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The Swithen #3
The Void Place
Merlin destroyed two lives to create one. But that one—is King Arthur. The classic legend is now a nail-biting psychological thriller, as the main character of our series is finally born.
“Makes the Arthurian legend readable and relatable for us.” —Alex S., Amazon Review
A striking modern take on the original legend, this novel remains faithful to the shocking events that begin the Arthurian legend with a cannon shot, while also offering a strikingly modern recontextualization that confronts the gender and power issues inherent in the story. Far from any kind of pleasant fable of noble kings and lovely ladies, this is a nail-biting psychological thriller and a juicy, twisted love story rife with vicious hatreds, unforgiveable crimes and unexpected tenderness, set against a backdrop filled with magic and court intrigue.
“The Swithen series is an exciting new addition to modern Arthurian fiction. Too often, Arthurian characters become stick figures in modern retellings, but that is far from the case here.”
—Tyler Tichelaar, author; “Children of Arthur”
Merlin has taken over King Uther Pendragon’s life, leaving the king struggling to find his own voice—or if he has any control over his life at all. After an attempt at making his own decision fails spectacularly, Uther falls into obsession over the lovely (and married) Igraine, believing that only her love can fill the gaping hole in his life. What neither of them realize is that they are both falling right into Merlin’s devious plan, a plan that will leave both of their lives devastated, tear the young country apart—and give Merlin what he wants: a child born of nobility that he can mold into the future King Arthur.
The Swithen series is committed to remaining faithful to the actual Arthurian legend from 800 years ago, so you will know that as you read, you are learning the real stories of King Arthur and not some made-up tale. What the series does is add in the psychology of the characters and critically re-examine the morality of the time—in this case, issues of male dominance, women’s rights and sexual assault—in a way that illuminates the issues for the present day.
“Between the [first] two books we can start to see how the author is tilting the story even as he remains faithful to the legends, and what he’s doing is creating credible—and very shaded and sometimes dark—psychologies for each of these people that bring them to life and make them relatable, while also supplying all the majesty and grand sweep we expect from King Arthur stories.” —Judy J., Amazon Review
You do not need to read books 1 and 2 in order to jump right into the shocking story of Arthur’s birth. This novel sets up the conflicts that will resonate throughout the rest of the Arthurian legend (and this series) and adds a surprising layer of suspense to events we thought we knew. You will meet future sorceress Morgan Le Fay at ten years old and her sister Margause, and find out why they vow to avenge their mother by destroying King Arthur in the decades to come. You will meet a young King Lot and see why he will make war on Arthur 15 years from now. And you will learn the heartbreaking tale of Ulfius, loyal friend to the ailing Uther, and future mentor to his son, the young Arthur.
Finally, you will experience a shocking tale of lust, power, war and passion as we witness the fall of a king and the destruction of a lady, victims of Merlin’s single-minded focus on creating a man that will bend the country to his will—and become the greatest king Britain will ever know.
“Makes the Arthurian legend readable and relatable for us.” —Alex S., Amazon Review
A striking modern take on the original legend, this novel remains faithful to the shocking events that begin the Arthurian legend with a cannon shot, while also offering a strikingly modern recontextualization that confronts the gender and power issues inherent in the story. Far from any kind of pleasant fable of noble kings and lovely ladies, this is a nail-biting psychological thriller and a juicy, twisted love story rife with vicious hatreds, unforgiveable crimes and unexpected tenderness, set against a backdrop filled with magic and court intrigue.
“The Swithen series is an exciting new addition to modern Arthurian fiction. Too often, Arthurian characters become stick figures in modern retellings, but that is far from the case here.”
—Tyler Tichelaar, author; “Children of Arthur”
Merlin has taken over King Uther Pendragon’s life, leaving the king struggling to find his own voice—or if he has any control over his life at all. After an attempt at making his own decision fails spectacularly, Uther falls into obsession over the lovely (and married) Igraine, believing that only her love can fill the gaping hole in his life. What neither of them realize is that they are both falling right into Merlin’s devious plan, a plan that will leave both of their lives devastated, tear the young country apart—and give Merlin what he wants: a child born of nobility that he can mold into the future King Arthur.
The Swithen series is committed to remaining faithful to the actual Arthurian legend from 800 years ago, so you will know that as you read, you are learning the real stories of King Arthur and not some made-up tale. What the series does is add in the psychology of the characters and critically re-examine the morality of the time—in this case, issues of male dominance, women’s rights and sexual assault—in a way that illuminates the issues for the present day.
