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Title: Merlin's Mistake by Robert Newman, Richard Lebenson ISBN: 0-8446-6187-2 Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Pub. Date: January, 1990 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.75 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Merlin's Mistake by Robert Newman
Comment: OMG! This is one of the most wonderful books ever. If any fantasy loving person has not read this book, they really should!
Rating: 4
Summary: Light Arthuriana
Comment: It's pretty hard to find original ideas about King Arthur, Camelot and Merlin. Original ideas that don't stink, that is. But this light little novel overflows with them, with tidbits of as-yet unknown info and a great, twisty storyline that leaves no loose ends.
Despite being an Arthurian novel, nothing takes place in Camelot and few of the characters are from it. Brian is an idealistic young man at an out-of-the-way castle, whose father was killed years before in the Crusades. (Nice intertwining of reality and fantasy) When a rather odd young man named Tertius appears, Brian jumps at the opportunity to come with him. Tertius's quest is to find someone who'll teach him magic -- the famed wizard Merlin tried, but made a mistake and so Tertius has no knowledge of magic, but plenty of knowledge about science (from the future, no less!)
Along the way, Brian clashes with a mysterious Black Knight that keeps a city paying tribute to him. There is supposedly a knight with a red shield, a sword, and certain emotional requirements who can defeat him; to find this mystery knight becomes Brian's personal quest. They are joined by a crabby crone and a strange Pict in their journey, venturing into great danger -- and finding unexpected allies.
Perhaps the main problem with this book is that it dashes from one scene to another, with relatively little time for character development. For most of the book, Brian feels underfleshed despite being the lead; characters like Maude, Tertius and Merlin are better defined and more individualistic, aside from nice-serious-minded-good-hero. The three of them have personality quirks that flesh them out, while Brian does not.
The writing is pretty sparse, but descriptions of action are good; the scene in Nimue's hall is worth it by itself, it's so amazingly written. And though the book initially seems lightweight, there are twists and mysteries in it that you will NEVER guess until you read to the end. Then, you'll smack yourself on the head and say, "of course!"
And the mix of fantasy and science is nice: the rather odd White Lady; the most unusual dragon; the pleasant forest thieves; and the Viking sword. And though a lesser author wouldn't have managed it, it never becomes tedious when Tertius blurts out some fact that nobody else understands, given that nobody knew what a quasar was back in medieval times.
Even if you're not an Arthurian fan, you may enjoy this tight little book. I sure did.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Knights Quest
Comment: There is a sixteen year old named Brian who finally decides to become a knight,and goes on a guest.So one day he is greeted by a man named Tertius. He is telling Brian about how Merlins mistake on how he was suppose to give him the knowledge of magic. But instead he was given the power to know all about the future. I thought it was really good,because it had magicial spells and sword fighting,and jousting. It kinda remind me of the Harry Potter series because of the magic spells. I would reccomend this book to all my friends and yours.
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Title: The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064410137 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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