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Grail: Book Five of the Pendragon Cycle
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This installment of Stephen Lawhead's long-running Pendragon series is narrated by Gwalchavad (Galahad), one of King Arthur's captains and Lord of Orcady. After getting off to a slow start as the aftermath of a war with the Vandali is sorted out, the story focuses on the Holy Grail, which its guardian, Avallach, has used to cure Arthur of a deadly wound. In gratitude, Arthur raises a shrine to the Grail, but soon the Grail is stolen by Llenlleawg (Lancelot), who also abducts Queen Gwenhwyvar. When Arthur and his knights pursue, they are led to the magical, bleak land of Llyonesse, into the sorceress Morgian's power, fighting for their sanity and the Grail.
This is a straightforward story; there's less intrigue than I expected. Evil Morgian's passages of gloating are nearly over the top, but the honest, steadfast knights are good fellows all. Read previous volumes first! -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Final installment of Lawhead's Pendragon cycle (Taliesin, 1987; Merlin, Arthur, Pendragon, not seen) with its roots deep in Atlantis and, here, an unexpectedly upbeat ending. Gwalchavad of Orkney's narrative is framed by the dire imprecations of Morgian, the evil Queen of Air and Darkness, who ultimately must be vanquished. But, first, King Arthur makes peace with the invading Vandals, whom he has defeated; and soon the Irish knight Llenlleawg (Lancelot) will be seduced by the beautiful Morgaws, Morgian's creature, into betraying Arthur with Queen Gwenhwyvar so that the familiar tale, singularly reworked, may be brought to its unfamiliar conclusion. For fans of the series: Lawhead's interpretation is different and distinctive, though this volume, while independently intelligible, is no place to start. (First printing of 35,000) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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The first 3 books in the Pendragon cycle are among my favorite books (I got the trilogy over 10 years ago and have read them countless times), and the 4th book "Pendragon" was OK...(although not particularly interesting). But "Grail" is absolutely horrible. This book is actually an alternate ending to "Arthur" (book 3). It ignores the last half of that book (and the PERFECT ending) and completely changes everything for the worse. "Grail" is uninteresting and boring, and for it to be called the 5th book in the Pendragon cycle is utterly ridiculous! Avoid this book at all costs!
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I enjoyed reading Grail as part of the Pendragon cycle. This was my second or third time to read it and I enjoy it more and more each time I re-read it. That is the sign of a good book I think. However, unlike all the other Pendragon books, Grail never aroused great emotions in me as I read it. It was hard for me to enter in to the fear and grief of the characters precisely because I knew the ending of the whole saga since I read it at the end of the book Arthur. I wish Lawhead had published Pendragon and Grail at the same time as Arthur so the story would read better. I did pick up a couple of subtle forshadowings to the book Avalon and that made Grail more enjoyable. I also thought the best new character in the book, was Morgian. We hear her voice for the first time and that helps illumine some of the earlier happenings in the Pendragon Cycle. She is an evil lady. In regards to the many people who felt bored while reading Grail, that did not happen to me. Even though this is not one of Lawhead's best books, it still fires my imagination and quickens my heart to read it. Lawhead makes me want to be a better person through his stories and characters. Grail is no exception.
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i liked it but it was kinda boring at times, you know. but i still reccomend this book.
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Lawhead sets apart his telling of the Grail legend
Stephan Lawhead all but ignores the Grail legend in his first three books of the Pendragon Cycle, and limits its pressence in Pendragon. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Mai 2000 von Barry Edison
For only the most solid of fans.
There were PARTS of Grail that, while reading it, seemed very good. But on the whole, I think Lawhead was much less inspired by the myths that make up the Grail legend. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. März 2000 von Donald J. Mulder
Definitely worth your time
Classic Lawhead, this book explores a more personal conflict that many will relate to: that of truth, trust, and betrayal. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Should have stopped after 3..
Too much religion, too much praising God for no help and no reason, too much contrived plot-writing and rehashing of previous events. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
A fantasic faith builder-Power over is evil is found in God!
This is a great story, wonderfully told. I especially enjoyed the section that exemplified the power of God over evil: speaking the word of God rather than relying on mere human... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. August 1999 von Randy Baker (rgbaker@sonnet.com)
i guess it was okay
i liked it but it was kinda boring at times, you know. but i still reccomend this book.
Am 3. August 1999 veröffentlicht
Feels like a one-off contract fulfillment
This lame book is characterized by clumsy, cliche and lazy writing. Lawhead has done little more than recycle all his old tricks and is slowly becoming a parody of himself with... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
not worth the time
i've read all the pendragon books. but when i think about them i can only remember the story up to the middle of the Aurther book, the rest is just a blur. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Short book title and short attention span.
I look back at the time I spent reading this book and ask myself why I wasted three weeks of my life attempting to read and contemplate the text within this fragment of harolded... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. April 1999 von elemauzer@aol.com
not as good as the others
i found myself very bored and i couldn't finish it. then a year later i read some more (a couple pages) and still couldn't finish it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
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