The Hedge of Mist: A Book of the Keltiad [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

In this third book in a dazzling trilogy, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison takes her space-going Arthurian legends to a moving and triumphant conclusiona Graal Quest unlike any other.

The final novel in this sequence of Kennealy-Morrison's highly acclaimed science-fantasy series, The Keltiad.

For fans of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Arthurian fantasy, The Mists of Avalon.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In this third volume of the Tales of Arthur series, Taliesin Glyndour, chief poet of Keltia, reveals the climax of the epic of Arthur, his sister Morgan, his beloved Gweniver, and the quest for the Graal -- and finally brings his own Triad to triumphant completion. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

You'd think an old hand like Kennealy-Morrison would know better, but apparently not, and you look for the tongue in her cheek, but it's not there. Then you rub your eyes and look again, and it hasn't vanished: the chapter that begins with the most hackneyed phrase in English literature, "It was a dark and stormy night...." The rest of this third novel in the author's Arthurian saga (The Oak Above the Kings, etc.) isn't so tired, but, uneven and crammed with excessive world-building detail, it's not up to par, either. Taliesin, chief bard of the realm and King Arthur's foster brother, returns as narrator, as well as a participant in the novel's episodic adventures, which include a search for a magic grail, a struggle within the royal family for the crown, the besmirching of Gweniver's name and the death of Arthur. As before, Kennealy-Morrison's female characters are particularly strong, though also more modern than medieval. Now, if she would only keep her writing as vigorous.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061056049
• ISBN-13: 978-0061056048
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kennealy-Morrison at her best, March 24, 1998

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Rose ([e-mail]) (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hedge of Mist: A Book of the Keltiad (Mass Market Paperback)

When, upon finishing the first two books of this trilogy, I realized I had lost my prized copy of the third, I went into a frenzy; upon finding it, I read it without stopping. (Kennealy-Morrison's works are best read, by the way, with Enya's "The Celts" CD on endless loop in the background.) Despite the thickness that has earned these books the name of doorstoppers and the rather unscientific science, not to mention the highly unorthodox retelling of the Arthurian myths, I fell in love with these books both as an admirer of the Tales of Aeron and as a follower of Arthuriana in all its different forms. No matter what else there is to say, there's no doubt that the first book will hook you on the series, the second will draw you deeper in, and the third will leave you with a glowing sense of completion. If you've never read any of Kennealy-Morrison's works before, I recommend starting with this trilogy, going on to the Tales of Aeron (which should be read in chronological order: Silver Branch, Copper Crown, Throne of Scone), and then waiting--impatiently, as every fan is--for Blackmantle to come out in paperback. If you insist on chronology, of course, Blackmantle should come first, but I personally wouldn't put off this experience for anything.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arthur, as the once and _truly_ future king., November 3, 1998

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This review is from: The Hedge of Mist: A Book of the Keltiad (Mass Market Paperback)

In her final book of the "Tales of Arthur" trilogy, Patricia Kennally uses the rich Arthurian legend to its best advantage, spinning it lightyears away 1,000 years in the future. Though her first two books of this series utilized the Arthurian legend, the scope of the myth was not fully tapped into until this book. I had the great fortune to be reading this book at the same time as _La Morte de Arthur_ by Thomas Mallory, and the connections between the two struck me almost every page. Kennally is a master at symbolism and archetypes, and the joy of recognition hits often in this retelling that adds, not detracts from the Arthurian legend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars magnificent conclusion to an intriguing series, October 6, 1997

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This review is from: The Hedge of Mist: A Book of the Keltiad (Mass Market Paperback)

This masterful conclusion to Morrison's Arthurian trilogy is a true joy to read. For anyone interested in Arthuriana, the series represents a wonderful twist to traditional themes. The characters in this story have been around for centuries as have the main plot elements, but Morrison's gifted prose give them new life and depth. Although the book revolves around themes of loss, the overall feeling of the book is one of rebirth and renewal and the reader cannot help but share the narrator's joy as ending draws near. Not since Guy Gavril Kay's Fionavar Tapestry have I read a more touching and compelling account of the once and future king.