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HTML:The pageantry and passionate intrigues of King Arthur’s court are expertly re-created in this historical novel—the only Arthurian novel in which all of the central characters are portrayed as intrinsically good people. This realistic retelling of the legend shows Arthur severing the bonds of bastardy, vanquishing the Saxons, and loving one woman. As the daring teenage warrior prepares for the throne, he discovers true love with Morgan of Avalon, the youngest of Merlin’s show more daughters, but fate cruelly thwarts their hopes for a future together. Never before has a telling of the Arthur story made the breathtaking drama of this charismatic king more real or moving. Historical Fiction. Fiction. show lessTags
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This is my favorite version of the King Arthur legend. I have read this book a dozen times and it still makes me happy every time. It explores the relationships between Merlin and Arthur, Arthur and Morgan, and Morgan in her sisters in a fashion that I have yet to find in any other telling.
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Joan Wolf is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Road to Avalon
- Original title
- The Road to Avalon
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- King Arthur; Merlin; Morgan le Fay; Gwenhwyfar
- Important places
- England, UK; Wales, UK; Avalon
- Dedication
- For Aunt Betty
- First words
- It had been raining earlier in the day, a chill spring rain, but with the twilight the skies began to clear.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She felt his head move, and his thought came through, faint but clear, 'Your hair always smells like lavender.'
- Blurbers
- Sutcliff, Rosemary
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3573 .O486 .R6 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Members
- 358
- Popularity
- 87,687
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.84)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 5
