Sirgwain and the Green Knight

A Time Lord Fairy Tale #15

by Justin Richards

Sirgwain and the Green Knight: A Time Lord Fairy Tale read by Andrew Brooke. The Court of King Halfur is in session, attended by the greatest and bravest knights of the realm, when they have an unexpected visitor. A huge, green warrior clad in reptilian-like armour smashes his way into the chamber - but why does he need their help? A captivating fairy tale, read by Doctor Who actor Andrew Brooke and written by Justin Richards.

Genres: Doctor Who, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories, Audiobook, Fairy Tales

36 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.

Reviews

[ArwendeLuhtiene · Rating 3 out of 5]

+1 Whovianized version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight featuring an Ice Warrior
+1 Plot was reasonably engaging

-1 Male-dominated society with a lot of hypermasculinity values (bravery, strength, 'honour')
-1 Monarchy
-1 No women

[Ariana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute Arthurian retelling, though it sort of lacked substance! I might have enjoyed it more if the characters were explicitly Arthurian rather than having bastardized names like "Halfur" and "Sirgwain." Still, a fun story!

[Melenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the tales I did not enjoy as much in the series, but still a good little read. The series as a whole has been an excellent idea and well executed. Kudos to Richards.
Timelord fairy tale #15
Justin Richards #15

[Adia · Rating 4 out of 5]

a slight variation of the ancient poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. pretty similar to the original, except the titular knight is a space-reptile (maybe an Ice Warrior? Or Silurian?) and in the end blasts off in a metal spaceship.

[A Bear and a Bee Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up because I want to read the classic soon. I found this to be enjoyable and fun!

[Electroclan17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

An odd parody of the Knight Gwaine story

[Douglas Yannaghas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I need to see Dev Patel do this with an Ice Warrior

[Wild-Rogue-Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I will not pretend that I've previously read the Epic of Gawain. Hopefully I'll have read it before blindness sets upon me in my elderly years. Just from this retelling my interest has been piqued.
The Ice Warriors are right up there with Zygons of my favorite aliens the Doctor encounters; possible ahead of Zygons, but let's not get technical here.

(I mean I'd had a shriek-fest when a rerun of Cold War came in the Telly, to which my Whovian relations stared puzzled at me even with my elaborations of what the Martians are.)
So I was extremely overjoyed that one played a roll in the story.

Let me tell you, this was quite the short Epic. Andrew Brooke should also be praised - his hissing-slithers sent chills down my spine, and I was enraptured to know what happened next.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super quick read. I read one of these years ago, but I barely remember it. I’m not sure how this one connects to Doctor Who exactly, but maybe when I decided I read these again I should have started at #1 and see how the structure works, instead of randomly picking one off the shelf at work without knowing where in the series it lands. (But the titles of the some of other ones seem much more obviously Who-related.)

I liked the story and how it turned out. Overall pretty good.

3.5/5