“Between the [first] two books we can start to see how the author is tilting the story even as he remains faithful to the legends, and what he’s doing is creating credible—and very shaded and sometimes dark—psychologies for each of these people that bring them to life and make them relatable, while also supplying all the majesty and grand sweep we expect from King Arthur stories.” —Judy J., Amazon Review
You do not need to read books 1 and 2 in order to jump right into the shocking story of Arthur’s birth. This novel sets up the conflicts that will resonate throughout the rest of the Arthurian legend (and this series) and adds a surprising layer of suspense to events we thought we knew. You will meet future sorceress Morgan Le Fay at ten years old and her sister Margause, and find out why they vow to avenge their mother by destroying King Arthur in the decades to come. You will meet a young King Lot and see why he will make war on Arthur 15 years from now. And you will learn the heartbreaking tale of Ulfius, loyal friend to the ailing Uther, and future mentor to his son, the young Arthur.
Finally, you will experience a shocking tale of lust, power, war and passion as we witness the fall of a king and the destruction of a lady, victims of Merlin’s single-minded focus on creating a man that will bend the country to his will—and become the greatest king Britain will ever know.
373 pages, ebook
Published December 27, 2018
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Scott Telek
7 books12 followersScott Telek is the kind of guy you can imagine reading nothing but Arthurian literature for 10 years. A professional writer for over 25 years, Scott has also dabbled in oil painting, music, film criticism and film and video production. Becoming obsessed with Arthurian literature, Scott decided that his book series, retelling the legend while remaining faithful to the original tales, is what he will focus on. Scott was born in Detroit, lived in NYC for 15 years, Chicago for 5, and now lives in Toronto, Canada with his partner.
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January 15, 2024
"The Void Place: Uther, Igraine and the Birth of King Arthur," by Scott Telek, is the third in "The Swithen" series of books about the Arthurian legends. I loved the first two in the series, and this one did not disappoint. I think I liked this one more than the previous two.
Uther Pendragon is King during the setting of this book. He struggles with the role that Merlin has put him in. When someone with so much power dictates everything for you, you question if you are accomplishing anything on your own or just a puppet. Telek not only tells the story of the birth of Arthur in this book, but he gives all of these characters detailed personalities. You get to know each of these characters so well that you care about each of them and feel terrible knowing what is happening to so many of them.
This installment is more emotional than previous ones. The staging, the descriptors, and the words chosen allow you to play each scene out in your mind. The pacing is perfect. The storyline seems more in tune with the actual legends than the movies or TV shows portray, which adds richness to these novels.
"The Void Place: Uther, Igraine and the Birth of King Arthur" is a must-read for anyone interested in Britain, Arthurian legends, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, medieval stories, regalphile, or fantasy. I highly recommend this book.
Uther Pendragon is King during the setting of this book. He struggles with the role that Merlin has put him in. When someone with so much power dictates everything for you, you question if you are accomplishing anything on your own or just a puppet. Telek not only tells the story of the birth of Arthur in this book, but he gives all of these characters detailed personalities. You get to know each of these characters so well that you care about each of them and feel terrible knowing what is happening to so many of them.
This installment is more emotional than previous ones. The staging, the descriptors, and the words chosen allow you to play each scene out in your mind. The pacing is perfect. The storyline seems more in tune with the actual legends than the movies or TV shows portray, which adds richness to these novels.
"The Void Place: Uther, Igraine and the Birth of King Arthur" is a must-read for anyone interested in Britain, Arthurian legends, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, medieval stories, regalphile, or fantasy. I highly recommend this book.
January 14, 2019
Scott Telek’s The Void Place is the third book in his new Swithen series, following Our Man on Earth and The Sons of Constance. The purpose of these novels is to explain the psychological motivations behind the characters’ sometimes-inscrutable actions, while remaining completely faithful to the Arthurian legend, and so far, I think Telek is successful in creating insightful reasons for many of his characters’ behaviors.
