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Adventures Of Sir Balin The Ill-Fated (2012)

by Gerald Morris(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1299894135 (ISBN13: 9781299894136)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Harcourt Brace and Company

series

Knights' Tales

review 1: Just as he did in the earlier titles in this series about King Arthurs's knights (The Adventures of Lancelot the Great, The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short and The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True), simplifies the tales for a young, modern audience. Since he focuses only on Sir Balin in this story, readers are able to follow his adventures from the time as an infant when he receives a prophecy of doom to his final circumnavigation of that doom. The book raises questions about destiny as Sir Balin tries to live up to the expectation that he will be the noblest knight of them all. There is much subtle humor to his adventures, found even in the interaction between his parents and Sir Balin and his brother Sir Balan. The brush and ink illustrations add to the humor of the ... morestory since several of them contain comedic elements.
review 2: Poor Sir Balin was given a prophecy at birth that he would be great, but ill-fated, and kill the knight he loved most in the world. So, the unlucky Sir Balin tries to live carefully but he ends up in King Arthur's dungeon for killing his cousin, although even King Arthur admits that his cousin might have deserved it. So Sir Balin goes free and travels the countryside foiling plots and trying to be careful. Turns out that this prophecy is just a bunch of malarkey, but there are plenty of laughs along the way. There is a good moral here about believing in strange folklore and predictions, but most kids will only see the fun of this book. Another great addition to the Knights Tales series. less

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