4.07 AVERAGE


Llegue a este libro por las recomendaciones de multitud de lectores que alababan la revisión que del mito arturico realiza el autor, plasmando una visión mas realista y menos fantástica de las hazañas de este personaje, real o ficticio.
Después de leerlo he de reconocer que esta muy bien escrito pero en ningún momento me ha llegado a enganchar la historia, quizás por conocida. Quizás el hecho de que este libro pertenezca a una trilogía es lo que hace que en todo momento me de la sensación de que la trama no avanza y que nos encontramos simplemente ante la presentación de unos personajes y que el nudo de la historia se desarrollara en los siguientes libros.
En cualquier caso el desarrollo del libro y la ausencia de un final potente que nos haga desear continuar la historia son motivos suficientes para no querer continuar leyendo el resto de los libros de la trilogía.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

First DNF of the year
adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

And so I continue my Bernard Cornwell marathon with the first volume of the Arthur Books. Ok, I really like it, although I found some of the exposition boring boring. Too many kingdoms, too many unpronounceable names - but get beyond that and you get great characters, lots of action (though not as much as in the Saxon Tales) high level politics, and the old religion v. Christianity - in this case the Druids led by, yes - Merlin. And his protege the ever scary Nimue - a love interest, though not of Merlin, and powerful sorceress. Some of the best scenes are the curses and counter-curses that various Druids throw around in battles that play out in higher realms while blood flows down here; and Bernard Cornwell's continuing deprecation of early Christianity, including the pedophilia of an early Bishop. Heh, heh. On to The Enemy of God - book two of the trilogy.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This isn't my usual genre; I was trying to read The Winter King by C.L. Wilson but started this one accidentally. Nevertheless, I'm still reading so I guess I'm enjoying it...?

A dark take on the Arthur and Merlin classic tale. Great battle scene descriptions.

Second time through. This time listened. Big fan of author and performer.

Not bad, not great either. Still, more engaging than the TV show though.
adventurous dark tense slow-paced