This novel once again has Merlin at its center, though he is off stage for much of it. Merlin has told Uther that the greatest king is yet to come, which makes Uther feel like he is just a placeholder king, and as a result, he’s rather depressed and feeling inferior. Merlin has also set up the Round Table and even created the Siege Perilous and warned Uther not to let anyone sit there until the one destined to do so arrives. Uther, however, doesn’t like Merlin telling him what to do, and he also finds himself being pestered by Sir Riger, a knight who didn’t make the cut to sit at the Round Table. When a rumor spreads that Merlin has died, Riger convinces Uther that they need no longer listen to Merlin so he should get to sit in the Siege Perilous. I’ll let readers read for themselves what happens when Riger tries to sit there. I’ll just say I thoroughly enjoyed the situation surrounding wondering whether the Siege Perilous was truly perilous.
Eventually, Uther shakes off his doldrums when Duke Gorlois brings his wife Igraine to court. I was struck by Telek’s depiction of Gorlois as handsome, strong, and sensuous—not the old man he is often depicted as. Gorlois and Igraine are very much in love, and she has no interest in Uther when he begins expressing interest in her.
I don’t think I’m giving anything away by describing what happens next—Uther convinces Merlin to help him sleep with Igraine, which Merlin does by enchanting Uther to look like Gorlois. What is more subtle is how Merlin manipulates Uther into doing exactly what he wants—it’s like trick child psychology where he tells Uther he mustn’t pursue Igraine, only to get Uther to pursue her, so that Arthur can be conceived. Ultimately, this leads to questions of whether Merlin is justified in his actions—is his manipulation wicked, or is he doing God’s work by setting in motion events to culminate in Arthur’s reign? Interestingly, his mother Meylinde, as in previous novels, steps in to serve as his moral conscience when he, in her eyes, misbehaves. Meylinde’s moral compass provides a lot of depth to the novel and restrains Merlin from doing whatever he chooses, thus providing some excellent internal conflict for him as well.
Besides the main storyline, several characters make minor appearances in the novel that will be developed more fully in future novels. These include Igraine’s daughters, Morgause and Morgan. Early in the novel we get a glimpse of Morgan’s future. She is only a child, but she has already poisoned a playmate, a situation that is quite funny, even if sinister. When the novel ends, she is engaged at age ten to marry King Uriens, and she is being sent to a nunnery until she is fourteen when the marriage can take place. I already think she will be a great villain and hope to see more of her soon.
I enjoyed the moments of humor in this novel, especially in the first half when Uther feels so frustrated by Merlin’s control over him. I admit I felt the pacing a bit slow in the middle as we waited for Uther to seduce Igraine, perhaps simply because I knew what was coming and was impatient for more twists on the traditional story. I especially enjoyed that in this version, Igraine never even learns that it was Uther who was disguised as Gorlois, although she does realize it was not Gorlois who conceived Arthur upon her that night. However, I was pleased by the shenanigans surrounding keeping Igraine’s reputation in place for having a child with a man who wasn’t her husband, including the arrangements for Sir Ector and his wife to raise the child and how they were depicted.
The novel ends with Merlin setting things in motion for Arthur’s reign, including the sword being planted in the stone. The land must now wait fourteen years without a king until Arthur is ready to claim his kingdom. The next novel in the series is intended to depict Arthur’s childhood.
This novel is also the first to provide the overall plan for the Swithen series. Telek plans twenty-five novels total, leading all the way to Arthur’s death. Previously the longest Arthurian series to my knowledge has been Patricia Kennealy-Morrison’s The Keltiad, often referred to as “Celts in Space.” She planned eighteen novels in her series, although to date only eight have been published and one collection of short stories, and only three of those novels really centered on the Arthurian legends while the rest were other retellings of Celtic legends. (Jack Whyte has actually written nine novels in or connected to his Camulod Chronicles series, although he never aspired, to my knowledge, to double-digits for his books.) We’ll see if Telek will someday hold the record. As long as he keeps writing them, I’ll be eager to read them.
This novel once again has Merlin at its center, though he is off stage for much of it. Merlin has told Uther that the greatest king is yet to come, which makes Uther feel like he is just a placeholder king, and as a result, he’s rather depressed and feeling inferior. Merlin has also set up the Round Table and even created the Siege Perilous and warned Uther not to let anyone sit there until the one destined to do so arrives. Uther, however, doesn’t like Merlin telling him what to do, and he also finds himself being pestered by Sir Riger, a knight who didn’t make the cut to sit at the Round Table. When a rumor spreads that Merlin has died, Riger convinces Uther that they need no longer listen to Merlin so he should get to sit in the Siege Perilous. I’ll let readers read for themselves what happens when Riger tries to sit there. I’ll just say I thoroughly enjoyed the situation surrounding wondering whether the Siege Perilous was truly perilous.
