false <![CDATA[The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170692874m/68531.jpg 68531 24 <p>A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear -- to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.</p> 425641 book 2000 The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest Book 1) total:928|5:241|4:400|3:235|2:42|1:10| 928 3604 1209 73 2 2 false false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 19:18:09 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 13:51:46 -0700 2008 The Archer's Tale. Duh.

With that statement, I shouldn't really need to say more, but I will anyway.

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In this story,(also titled "Harlequin" in its British Edition) the first of The three book "Grail" series, Thomas of Hookton, becomes an archer in the army of Edward...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 21:07:04 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 15:54:57 -0800 2009 I don't read Cornwell's Sharpe's series and am only inte...more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 23:48:44 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 01:04:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:08:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:58:21 -0700 2009 Though I only gave this book 2 stars I stayed up way into the night reading it until finished and I will probably read the other books in the "Grail Quest" series. This piece of historical fiction is mindless entertainment filled with war, blood, guts, intrigue, kings and knights, a...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:25:46 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:26:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 06:57:25 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 13:57:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 07 12:05:27 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 14:57:43 -0800 2008
This is one of my favorite Cornwell volumes, following his post-Sharpe patter...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 27 09:51:35 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 04 15:15:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 13:47:58 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 13:57:39 -0700 2007
It's the first in a trilogy set in the Hundred Years War between England and France all fought on what is now French soil and follows the story ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:40:26 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:44:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri May 08 20:34:44 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 20:37:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:28:55 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:33:15 -0800 2009
Writing: adequate.

Characters: flat. The villains are only villains because they are villains, and because the plot requires that there be villains. Actually, almost everyone does things only because the plot requires that they do them.

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I actually had a bit of a slow time getting into it, but I also had a slow time getting into reading in general. Therefore, I don't know if it's the books fault or my fault.

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