The Child of the Holy Grail

Usually the third in a trilogy is set up to be the most thrilling of all three stories. Theoretically, it has been building up for the two previous books, leaving the third to just get on with the story and move forward with the action. Not so with this book. It seemed to drag right along with the slow expository that the second book lacked.

The characters continued in their downward spirals, lacking the appeal that made the story enjoyable even up through the end of the second novel.

I must also admit that the villification of the church throughout the story made me incredibly uncomfortable, even as a non-theist. It detracted further from the appeal of the story and really bogged down the already convoluted end of the story with more show more complications.

I expected a lot more from this third novel than I got out of it. It was a truly disappointing end to a promising trilogy. show less

This series is to the Arthurian saga what Twilight is to vampires. Cringeworthy, yet I can't look away.

I loved this series, probably more than the author's 'Tristan & Isolde' series. Reading the 'Guenevere' series this summer even helped me out in my college classic myth class (involving the triple goddess, female archetypes, and what not). This is definately going to be a reread for me. If you enjoyed it and haven't tried the author's 'Tristan & Isolde' series, get started. I'm digging into her "I, Elizabeth" next.

I started reading this trilogy, hated it, but had to finish it. It seems like the author has a hateful spite towards men, and released these feelings in these books. In this story, King Arthur is a weak, trembling fool, who owes is greatness to the women who surrounded him.

The 3rd book in the series...doesn't disappoint.

Con el corazón roto por su separación de Lanzarote y angustiada por la pérdida de las sagradas Reliquias de la Diosa, Ginebra se reconcilia con Arturo. Pero su frágil paz se ve amenazada por una nueva presencia en Camelot. Mordred, el hijo de Arturo y Morgan Le Fay, ha llegado para ser proclamado heredero de los reinos de Ginebra y Arturo. En su nombramiento como caballero, la gran Mesa Redonda, propiedad de las Reinas del País del Verano desde tiempos inmemoriales, se rompe en el centro y una terrible oscuridad cae sobre Camelot. En medio del caos aparece un nuevo caballero, Sir Galahad, que puede tener la clave del misterio de las Reliquias robadas. Su llegada pone en marcha la Búsqueda del Santo Grial y la caída de Camelot, show more que lleva a Ginebra al borde de la tragedia más temida de todas. . . y finalmente puede cumplir su destino como la más grande Reina de las Islas. show less