Eventually, Uther shakes off his doldrums when Duke Gorlois brings his wife Igraine to court. I was struck by Telek’s depiction of Gorlois as handsome, strong, and sensuous—not the old man he is often depicted as. Gorlois and Igraine are very much in love, and she has no interest in Uther when he begins expressing interest in her.
I don’t think I’m giving anything away by describing what happens next—Uther convinces Merlin to help him sleep with Igraine, which Merlin does by enchanting Uther to look like Gorlois. What is more subtle is how Merlin manipulates Uther into doing exactly what he wants—it’s like trick child psychology where he tells Uther he mustn’t pursue Igraine, only to get Uther to pursue her, so that Arthur can be conceived. Ultimately, this leads to questions of whether Merlin is justified in his actions—is his manipulation wicked, or is he doing God’s work by setting in motion events to culminate in Arthur’s reign? Interestingly, his mother Meylinde, as in previous novels, steps in to serve as his moral conscience when he, in her eyes, misbehaves. Meylinde’s moral compass provides a lot of depth to the novel and restrains Merlin from doing whatever he chooses, thus providing some excellent internal conflict for him as well.
Besides the main storyline, several characters make minor appearances in the novel that will be developed more fully in future novels. These include Igraine’s daughters, Morgause and Morgan. Early in the novel we get a glimpse of Morgan’s future. She is only a child, but she has already poisoned a playmate, a situation that is quite funny, even if sinister. When the novel ends, she is engaged at age ten to marry King Uriens, and she is being sent to a nunnery until she is fourteen when the marriage can take place. I already think she will be a great villain and hope to see more of her soon.
I enjoyed the moments of humor in this novel, especially in the first half when Uther feels so frustrated by Merlin’s control over him. I admit I felt the pacing a bit slow in the middle as we waited for Uther to seduce Igraine, perhaps simply because I knew what was coming and was impatient for more twists on the traditional story. I especially enjoyed that in this version, Igraine never even learns that it was Uther who was disguised as Gorlois, although she does realize it was not Gorlois who conceived Arthur upon her that night. However, I was pleased by the shenanigans surrounding keeping Igraine’s reputation in place for having a child with a man who wasn’t her husband, including the arrangements for Sir Ector and his wife to raise the child and how they were depicted.
The novel ends with Merlin setting things in motion for Arthur’s reign, including the sword being planted in the stone. The land must now wait fourteen years without a king until Arthur is ready to claim his kingdom. The next novel in the series is intended to depict Arthur’s childhood.
This novel is also the first to provide the overall plan for the Swithen series. Telek plans twenty-five novels total, leading all the way to Arthur’s death. Previously the longest Arthurian series to my knowledge has been Patricia Kennealy-Morrison’s The Keltiad, often referred to as “Celts in Space.” She planned eighteen novels in her series, although to date only eight have been published and one collection of short stories, and only three of those novels really centered on the Arthurian legends while the rest were other retellings of Celtic legends. (Jack Whyte has actually written nine novels in or connected to his Camulod Chronicles series, although he never aspired, to my knowledge, to double-digits for his books.) We’ll see if Telek will someday hold the record. As long as he keeps writing them, I’ll be eager to read them.
January 28, 2019
The epic tale of the legend of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table continues in this third instalment of the series. Uther Pendragon is the High King in this book, and his biggest problem seems to be that he feels that while he may be the king, his rule is determined primarily by the knowledge given to him by Merlin. As time goes on, he begins to see himself as no more than a pawn who is doing Merlin’s will without any choice in the matter of his own. He has come to believe that even his decisions were predetermined by the man who knows all that is to come and all that has come before. As such, is he really the king? How can he have free will if Merlin already knows everything he will do?
Doubting himself, he begins to resent Merlin and all that he represents. And he finds himself wishing to be free of the devil’s son to rule things as he would rather than in the manner that he believes was predetermined for him. Learning that the greatest achievement during his reign that he will accomplish is to hold the place for a great king to come, one he will never have the chance to meet, begins to send Uther into a state of depression from which it seems he is doomed to remain in until the end. After all, if he is meant to be nothing but a placeholder for someone else, how can any sort of greatness be his own?
