The Chronicles of the Round Table [Paperback]

Mike Ashley (Author)

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This addition to Ashley's Chronicles series of Arthurian tales comprises 19 new stories, 4 reprints, 190251, and an afterword in which Marion Zimmer Bradley and Parke Godwin discuss their own and other Arthurian works. Otherwise, the knights themselves (often the more obscure ones) take center stage in stories mostly based on traditional sources, including: Gereint and the hedge of mist, Sagremor's African origins, Tor's fight with Abbo (Abelleus), Lionel the irrepressible, Bedivere and Vortiporix, Blamor vs. Tristan, Brandiles vs. Gawain, Yder vs. Abbadan the troll, the Brown Knight Without Pity, Villiers the Valiant, Fergus of Galloway, and Pelleas and Nimue. Worth a browse for Arthur's faithful legions. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786704640
• ISBN-13: 978-0786704644
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,979,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Collection of Short Stories Worth Reading, June 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Chronicles of the Round Table (Paperback)

This is the fifth and final collection of short stories edited by Mike Ashley covering the Aurthurian mythology. This work largely focuses on bringing to life some of the players of the Knights of the Round Table.

The collection of works isn't the classical Tennyson or Geoffrey of Monmouth - it is a collection of modern renditions by some well known (and less well known) fantasy authors of the last 100 years.

The stories are an easy read and very entertaining. A good introduction to the Arthurian pantheon - and the entire series of "Chronicles" are worth owning if you are a fan of the Arthurian tradition.