The Tavern Knight [Hardcover]

Rafael Sabatini (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Son (1947)
• ASIN: B000JJJ26K
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flawed second novel, March 6, 2006

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Flash Sheridan (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

Set during the English Civil War, this novel lacks the craftsmanship of both Sabatini's first novel and of his mature works. The setup (treachery, revenge, and an unsurprising surprise revelation) has the potential for classic Sabatini treatment, but from that point on the plot collapses. The main dramatic interest from that point on is how Sabatini will get himself out of the corner he's painted himself into. Minor spoiler warning: He doesn't. The ending, driven by coincidence (as is not uncommon in Sabatini) fails to satisfy the reader, and is completely unsatisfactory by Sabatini's later standards.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, March 19, 2005

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Hardy (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

The Tavern Knight is a classic adventure story well written from the first to the last page. Rafael Sabatini has written better books but I can find no fault with this one.

If you're already familiar with Sabatini - just read it. If you are not, I'd recommend reading one of his more popular books such as 'Scaramouche' first.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Classic Author / unreadable edition, September 17, 2010

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Gary D. Douglass (South Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

This edition of Sabatini's novel is a poorly typed manuscript-- 8 1/2 x 11, typewriter font -- with a cover slapped on. It is an affront to anyone who values the work of Sabatini, or any other author. I attempted to struggle through it, but in the end returned it to order an edition by a publisher with some regard for readers and writers.