But then he meets Igraine, the wife of one of his loyal knights. Igraine comes to represent everything that Uther wants but cannot have. She is truly in love with her husband and supports him in every way possible. Uther comes to believe that he can never be happy without her. He must have her love or he will surely perish. His obsession with the honorable wife of one of his knights nearly tears the kingdom apart. And for those familiar with what happens next in the legends surrounding Arthur’s conception, there is little surprise in how it comes to pass.
The actions and thoughts of the characters are very well portrayed in this book and certainly the best part of the story being told. We gain great insight into all of them and how they react to the circumstances surrounding their actions. I greatly enjoyed seeing how they played off of each other, as well as how they handled the feelings of being controlled and manipulated by those surrounding them.
There is a great deal more to this tale that I don’t want to spoil for you, for it is well worth reading. I have long loved reading stories about King Arthur and the rest of the round table, and this book as well as the series as a whole thus far is no exception. Arthur may not make an appearance until late in this story, but he will be a major part of the next book in the series. I am looking forward to seeing where Mr Telek takes this tale next on his journey through his series. It has been a very enjoyable tale thus far, and one that seems to improve with each book he adds to his series.
I have heard that Mr. Telek has an extensive 25 book plan for this series, and if the rest of them are as enjoyable as the three that I have been fortunate enough to read thus far, it should be quite an impressive series. I look forward to seeing where it goes from here as each successive book does seem to improve on what has gone before.
I hope you will give this one a chance, especially if like me you enjoy Arthurian tales. I know I’ll be waiting impatiently for the next book in the series to be released.
Doubting himself, he begins to resent Merlin and all that he represents. And he finds himself wishing to be free of the devil’s son to rule things as he would rather than in the manner that he believes was predetermined for him. Learning that the greatest achievement during his reign that he will accomplish is to hold the place for a great king to come, one he will never have the chance to meet, begins to send Uther into a state of depression from which it seems he is doomed to remain in until the end. After all, if he is meant to be nothing but a placeholder for someone else, how can any sort of greatness be his own?
But then he meets Igraine, the wife of one of his loyal knights. Igraine comes to represent everything that Uther wants but cannot have. She is truly in love with her husband and supports him in every way possible. Uther comes to believe that he can never be happy without her. He must have her love or he will surely perish. His obsession with the honorable wife of one of his knights nearly tears the kingdom apart. And for those familiar with what happens next in the legends surrounding Arthur’s conception, there is little surprise in how it comes to pass.
The actions and thoughts of the characters are very well portrayed in this book and certainly the best part of the story being told. We gain great insight into all of them and how they react to the circumstances surrounding their actions. I greatly enjoyed seeing how they played off of each other, as well as how they handled the feelings of being controlled and manipulated by those surrounding them.
There is a great deal more to this tale that I don’t want to spoil for you, for it is well worth reading. I have long loved reading stories about King Arthur and the rest of the round table, and this book as well as the series as a whole thus far is no exception. Arthur may not make an appearance until late in this story, but he will be a major part of the next book in the series. I am looking forward to seeing where Mr Telek takes this tale next on his journey through his series. It has been a very enjoyable tale thus far, and one that seems to improve with each book he adds to his series.
I have heard that Mr. Telek has an extensive 25 book plan for this series, and if the rest of them are as enjoyable as the three that I have been fortunate enough to read thus far, it should be quite an impressive series. I look forward to seeing where it goes from here as each successive book does seem to improve on what has gone before.
I hope you will give this one a chance, especially if like me you enjoy Arthurian tales. I know I’ll be waiting impatiently for the next book in the series to be released.
November 13, 2023
First Read: 4 ⭐️
Second Read: 5⭐️
The Void Place is the third book in this series and told the story of Uther and Igraine. I decided to reread this book, because the author made some changes to it and I wanted to see what was different.
Plot
This book tells the story of Uther and Igraine and the conception of Arthur. We learn more about the characters, their desires and their fears and faults. We see the reign of Uther and his difficulties in ruling the kingdom and we also learn the story of Arthur mother.
Characters
Uther
Uther was a character that was really good. Sometimes I hated him, but most of the time I just felt sorry and pity for him.
In this book he starts to have depression because he fells that everything he did was because of Merlin. He started to see himself as Merlin puppet, a person he needs in order to achieve his plans. So, when he meets Igraine he started to feel that he needs her in order to be happy.
We saw a man completely broken with a lot of insecurities and it was good to see him portrayed in this way, so different from everything I have read before.
