series. Lawhead is a really good author and look forward to reading more from him.
Sep 07, 2010
Douglas
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Lawhead is a Christian writer that has the ability to weave Christianity into the fabric of a story (even historical fiction) without cheapening the faith or ruining the story. This is what he has accomplished in his telling of Arthur story.
Imagine beginning with the destruction of Atlantis, the conversion of the Druids and Christianization of the British Isles. A fantastic story!
Imagine beginning with the destruction of Atlantis, the conversion of the Druids and Christianization of the British Isles. A fantastic story!
Jun 19, 2010
Wayne C
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If you want to learn of the waring in the spirit for liberty and freedom as well as kingdom unity, and if you want to do so in a fun and exciting way, this Pendragon Series by Stephen Lawhead is a wonder way to do it. This is some serious soldiering herein.
I enjoyed all five books and will probably read them again in a couple years...
I enjoyed all five books and will probably read them again in a couple years...
Oct 22, 2009
Becky
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I truely enjoyed this book, it was from a voice I wasn't expecting to hear from, but enjoyed. Gwalchavad was a great person to hear the story from especially with Morgian's veiw sporatically added in. In this series I will admit my favorites were when Emrys was the voice, but I felt Gwalchavad was a okay substitue. While it is a great story, the series as a whole still feels unfinished. Since much of the seires skipped around in time, this book really falling in the middle with Arthur being
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Dec 27, 2007
Francine
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This one totally lost me. I think I know what Lawhead intended to write, but his story got so convoluted in the middle there that it was very difficult to follow. I think a lot of other readers said that this one, out of the five in the series, was the one that made them scratch their heads. I think for me, the travails of Peredur and company on their grail quest had so much potential, but, in the end, was just really very poorly written. It didn't make much sense, and if Lawhead wanted to c
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Mar 28, 2007
Tara
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Favorite Quotes
…when he smiles it is as if the sun itself has come from behind a cloud to light the dreary shadow-crowded way with dazzling warmth.
…to speak of her is to demean with words what is best expressed in a song; a wordless melody of the kind oft stroked on the harp of Myrddin's hand is the best description, I do believe, for when the harp strings sing and the heart shed's it's weariness and rises to the eternal dance, that is what it is like to behold [her].
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…when he smiles it is as if the sun itself has come from behind a cloud to light the dreary shadow-crowded way with dazzling warmth.
…to speak of her is to demean with words what is best expressed in a song; a wordless melody of the kind oft stroked on the harp of Myrddin's hand is the best description, I do believe, for when the harp strings sing and the heart shed's it's weariness and rises to the eternal dance, that is what it is like to behold [her].
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Apr 20, 2011
Suzanne
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Great conclusion to the series - can't believe I just found out about book #4 and #5 this year!
Oct 27, 2010
Joel
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I enjoyed this series of books over ten years ago, but in retrospect it's a little preachy.
Jul 23, 2009
Bianca
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probably the most depressive & dark novel of the series. but as always, stephen r. lawhead is a true genius. love his version of the arthurian legend.. :D
Oct 20, 2011
Ellen
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As much as I loved the first three books in this series, I couldn't manage to muddle through this last book. To me, it simply felt like a rehashing of Arthur's story in Pendragon (book 4) but with fewer character insights. I grew weary of it all by the 4th chapter.
Feb 07, 2011
Christina
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compared to the other books in this series, this one was less battles, more mysterious. great imagination and the short morgian passages were really interesting, you got to see her side of the story a bit.
Aug 13, 2009
I trudged through the first book in the series and was not impressed enough to continue reading. Bummer…I was pretty excited about reading them initially.
May 07, 2008
I did not get very far into this book the first time I read it...I shall have to try again.
Mar 11, 2008
Bcoley
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Book 5 of The Pendragon Cycle, a fantastic series based on the legend of King Arthur.
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