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The Legend Of The King (2010)

by Gerald Morris(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0547144202 (ISBN13: 9780547144207)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

series

The Squire's Tales

review 1: The saga of the squires and knights of Camelot comes to its expected end. Like number 9 in the series, the tone of this book is darker and sadder than the early books, but it's a good read.My favorite part of the book is the appearance of Gaheris and Lynet. The good healer and her smart-but-terrible-with-a-sword husband have a pivotal role in defeating the evil enchatress Morgause. At the end of the story, I was sad, but satisfied. As is pointed out in the last chapter, the story is never really over as long as people have hope, and this story left me feeling hopeful.
review 2: Finishing this book was like parting with an old friend- which is perhaps why I put off the last few chapters for weeks- I wasn't ready to let go. I still remember sitting in the school ... moreyard reading my first Gerald Morris story, falling in love with Terence and Morris' writing in equal parts. As a 7th grader I was beyond grateful for finally being taken seriously by a young adult author- I was privy to "adult" humor, I wasn't condescended to. Here at last was fantasy without the trappings of childhood, I thought. My next memory is much later, in a freshman dorm, garnering bewildered looks from my housemates as I sat in the common room with an earsplitting grin, reading a book which, judging by the cover, was clearly written for children, not students of a prestigious university studying Nabokov and analyzing Hitchcock's use of lighting in Rear Window. I am twenty-seven now and nothing speaks for Morris' storytelling like my continued relationship with his characters over the course of the past fifteen (!) years. I will treasure their memory and can only hope one day my child discovers the same joy I once found in that school yard. Thank you Gerald, for being one happy constant throughout so many changes. less

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