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Interesting. This is the first non-modern King Arthur story I have read. It is a bit boring and repetitive, and the female characters barely exist beyond the barest sketch, and seem to be defined by either their virtue of their petty evil. The male characters are likewise two dimensional, either noble Knights, honorable foes who become noble once defeated, or violent monsters, but a lot more time is focused on them.The most interesting thing is the story about how Arthur conquered the Roman Empire. I had never even heard the barest hint of this story before. Other interesting bits are the prevalence of magic and wizards and the bits about Christianity supposedly came to the British isles.All in all, I'd say it is worth a read if you are a King Arthur fan.
I read this on a free version on my e-reader, which probably wasn't the best idea. Boring for most of it and it had consistent spelling mistakes -- Modred for Morded and Morgan for Morgana -- that bothered me to no end. Along with that was how a damsel always needed saving and some battle always was happening. Too repetitive for my liking. I don't know if it was just this book, but I plan on trying another sometime soon.
2.5 stars