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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Although well written, this book didn't work for me for several reasons. Firstly, the characters all talk in a very self-conscious manner with rather formalised language and no contractions. Secondly, there are some very long blocks of descriptive text that would have been better worked into the action of the story. Thirdly, I can't cope with a fantasy novel where the Christian god speaks directly to a character. (  )JudithProctor | Apr 27, 2009 |   The first book in the Pendragon Cycle, this introduces Charis, a princess of Atlantis and Taliesin, a foundling raised to be a bard and king. The story follows their parallel lives, until their meeting on Mount Tor. This is an excellent version of familiar Arthurian characters and legends. (  )aharey | Jul 6, 2008 | This book captivated me from the first page. Lawhead is a great storyteller and this book is a prime example. This is book one in an eventaul 6 book series. I found this one and book 2 to be the best. This story takes us back to Atlantis and the people that came to Britain when Atlantis was destroyed. They eventually meet those who have been living in Britain, and the line of King Arthur is born. I strongly recommend this book (and series) to anyone, but especially King Arthur fans. They have a strong Christian influence, quite different from other Arthurian books such as the Mists of Avalon. ( )LadyofWinterfell | Apr 5, 2008 | Lawhead weaves together elements of the King Arthur mythos and the Atlantis mythos, and overlays the whole thing with a Christian message. I read, or at least started, this book around age 18 and the images of the sport of "bull dancing" have stayed with me ever since. I don't think the Christian images are particularly overdone - certainly nothing like the "Left Behind" series - and I found it interesting to watch the characters debate between the old gods and this strange, new god. I'm looking forward to picking up the next in the series. (  )benfulton | Sep 5, 2007 | I mostly enjoyed this book, but a few things didn't sit right with this re-telling of the Arthurian mythology. Firstly the Christian feeling to it, especially with Taliesin. Charis did not have a large role in the tale after they got together which was a shame. Some of the people from Atlantis survived the disaster which seemed to go against other tales I have read and that Merlin was the son of Taliesin and Charis. Overall though it was well written and engaging, a great start to the series. I definately recommend it, although I do prefer the Mists of Avalon and the Mary Wesley Merlin books. ( )Rhinoa | Aug 21, 2007 | 1  0.294 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 038070613X, Mass Market Paperback)It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis. Taliesin is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin...and Arthur the king. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:10 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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