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The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales #2)
Squire Terence and Sir Gawain are off questing again, but this time their journey is overshadowed by their ultimate destination: Gawain is to meet up with the Green Knight in a contest that could easily lead to Gawain's death. Along the way the two have a slew of hair-raising adventures and encounter the usual odd assortment of characters, including the plucky Lady Eileen....more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
April 26th 1999
by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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This book, like the first, goes off at a galloping pace. It's a relatively simple version of the Green Knight story, with humour and understanding, and links to other traditions like the Welsh Gwalchmai (who I consider one and the same as Gawain, but Morris plainly doesn't) and the Irish Cuchulainn. It's fun, as someone who knows the tradition well, to pick out what Morris got from where, whether it be a Middle High German romance or T.H. White.
It isn't the best retelling of this story I've read...more
It isn't the best retelling of this story I've read...more
I really have to stop reading the second book in the series first. I've read this book twice now (years apart) and I still haven't read the first book. There should be warnings on the books or something that will tell you that it's the second book. Something. My library doesn't have the first book so I'll have to hunt it down on my own.
Books based on Arthurian ledgends are really great in some cases. This is one of those great books. It's not twisted because it's in modern times, and it's not o...more
Books based on Arthurian ledgends are really great in some cases. This is one of those great books. It's not twisted because it's in modern times, and it's not o...more
Title: The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady
By: Gerald Morris
Imagine your self as a knight with your Squire, going through the woods. Making new enemies and facing some weird and powerful knight. He is in Green armor. You are near to death many times but this time you are sure you will die. You fight your best. You don't know what will happen next. Read it.
If I had to chose one character as a friend it would be... The Squire, Terence. He is very helpful. ("don't call me Sir. I am a friend.Terence...more
The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady by Gerald Morris is the sequel to The Squire's Tale. Though not quite as good as its predecessor, I found it to be an excellent and adventurous story.
Squire Terence and Sir Gawain are back! Several years have passed since the first book and, with peace now in the land, life at Camelot is starting to get boring. When a magical Green Knight comes to Camelot with a challenge, to take a blow and return it in one year’s time from any knight of the Round Table...more
Squire Terence and Sir Gawain are back! Several years have passed since the first book and, with peace now in the land, life at Camelot is starting to get boring. When a magical Green Knight comes to Camelot with a challenge, to take a blow and return it in one year’s time from any knight of the Round Table...more
I have to say I was excited when I found out that this was a series of books. I really liked Terrence and Sir Gawain and wanted to see what would happen next. This story takes place a few years later. Terrence, who is now about 17, is still squire to Sir Gawain. He has no desire to become a knight and is getting bored hanging around Camelot. Lucky for Terrence the Green Knight appears and challenges Sir Gawain, so they are off on another quest and have more adventures along the way. They meet La...more
The squire, His knight, and His Lady is the sequel to "the Squire's Tale". The story is told through the eyes of Terence. A noble night that sir Gawain through their adventures to Camelot and after. The story starts out with king Arthur trying to resolve and conflict with an outside kingdom wanting to invade them. King Arthur asks Gawain and Terence to to defend the castle. And then they go onto defeating them and onto their adventures to the woods. Along the way they meet a huntsman who battles...more
I remember reading the original Sir Gawain and the Green Knight story in school, and I liked it quite a bit. So, of course I liked this re-telling/re-imagining.
I thought this book was more enjoyable the first one in the series. I felt that the characters were fleshed out a bit more and the additional characters were great. I have to say I've never liked Sir Lancelot, or Guinevere, so I didn't mind that they were portrayed so negatively. Though Lancelot's role as a blubbering bowl of romantic jel...more
I thought this book was more enjoyable the first one in the series. I felt that the characters were fleshed out a bit more and the additional characters were great. I have to say I've never liked Sir Lancelot, or Guinevere, so I didn't mind that they were portrayed so negatively. Though Lancelot's role as a blubbering bowl of romantic jel...more
May 01, 2012
Elisabeth Wheatley
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Arthurian lore, MG fantasy, and everyone else.
Gerald Morris retells the classic tale of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" in a funny, yet multi-demensional story. It is told through the eyes of Gawain's young squire, Terence, who is one of my favorite heroes in any story, up there with Prince Caspian from Narnia and Faramir from Middle Earth.
I especially like the way this book dealt with the romance between Lancelot and Guinevere. It was a sub-plot, but I liked how it portrayed the relationship from the perspective of those who were on Arth...more
I especially like the way this book dealt with the romance between Lancelot and Guinevere. It was a sub-plot, but I liked how it portrayed the relationship from the perspective of those who were on Arth...more
Mar 05, 2008
Alyson
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone interested in King Arthur or Sir Gawain
I didn't get quite as many laughs out of this as I did from The Squire's Tale. It was still well-written and well-told, and perhaps more grownuppy than The Squire's Tale. I was compelled to read it to make sure Gawain ended up with his Loathly Lady, but that aspect of Gawain's heroic details is much different than the only other version I know – married, but not together.
