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The Greatest Knight: The Story of William Marshal
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Historical fact and fiction are entwined in this engrossing story about the infamous William...
Murder Party (2007)
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A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on...
David McK (3649 KP) rated Camelot (The Chronicles of Arthur, #3) in Books
Nov 9, 2025
Not entirely sure why this one is called Camelot as there's little in here about Camelot, other than a few references to Arthur and Guineveire's dream of building the same. Perhaps because, towards the end of the book, that's what they start doing? Or, rather, Guineviere and Lancelot start doing whilst Arthur is off fighting more battles ...
"Camelot!"
"It's only a model"
"Shhh"
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"On second thoughts, let's not go there. 'Tis a silly place"
With that out of the way, this is a sequel - or, as the author (Giles Kristian) himself puts it - more of a companion piece to his earlier (and originally conceived as being standalone) novel Lancelot, although I feel that he REALLY should have stuck with his original name for the novel: Galahad.
Calling it Camelot, to me, does the novel a bit of a disservice, with that location not really a key factor in the story. What is, however, is the central character (and first person narrator) of Galahad himself: Lancelot's son, raised by Christian monks following his fathers death in the climax of the previous, who (here) is not as pure and devout and, well, 'holy' as he is otherwise sometimes depicted, and who is still haunted by his legacy.
Various other characters from Arthurian legend themselves make an appearance, most notably (on the character front) Gawain, Merlin and Iselle whilst (on the 'Quest'/story front) we have a reimagining of The Green Knight, and the Search for The Holy Grail.
Like "Lancelot" before it, this is well worth a read.
Enemy of God
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. . Uniting the restive British kingdoms behind him, Arthur believes he can now hold back the...
Merissa (13555 KP) rated The Wandering Fire (The Fionavar Tapestry #2) in Books
Dec 17, 2018
This book makes me laugh but also makes me cry ... every time! I won't give out any spoilers but all I will say is that I can't read a whole section in one go without wiping the tears from my eyes. Call me a sap but I love it when I get so involved with a book that I can be made to cry, especially if it's not the first time I've read the book.
Two additions to this book might not sit well with some people and that is of the characters of Arthur and Lancelot. Personally I liked their appearance and it didn't come as a surprise.
Brilliant.
Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
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Rob Delaney is a father, a husband, a comedian, a writer. He is the author of an endless stream of...
Great Houses of England and Wales
Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and Christopher Simon Sykes
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A history of the most notable houses in England and Wales and the great families, seen as part of...
David McK (3649 KP) rated Warlord's Gold (Civil War Chronicles, #5) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Of course, agents of Parliament are also after the same treasure.
Meanwhile, Stryker's friend Capt Lancelot Forester is also sent deep into Parliamenterian held country in order to shore up the will of an outpost that is still holding out for the king ...
Surviving shipwreck, imprisonment and torture, the two distinct plot strands (Stryker and the treasure/Forester' mission) eventually mesh at the defense of Basing House, in another enjoyable entry in the series.