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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1999
Gr 3-6 Riordan opens his Arthurian cycle with a confusing but exciting dream sequence and ends it with Arthur's second coming in some nebulous time "to restore glory to this once-great land." The tales in between tell of the dragons under Vortigern's castle, the sword in the stone, Excalibur, the Green Knight, Guinevere and Lancelot, Morgana and Mordred, war, death, and Avalon. The stories read well but don't always work together as the author forces the focus on Arthur. He mak...Log In or Sign Up to Read More