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Eigyr
The legend of King Arthur is a well known one but not much is known about his mother, Igraine. What if Igraine (Welsh spelling is Eigyr) wasn't a pawn in Uther and Merlin's game of disguise but a willing participant in her own destiny?
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2012
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Kathleen S. Allen
32 books98 followersKathleen has been writing since she self published her first book of poems at the age of eight. Okay, she copied her poetry in her best printing, she hole punched the sides of paper, tied a red ribbon around it, made a construction paper cover and called it her first book! She writes in different genres, but Young Adult fantasy is her favourite.
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September 11, 2012
Kathleen has created an interesting Arthurian novel for young adults done in a simple way. Myths and legends meet together to form good reading for Arthurian fans. The author presents another nice possibility to the story of King Arthur and the circumstances of his birth. Eigyr is a creative tale presented in a short story form for all those who want to know more about the Arthurian era without being boggled down by dry history.
The story starts with the second daughter of a prince who is anything but the lady her mother hopes for. She likes to sleep in the stables, dress in leggings and wipe her face with her sleeves. At her sister’s wedding, she decides to go off alone and finds a band of Roman soldiers who are on their way to hurt her family. She runs from them but is captured. She pretends to be sick and trashes herself until the soldiers who have her, leave her alone and run off, scared of her. By the time she makes it back to the wedding, almost everyone is dead, including her mother. Her shy younger sister lost her speech upon witnessing the killings and Eigyr promises to keep her safe. That is how she starts her travels to find her older sister and her father; both are missing after the deadly party. She meets kings, princes, soldiers, and sorcerers on her way and learns a lot about her own gifts.
This young adult tale is clean enough, although I found the plot somewhat inconsistent with the history it portrays. It seems like Eigyr becomes a great fighter overnight just because she has a special sword. Then she promises to care for her sister, but leaves her with total strangers as soon as she can. She does the same with her niece later on. She also has a set of stones that foresee the future, though sometimes they are very vague while at others precise. Yet, after she looks to them for guidance, she follows a different route than the stones tell her for no apparent reason. If she won’t follow the stones why leave the scene there? Some passage of time doesn’t make sense, nor that she is traveling incognito because her life is in danger, yet tell everyone what her name is. The character’s names are a bit complicated and some are so close to others that it slows down the tale as the reader tries to keep them straight. Also, this book needs some editing to correct some mistaken words.
The story starts with the second daughter of a prince who is anything but the lady her mother hopes for. She likes to sleep in the stables, dress in leggings and wipe her face with her sleeves. At her sister’s wedding, she decides to go off alone and finds a band of Roman soldiers who are on their way to hurt her family. She runs from them but is captured. She pretends to be sick and trashes herself until the soldiers who have her, leave her alone and run off, scared of her. By the time she makes it back to the wedding, almost everyone is dead, including her mother. Her shy younger sister lost her speech upon witnessing the killings and Eigyr promises to keep her safe. That is how she starts her travels to find her older sister and her father; both are missing after the deadly party. She meets kings, princes, soldiers, and sorcerers on her way and learns a lot about her own gifts.
This young adult tale is clean enough, although I found the plot somewhat inconsistent with the history it portrays. It seems like Eigyr becomes a great fighter overnight just because she has a special sword. Then she promises to care for her sister, but leaves her with total strangers as soon as she can. She does the same with her niece later on. She also has a set of stones that foresee the future, though sometimes they are very vague while at others precise. Yet, after she looks to them for guidance, she follows a different route than the stones tell her for no apparent reason. If she won’t follow the stones why leave the scene there? Some passage of time doesn’t make sense, nor that she is traveling incognito because her life is in danger, yet tell everyone what her name is. The character’s names are a bit complicated and some are so close to others that it slows down the tale as the reader tries to keep them straight. Also, this book needs some editing to correct some mistaken words.
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