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Grail (Book five in the Pendragon Cycle) by: Stephen Lawhead

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Rating: - Good, good book

This was the first of the Pendragon Cycle series of books that I read, and after reading it I had to buy the other four! The only reason that it didn't get five stars is the fact that I can't make head nor tail of the names in it. I'm now in the middle of Merlin, belive me if you read one of this series then you'll HAVE to read the rest!

Rating: - A fine and mystical finish

This time it's Gwalchavad (Galahad) who tells the story of Arthur, miraculously healed, and his final confrontation with the power of Morgian (also miraculously healed, presumably). This has far more magic in it than the other novels, and less feel for Celtic Britain, which may put some off, but I thought it a fine and satisfying conclusion, though again it contradicted Arthur. I can't decide if the series was originally planned as a trilogy and Lawhead carried on because a) he knew the conclusion to Arthur was unsatisfactory or b) the success of the series demanded more books. Or if it was planned as a five novel series from the beginning, which makes the continuity gaps even more puzzling. Still, a fine series, overall, even given the dips in the middle.

Rating: - Squeezing more cash out of an increasingly tired cycle.

Talisien: Excellent Merlin: Very good Arthur: Good Pendragon: Ok Grail: Er, can we see a pattern here? This book jumps back in time from the events of Pendragon in a noble quest to relieve you of your hard earned money.A turgid tale of misery, deceit and un-remitting God-bothering descibing a years worth of monumental events, which no character even mentioned in passing in the previous book. Avoid like the yellow ravager!

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