King Arthur (3 books in series)
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review 1: It took a little bit of time to get into the book, as I had taken a bit of a break after reading the first one. But it really took off for me when Artor took the spotlight. Then gradually the secondary characters stole my heart - and tried my patience!Nimue was wonderful, though ...
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review 1: I've read a lot of Arthurian legend stories over the years, some of them awful, many very good and a few that were brilliant (e.g. Once and Future King). Like M K Hume, a few of the authors treated Arthur as an historical figure, a great king at the end of the Roman/Celtic years ...
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review 1: Hume takes a new tack on a great old tale. Her's is an earthy-human portrait of Arthur and the other legendary characters, Merlin, Morgana, Uther, Kay, etc. The Afterword describes the impressive research Hume has done in the Arthurian field.So, it was interesting to learn what h...