The Broken Sword: The Return of King Arthur
by Molly
Cochran, Warren
Murphy
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Mass Market Paperback
- 480 pages (October 1998)
Tor Books; ISBN: 0812545133
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1.31 x 6.77 x 4.19
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In a Moroccan bazaar, amidst gunfire and chaos, a battered cup falls
into a blind girl's hand, and her eyes are filled with light. But Beatrice
is not alone in her appreciation of the Holy Grail, and her vision goes
deeper than the surface. She meets Taliesin, who brings her to Arthur,
and they join forces to protect the power of the Grail from abuse and to
protect themselves from a soulless, amoral man who will stop at nothing
to possess it.
The Broken Sword is almost too fast-paced, packed with agonizing
cliffhangers as peril presses young Arthur, Beatrice, and Hal (Galahad,
now a retired FBI agent) on all sides, though the lengthy recapitulations
of Arthur's and Taliesin's previous lives detract from the real story in
the 20th century. But The Broken Sword has a complete-feeling ending
that puts Arthur, his recovered knights, Beatrice, and Merlin happily in
place for future victories.
From Kirkus Reviews , March 1, 1997
More modern Arthurian galumphing: a sequel to The Forever King (1992).
Arthur has been reincarnated as ten-year-old Chicagoan Arthur Blessing;
his protector, once Galahad, is former FBI man Hal Woczniak. The evil sorcerer
Saladin's successor, artist/assassin Aubrey Katsuleris (he's sold his soul
to the old, dark gods), seeks immortality through the Holy Grail, formerly
held by Saladin. Now, the Grail surfaces in Marrakesh, where it heals the
congenital blindness of young Beatrice; she begins to recall a past life
as the Innocent, a druidic high priestess, a life that also involves Taliesin
(Merlin--yes, he's still around, too) and Aubrey (as the destroyer Thanatos).
Excalibur lies smashed by Aubrey's black magic, but the pieces allow Arthur's
knights to step through a time warp into the present and provide comic
relief. Eventually, in New York, Beatrice magically defends Taliesin against
Aubrey's magical assault, and Arthur--after Aubrey obligingly gives him
the pieces- -wields a magically refurbished Excalibur to finish Aubrey
off. Preposterous twaddle, what with the phony backdrops, ramshackle characters
rushing aimlessly about, and threadbare doings strung together on a whim.
-- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.--This
text refers to the hardcover
edition of this title.
"This narrative interweaves present-day events and flashbacks
to Camelot, recasting many Arthurian elements into a mythology that appears
new while managing to employ all the classic touchstones. With its high-minded
themes and echoes of the metaphysical thrillers of Charles Williams, this
satisfying sequel lives up to its popular predecessor".
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Synopsis
The long-awaited sequel to The Forever King. When a teenage girl
returns the Holy Grail to Arthur, the reincarnation of Camelot's High King,
she joins him on a strange and perilous quest--strange because of the effects
of Merlin's magic on the 20th century, and perilous because of a malevolent
assassin who knows too much about the Grail and the young king. --This
text refers to the hardcover
edition of this title
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jlp3_99@yahoo.com from Houston, TX , July 4, 1999
A subject suberbly worthwhile, and well done.
First, note that this is a sequel to their earlier Arthurian saga.
For my money, it is the lesser of the two, but none-the-less, a book that
is a 'must read,' and hard to put down.
For those with no toleration for sex or any type of violence whatsoever,
BE WARNED, there is some of each inherent in this interesting tale. I also
abhor senseless violence and sex thrown in only as 'a hook.' The violence
in this book is every bit as called for as is the violence in any of the
Godfather series. The sex, on the other hand, may not have been totally
necessary for the completion of the book. I'll leave this issue to the
reader.
I anxiously await the 3rd of the series. The last two reviewers of this
wonderful book, unfortunately, appeared displeased with it. As a book of
fantasy, it cannot be given criticism that would normally accompany a historical
manuscript based on facts alone.
Again, this is a wonderful book, and I thoroughly recommend it!! --This
text refers to the hardcover
edition of this title
ashandra_2000@yahoo.com from Wisconsin , February 18, 1999
Wow...
WARNING! Don't read this book when you have an 8 am class. I started
reading it at 10 pm and didn't put it down until 5 am! Still, it was worth
it. I love the characterization, and the way that everything comes around
full-circle. And the Knights of the Round Table kept me laughing the entire
time! They're just how I would have imagined medieval knights, and I'm
so glad that the authors didn't wimp out on that. Lancelot's still my favorite,
though the others grow on you. Don't miss this one! And I can't wait until
the sequel comes out!
Jmurphy719@AOL.COM from Danville, NH next to America's Stonehenge
, February 9, 1999
PLEASE, PLEASE,MORE, MORE
One of the best of any Arthur series I have ever read. Right up there
with Mary Steward's The Crystal Cave series, and, of course, The Once and
Future King. Please Molly and Warren, don't keep us waiting for more!
dspina.91@erols.com from South Philly , January 22, 1999
all the expected hype a sequel should have.
arthur is now thirteen years old.saladin has passed the torch to someone
named aubrey who will stop at nothing to get and keep possession of the
grail.hal ends up with the knights of the round table who are driving him
nuts adjusting to life in the twentieth century.emily is gone.they meet
a man nammed zack,I liked him.I'm waiting for book three.
Daming Ng (draven2037@yahoo.com) from Florida , January 19, 1999
I hope there are plans for another book
I hope there are plans for another book. I know it would be hard to
find another storyline for the characters to follow up on. But I think
that the characters themselves are so 'alive' that any sequel to this book
would sell itself on the sheer basis that it's a sequel to "The Broken
Sword". --This text refers to the hardcover
edition of this title
d spina.91@erols.com from south philly , January 8, 1999
every bit as exciting as a sequel should be.
aurthur is now thirteen years old.hal has been with him searching for
emily all this time,when finnaly they meet.there reunion is short lived.salidin
has passed the torch to someone else a man nammed aubry who will stop at
nothing to have posession of the grail.also all the knights of the round
table have been brought back to life but are having a rough time adapting
to life in the twentieth century,driving hal crazy in the process. this
sequel has 5 stars written all over it.a must read if you enjoyed the forever
king... there also is a new character named zack,i must say HE`S THE MAN!!!!
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