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Uther, the Half Dead King
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Periklis
Jun 03, 2012 rated it liked it
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"I had been King only a few days. My anger knew no bounds. I gave them steel hot with blood... metal tributes to split their bellies and cleave their brain pans."
"You're not the King I hoped you'd be."

Uther is a graphic novel about Arthur's father, but more so about Merlin. Merlin is presented as an architect of the future while Uther is a conqueror & king from the past. The last El Cid-inspired battle is the climax of the requiem that slowly builts up...
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Michael Sigler
Sep 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
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