Yolen, Jane. Sword of the rightful king; a novel of King Arthur.
YOLEN, Jane Yolen, Jane (Hyatt) (1939– ) writer, poet, editor; born in New York City. After graduating from Smith College (1960), she worked for various periodicals and publishers in New York before becoming a free-lance writer in 1965. Based in Hatfield, Mass. . Sword of the rightful king; a novel of King Arthur King Arthur: see Arthurian legend. . Harcourt, Magic Carpet magic carpet
flew King Solomon and his court wherever he commanded the wind to take it. [Moslem Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 177]
See : Magic . 361p. c2003. 0-15-202533-2. $6.95. J*
To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2003: There's a great secret in this story, kept so until the final chapters! There are hints here and there, but still, it is amazing a·maze
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es
v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.
2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr. when the secret is revealed. Otherwise, we have here another well-told story about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table can refer to: - The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime), a 1979 Japanese anime series
. Arthur is Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed duke in 1196, and an invasion by his uncle King Richard I of England was young yet, unmarried; his mentor is Merlinnus, of course. There is a sword in the stone--the sword of legend: anyone who can pull the sword from the stone will be the rightful king of all Britain. There is the evil Queen of the North, Morgause, who from Orkney tries to murder Arthur and gain all the power. She sends her young sons to be knights. She herself journeys south to the court, at the time of the solstice when the sword will be removed from the stone. It takes all of Merlinnus's magic and the cunning of our young hero Gawen to defeat her. Gawen is a young man come to court who apprentices himself to Merlinnus rather than take on the schooling to become a knight.
Yolen is a gifted writer of fantasy and has returned to this legend of Arthur and Merlin time and time again. She makes the action flow, blending the magic with reality. There are lines like these: "Merlinnus laughed. 'You are going to be a great king, Arthur. Not because you know the truth, but because you act as if you do.'" For all collections where there are those who enjoy the King Arthur stories. (An ALA Best Book for YAs.)
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.
*--The asterisk highlights exceptional books.
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