Igraine
She was a very lovely woman. Innocent, kind with a very beautiful life. She truly loved her husband and had a very happy relationship with him until Uther decided that he must have her.
I also love her growth during this novel. We see a big contrast between her character in the beginning and the character in the end of novel after the events and it made me feel really sad for her.
Gorlois
I was really surprised by this characterization. Most of the times, Gorlois is portrayed as an old man, rude and basically a bad husband and father. So, I was really surprised when I saw that Scott Telek decided to made him a very beautiful young man. Kind, honorable and really in love with his wife and a very attentive father.
Ulfius
Probably my favorite character here. Ulfius is the best friend of Uther and I loved the way he was handle here.
He was a really good friend, always trying to help Uther even when he knew he was wrong, but he wanted so much to have his friend back that he was willing to do everything he could. Some scene with him were really sad, especially the scene with his father.
Merlin
Merlin is basically the same character here. But, I liked the idea that he manipulated everyone in order to conceive Arthur. The way he act, the way he plan this whole events in this book was really interesting and I liked the reaction he had in the end in he started to see the consequences of his own acts.
Morgan and Margause
Cannot wait to see more of them in the future, they were so interesting here.
The reason for their vengeance on Arthur was explain here and I liked that reason. I mean they had a very good life with their parents until Uther. After that, their father died and they were married to some kings they don't even know. Of course, they also saw what happen to her mother when Arthur was conceived so, of course, they will try to revenge her.
Writing and World-Building
The writing is getting better and better and I really love the way the author wrote this book.
The world building was also really good. The way the author describes the medieval times (the costumes, the way they act, their culture, and even the women's role) really made me feel that I was there.
Final Thoughts
While the changes were little, I really had a great time with it. Now that Scott finished to rewrite his first three books, I cannot wait to read the sixth novel.
Second Read: 5⭐️
The Void Place is the third book in this series and told the story of Uther and Igraine. I decided to reread this book, because the author made some changes to it and I wanted to see what was different.
Plot
This book tells the story of Uther and Igraine and the conception of Arthur. We learn more about the characters, their desires and their fears and faults. We see the reign of Uther and his difficulties in ruling the kingdom and we also learn the story of Arthur mother.
Characters
Uther
Uther was a character that was really good. Sometimes I hated him, but most of the time I just felt sorry and pity for him.
In this book he starts to have depression because he fells that everything he did was because of Merlin. He started to see himself as Merlin puppet, a person he needs in order to achieve his plans. So, when he meets Igraine he started to feel that he needs her in order to be happy.
We saw a man completely broken with a lot of insecurities and it was good to see him portrayed in this way, so different from everything I have read before.
Igraine
She was a very lovely woman. Innocent, kind with a very beautiful life. She truly loved her husband and had a very happy relationship with him until Uther decided that he must have her.
I also love her growth during this novel. We see a big contrast between her character in the beginning and the character in the end of novel after the events and it made me feel really sad for her.
Gorlois
I was really surprised by this characterization. Most of the times, Gorlois is portrayed as an old man, rude and basically a bad husband and father. So, I was really surprised when I saw that Scott Telek decided to made him a very beautiful young man. Kind, honorable and really in love with his wife and a very attentive father.
Ulfius
Probably my favorite character here. Ulfius is the best friend of Uther and I loved the way he was handle here.
He was a really good friend, always trying to help Uther even when he knew he was wrong, but he wanted so much to have his friend back that he was willing to do everything he could. Some scene with him were really sad, especially the scene with his father.
Merlin
Merlin is basically the same character here. But, I liked the idea that he manipulated everyone in order to conceive Arthur. The way he act, the way he plan this whole events in this book was really interesting and I liked the reaction he had in the end in he started to see the consequences of his own acts.
Morgan and Margause
Cannot wait to see more of them in the future, they were so interesting here.
The reason for their vengeance on Arthur was explain here and I liked that reason. I mean they had a very good life with their parents until Uther. After that, their father died and they were married to some kings they don't even know. Of course, they also saw what happen to her mother when Arthur was conceived so, of course, they will try to revenge her.
Writing and World-Building
The writing is getting better and better and I really love the way the author wrote this book.
The world building was also really good. The way the author describes the medieval times (the costumes, the way they act, their culture, and even the women's role) really made me feel that I was there.
Final Thoughts
While the changes were little, I really had a great time with it. Now that Scott finished to rewrite his first three books, I cannot wait to read the sixth novel.
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