King Arthur's Daughter [Paperback]

Vera Chapman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1978

A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry.

Ursulet, daughter of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, captured by Saxons and doomed to lose her family and her heritage-

Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Avon (June 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380019582
• ISBN-13: 978-0380019588
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,033,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting new twist to the tale, March 4, 2004

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S. E. Kennedy "ocinnedeagh" (Minnesota, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Arthur's Daughter (Paperback)

This was my first venture into a tale about King Arthur and Queen Guenevere having had a daughter. Ursulet was a young girl at the fall of Camelot. Fearing for her safety, Guenevere sent her to a convent. When Arthur was "killed", and Guenevere died, Ursulet seemed to forget her identity. As the Saxons began to overrun the countryside, the convent was sacked and Ursulet fled into the night. Enter Ambroise - a young knight with a very stately family history stretching back to King Lot. With the very few remnets of the Round Table Knights and those loyal to Arthur and his true heir, Ambroise sets out to find Ursulet and intsall her on her rightful throne.
The story introduces a new batch of characters that I found refreshing and interesting if not terribly well developed in this book. I have not read Chapman's other books in her Arthurian tales, and therefore, I may have missed some of the character development that I think the story lacked.
My favorite part - the look at King Arthur. Chapman takes us to where he rests and we hear again the voice of Merlin telling us that King Arthur truly did not die but lives on to this day and how that is Ursulet's true destiny.

3.0 out of 5 stars About standard, September 24, 2009

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A. Blaney "minimum wage faerie" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Arthur's Daughter (Paperback)

I bought this book because I enjoyed The King's Damosel, another book by Vera Chapman. While both plots follow unusual (and enjoyable!)twists and turns I feel the characterization in King Arthurs Daughter, particularly of Ursulet, was not as good. Also the story's conclusion left something to be desired. As King Arthur mythology goes, it's about standard, but I expected more from Vera Chapman.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing fantastic, but still enjoyable to read, August 7, 1999

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This review is from: King Arthur's Daughter (Paperback)

As can be seen from the title, this book steps outside the realm of "normal" Arthurian legend simply by stating that Arthur and Guinevere had a child. The writing is good but not great, and the story is enjoyable but not completely gripping. Parts of the portrayal of Urselet seemed incongruent with other parts of the same book. Ambris's character was more believable. Though I have read better, I think anyone interested in Arthurian legend would enjoy this book, and I recommend it to them.