The Once and Future King by T. H. White
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(Mass Market Paperback - Reissue)
- Pub. Date: July 1987
- 640pp
- Sales Rank: 5,715
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- Series: Once and Future King Series
- ISBN-13: 9780441627400
- ISBN: 0441627404
- Edition Description: Reissue
Synopsis
The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlin and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.
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T. H. White first gained popularity for his nonfiction works about the countryside of the United Kingdom, but he is best known today for his fantastic fiction. In his tetralogy The Once and Future King--called by Lin Carter in Imaginary Worlds "one of the most brilliant fantasy novels in literature"--he made the legends of King Arthur accessible for the twentieth century.
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The Once and Future Kingby Avidreader1LC
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November 08, 2009: I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. I saw the movie that was based on this book and was able to imagine the cartoon characters along with the book. I higly recommend it to literature and history students and teachers.
Best telling of the King Arthur legend.by empeegee
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October 17, 2009: I loved this book. Is it the easiest book to read? Maybe not, but the complexity of the plot and the richness of the characters, is not easily told. The first book in the tetralogy is light while each of the following books become darker and more intense.
This story stays with you long after you turn the final page. There's a lot to learn about life and humanity here. I always found the usual King Arthur stories too romantic, too artificial, but T. H. White wrote this story of King Arthur for adults and those who want to think.I Also Recommend: Dark is Rising Sequence [The Dark is Rising 5 Volume Box Set].
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