The Child of the Holy Grail (Guenevere Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0609606247 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As he is a living symbol of the affair, Guenevere is understandably cold toward Arthur's son, and finds comfort in cuckolding her husband with Lancelot. But even her most trusted knight is not without sin. Long ago, King Arthur fathered a son, Mordred, with his witch sister, Morgan Le Fay. Years ago, while escorting the sacred Hallows of the Goddess, or Holy Grail, Lancelot spent a night at the creepy Castle Corbenic. Predictable melodrama and an overlarge cast of characters mar the tale, but fans of the series will yearn to know Guenevere and Camelot's fate. (July)Forecast: As the last volume in a popular trilogy, this book will be eagerly awaited, advertised by a teaser chapter in the paperback edition of The Knight of the Sacred Lake and by a colorful jacket matching those of the previous two volumes. Qu
A Vivid Vision of the Past While I'm still a Morgan le Fay fan, this series really changed the way I look at Guenevere and her role in the Arthurian story. In Marion Zimmer Bradley's vision of Camelot, she comes across as colorless and almost insignificant, which I always felt was a bit unfair--I mean, you can't exactly promote matriarchy and female power with one character and completely undercut it with another. But Rosalind Miles' Guenevere came across as true to the legend without the New Agey twist that MZB takes for her Arthurian characters. She is fully fleshed out--a strong, confident, sexual woman who is unfortunately at the mercy o. "Exceptional story-telling" according to A Customer. The Arthurian legend is my passion - and I've read many versions and series of the telling of it. This series will rank among my favorites. Most other stories hint at or barely touch at the search for the Holy Grail - also the existence and parentage of the mysterious and ethereal Galahad. The first half of this book dealt with it almost exclusively as a theme - the second half of the book was the consequence of itwhich essentially was the crumbling of the realms of Arthur and Guenevere. This made it interesting (and sad) to read beyond the telling of most other versions of the legend I've read. Galahad was a diffi. A surprisingly good story! The first half of this book dealt with it almost exclusively as a theme - the second half of the book was the consequence of itwhich essentially was the crumbling of the realms of Arthur and Guenevere. This made it interesting (and sad) to read beyond the telling of most other versions of the legend I've read. Galahad was a difficult character for me to warm up to - he was a little TOO fanatical, otherworldly and untouchable. I was surprised to find myself very intrigued with Mordred for a change - seeing him as another tragic victim of his mother and deserving of sympathy despite his scheming and ambitious manipul
Prince Mordred, Arthur's son by Morgan Le Fay, has come to stay and to be proclaimed heir to Guenevere and Arthur's kingdoms. Arthur has even designated for his son the Siege Perilous, the one unoccupied seat at the Round Table — the seat reserved for "the Son of the Most Peerless Knight in All the World."But at the knighting, when Mordred takes his seat, the great Round Table, owned by the Queens of the Summer Country since time immemorial, cracks down the center. The scene sets into motion the final brilliant cycle of the Arthurian legend-the Quest for the Grail and the fall of Camelot-which brings Guenevere to the brink of the most dreaded tragedy of all and may ultimately complete her destiny as the greatest and most powerful Queen of the Isles.. A terrible darkness falls over Camelot and in the midst of