Gerald Morris has a great love for Gawain and not nearly so much respect for Lancelot, and after reading these two books I'm...more
Gerald Morris has a great love for Gawain and not nearly so much respect for Lancelot, and after reading these two books I'm...more
A delightful read! :) I do in fact love this series mostly because I am a total King Arthur nerd...one of my favorite tv series' is 'Merlin' :) I like these books because they're adventurous and fun, but I'm not really attached to the characters. Which also means that this series is not my absolute favorite, but really fun to read. But back to this book specifically, I love that Terrence finally found a girl :). I also loooooooooooove that he's all humble and doesn't really care about becoming a...more
A charming retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in which Sir Gawain's squire, the courageous and devoted Terence is the main character. I loved the romance between Terence and Lady Elaine which began with insults and slowly developed into affection. Overall,a thrilling adventure with humor and depth with a different take of the King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot triangle at the end.
My son got this book as a summer reading reward, but it was too complicated for him. How do you explain Queen Quienevere's emotional infidelity with Lancelot and so on? It wasn't indecent, but I decided to read it myself to see if the book was worth keeping. I enjoyed the story, once I started reading it for me, and not for him. We'll keep it; it will be good reading once he's older.
Handsome new knight Sir Lancelot has eclipsed Gawain's star and also has won the heart of Queen Guinevere, sending courtiers into a gossipy frenzy, and beloved King Arthur into a depression. When the mysterious, otherworldly Green Knight issues a daunting challenge, only Gawain accepts, introducing Terence to a woman of interest and a reunion with his father.
Not to reflect poorly on the author - this book just wasn't something I enjoyed. I found it really difficult to get into and the parts I wasn't able to forsee were very forced (being able to forsee events isn't always something bad - I have been known to cringe in dispair knowing the enivedable is about to happen).
This was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. It's packed full of suspensful situations that the squire and knight come across on their quest. Although the writing does seem to jump around a lot, it doesn't take away from the story. I think young adults would really enjoy this book.
Gah! Of course this book WOULD be the 2nd of a series...and I wouldn't find out until AFTER finishing the book. I picked it up at a thirft store because it looked promising.
Ok, I'll simply say that this was an enjoyable and humorous read that takes place in Arthurian times....but I'll save further judgement and review until after I go back and read the first book and the rest of the series.
Ok, I'll simply say that this was an enjoyable and humorous read that takes place in Arthurian times....but I'll save further judgement and review until after I go back and read the first book and the rest of the series.
I thought the story line was really good (except for the affair between Guenivere and Lancelot was maddening - BAH!!), but think the descriptions of events and places could have been much more beautiful and exciting. The way it was written was quite anti-climatic.
Hilarious! I've really been enjoying this series by Gerald Morris. The story is still following a knight and all the legend and myth that go along with it, but with a sprinkling of humor. This is going on my list of books for my kiddos to read once they get to this reading level.
Even better than the first book. It's very nice to read a book from someone who agrees with me: Guinevere is an idiot, and Lancelot is the worst! I'm looking forward to going on with the series.
Again, a delightful tale--I love the little spots of humor. The author doesn't know how to write a face-to-face romance, but he's good with the long-distance kind. Other than that, a fun read.
The sequel, or more precisely, the book following The Squire's Tale. Again, a good read. I appreciate its fast pace and the interesting twist to the tale of King Arthur. It took a few hours to finish and I enjoyed every minute.
We enjoyed my son's reading of Morris' retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with a few other adventures tossed in for good measure. We look forward to others in the series.
Very cool way to portray the story of the Green Knight. That said, I rather liked this book and am looking forward to reading more of the series.
The adventure and the quests continue for Terance and Sir Gawain in this modern day retelling of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
A backround story of terence! great one! it's the sequal to the squire's knight. this this after the first one. then the seirs wil make more sense.
Oct 25, 2010
Debrarian
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Another excellent tale- this one Gawain (and Terence’s) quest to fight the Green Knight; also touches on the tragedy of Arthur and Guinevere.
This is a retelling of the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight through the eyes of Morris' character, Squire Terrence. I loved it.
I liked this one better than The Squire's Tale, and I really liked the Author's Note at the end
adventure magic and incredibly funny this book has it all i can't wait to find the first one
Jun 11, 2009
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Gerald Morris is known for his light yet addictive series of stories for preteen and teen readers based in the Middle Ages during the time of King Arthur. Collectively called "The Squire's Tales", the series includes The Squire's Tale, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady, The Savage Damsel and The Dwarf, and Parsifal's Page. The books at the start of the series focus on Gawain, but primarily on T...more
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