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katmarhan's review
3.0
Kind of a mish-mash. I love stories that are related to the Arthurian legend, even when set in modern times, but this one didn't really satisfy me. It's hard to know exactly what I didn't like--the characters were not very fully realized, playing roles rather than being multi-faceted. I know this is a fantasy, but I had trouble believing the various quests and travels in the Otherlands, the odd relationships, and the powers--not of the priestess, seer, or Pendragon, but of the other "ordinary" characters.
tricky's review
2.0
I like picking up from junk shops those 70s styled fantasy novels with their wonderful painted covers and I love the Arthurian tales.
The story is set in Mobile, Alabama and an archaeologist Rhodri is searching for the legendary medieval Welsh colonisation of the area.
The novel is rich in description, detail, myth and fantasy. The characters are well conceived but the language and tone of the book make it compelling. There are some beautiful sections of prose and then there are times when you feel bogged by it all.
From what research I have done Sanders Anne Laubenthal was a peet, novelist and historian. I have a second edition of paperback with the cover art by Darrell Sweet.
The story is set in Mobile, Alabama and an archaeologist Rhodri is searching for the legendary medieval Welsh colonisation of the area.
The novel is rich in description, detail, myth and fantasy. The characters are well conceived but the language and tone of the book make it compelling. There are some beautiful sections of prose and then there are times when you feel bogged by it all.
From what research I have done Sanders Anne Laubenthal was a peet, novelist and historian. I have a second edition of paperback with the cover art by Darrell Sweet.
bethr's review
5.0
Seriously, this Arthurian/grail legend fantasy should be better known. It’s strongly influenced by Celtic mythology and (I suspect) Charles Williams and maybe C.S. Lewis’s later fantasy. Don’t be put off by the Mobile, Alabama, setting. She makes it work.
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