Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit (A Novel of King Arthur) (Arthurian Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400113814 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 221 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Good read if you are into the Arthur legend and want something a little different." according to Terry J. Martin. This is a Good read if you are into the Arthur legend and want something a little different. This is a 3.5 stars for me and decided to be generous and give it four. I love reading just about anything relating to the Arthur legend and this time period, so this was an interesting variation of the Arthur story. Actually Arthur played only an indirect role in the story, and it was based around Gwenhwyfar and the premise that Arthur actually had three wives during his reign, all with the same name. The author quoted some references at the end that brought her to exploring this theory of this legend. The book is about the third of these wives, and is mostly about her life prior to the marriage and in fact before she ever. .5 stars for me and decided to be generous and give it four. I love reading just about anything relating to the Arthur legend and this time period, so this was an interesting variation of the Arthur story. Actually Arthur played only an indirect role in the story, and it was based around Gwenhwyfar and the premise that Arthur actually had three wives during his reign, all with the same name. The author quoted some references at the end that brought her to exploring this theory of this legend. The book is about the third of these wives, and is mostly about her life prior to the marriage and in fact before she ever. Enjoyable, lively entertainment… Geriatric Suthriner Despite learned pedanticisms to the contrary, there isn’t much more of a restraint around Arthurian legends than there is around the Robin Hood fable, but this tale does a good job of reconciling the various virtues, integrities, slights, infidelities and mischief of the habitual Guinevere(s) into one enthusing tale. Lackey’s Gwenhwyfar knows her own mind from childhood, and is most confident and buoyant as the warrior she trained to be and eventually excelled at. Where she is less confident, even baffled and annoyed, is in matters of the heart or when compelled to dismount her trusted horses as a woman in the a. "Five Stars" according to Sasafracas. A wonderful read. Interesting and different with a plot that kept me interested.
. Mercedes Lackey is the author or coauthor of close to 100 books, including the Halfblood Chronicles, the Dragon Jousters series, and the bestselling novels of Valdemar.Anne Flosnik is an accomplished, multi-award-winning British actress, with lead credits for stage, television, commercials, industrials, voice-overs, and audiobooks. She has garnered three AudioFile Earphones Awards, including for Little Bee by Chris Cleave, and four Audie Award nominations
The story of Arthur's kingdom unfolds as Gwen's path as a warrior involves Lancelin, Arthur's closest Companion, and Medraut, the illegitimate and magic-born child of Arthur and his half-sister, Anna Morgause. When warrior-woman Braith announces that the Young Princess Gwen is marked by Epona, the goddess of horses, Gwen's father allows her to train on the warrior path. Lackey places the story in the early dark ages, rather than in the romanticized Camelot of the later Romances. Gwen is an independent and formidable woman, determined to follow her dreams, but also dedicated to her duty and to the good of Arthur's kingdom. Although Gwen is deep into training, in the background of her life lay the tales of two other women with the same name-Gwenhwyfar the
Gwenhwyfar chooses the latter, giving up the power that she is born into. Yet the daughter of a king is never truly free to follow her own calling. Gwenhwyfar moves in a world where gods walk among their pagan worshipers, where nebulous visions warn of future perils, and where there are two paths for a woman: the path of the Blessing or the rarer path of the Warrior. Acting as the "son" her father never had, when called upon to serve another purpose by the Ladies of the Well, she bows to circumstances to become Arthur's queen-only to find herself facing temptation and treachery, intrigue and betrayal, but also love and redemption.