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Ogier’s Prayer: The Children of Arthur, Book Three
When their children are kidnapped from the family castle, Adam and Anne Delaney race back to England from their vacation in France. Assuming their children will be held for ransom, the couple are ill-prepared for the truth about who has kidnapped their boys. Secrets of both of their families will be revealed as a result.When the great wizard Merlin mysteriously reappears in their lives, Adam and Anne hope he can help with the investigation. But Merlin is more concerned with sharing yet another story about one of their ancestors, this time Ogier the Dane, a great knight of Charlemagne’s court, a pagan among Christians who went on a fabulous journey to the East. Ogier’s story will enlighten Adam and Anne about an ancient evil soon to be unleashed on the world—and they may be the only ones capable of defeating it.Ogier’s Prayer, the third volume of Tyler R. Tichelaar’s Children of Arthur series, will take readers on a magic carpet ride reminiscent of the Arabian Nights as Tichelaar weaves stories within stories in a manner to rival Scheherazade herself.
416 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2015
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August 22, 2018
Ogier’s Prayer is the third in Tyler Tichelaar historical fantasy saga of The Children of Arthur.
Adam and Anne’s twin babies have been kidnapped and there are numerous suspects. There is a problem, some suspects are enemies of King Arthur who will stop at nothing to prevent Adam and Anne succeeding in their quest.
Who is Ogier? According to legend, he was known as Ogier the Dane, who fought alongside Charlemagne, and his story is told in this novel. Tyler has a gift of being able to write about the present and tell his stories of the past.
This novel has flying carpets, sword play action, mysteries and just when you think you know some of the characters from his two previous novels, you get blindsided.
Each novel features characters from the two previous novels, Melusine, Lady Morgan Le Fay, Merlin, Roland, Countess Gudrun and new ones, Haroun Al Rashid, Adam and Eve, and Lilith to name a few.
Tyler Tichelaar has created an exciting universe in his The Children of Arthur series which I have enjoy reading.
Adam and Anne’s twin babies have been kidnapped and there are numerous suspects. There is a problem, some suspects are enemies of King Arthur who will stop at nothing to prevent Adam and Anne succeeding in their quest.
Who is Ogier? According to legend, he was known as Ogier the Dane, who fought alongside Charlemagne, and his story is told in this novel. Tyler has a gift of being able to write about the present and tell his stories of the past.
This novel has flying carpets, sword play action, mysteries and just when you think you know some of the characters from his two previous novels, you get blindsided.
Each novel features characters from the two previous novels, Melusine, Lady Morgan Le Fay, Merlin, Roland, Countess Gudrun and new ones, Haroun Al Rashid, Adam and Eve, and Lilith to name a few.
Tyler Tichelaar has created an exciting universe in his The Children of Arthur series which I have enjoy reading.
August 20, 2025
Third book of the Children of Arthur series has more fun with medieval literature
Tyler Tichelaar continues to make fun and engaging reading out of ancient and medieval literature and legends in the third book of his Children of Arthur series. I have read the first two books in this five-part series, and I have to say I enjoyed this one the best. In the first novel, our main characters Adam and Anne discover that they are the descendants of figures from the Arthurian legend. In the second, their histories are entwined with figures from the medieval epic poem The Song of Roland. In that one they had two twins, Lance and Tristan, who were kidnapped as a cliffhanger at the very end. This book picks up the intrigue and seems to double the amount of surprising twists and turns that will keep you on your toes.
As I indicated, until now this series has centered on modern characters who discover that they are descendants of figures from the literature and myth of centuries past. This novel adds a new twist: reincarnation. So not only are characters the descendants of figures from the past, some characters literally are characters from the past—sometimes not just one! Tichelaar creates a struggle to gain influence across generations with bloodlines that mix and combine in order to gain and concentrate power, making for an exciting and engaging twist on the familiar castle intrigues we are used to. Now, instead of just concentrating power through marriage, we are concentrating power across centuries and though various incarnations of notable people.
The villain of this novel is Gwenhwyvach, more familiarly known as the False Guinevere to students of the Arthurian legend. She is the reincarnation of Lilith from the Bible, and is seeking to gain power by possessing rings that first belonged to Adam and Eve. Merlin, who adds a fun liveliness to this tale as he does to most, is the reincarnation of Joseph of Arimathea. While Adam and Anne scramble to locate and save their children, they learn that their kids are the lynchpin of a global, cosmic effort to control and perhaps destroy the world.
As occurred in the last novel, at a certain point the story opens into another, older story, in this case concerning Ogier the Dane, an obscure figure from the Song of Roland and other works of medieval literature. I confess I had to do a Wikipedia search for Ogier the Dane in order to get the background. His story crosses with Roland and Charlamagne while also encountering Morgan le Fay and Gwenhwyvach. The story returns to the present day at the end, but contrary to what you might expect, Tichelaar has another very big surprise up his sleeve, one that sends the story spinning in yet another direction that will no doubt be explored in the next installment, Lilith’s Love.
Many books and other entertainments these days strive so hard to be important and hard-hitting they forget the one thing we enjoy most from reading: fun. The thing I love most about Tichelaar’s novels is that they are so enjoyable and just plain wild. You truly do not know what is going to happen next, but when it does it is not silly, but an intelligent synthesis of the literature of the past processed by a lover of those old tales and skilled writer of today. I’ve already ordered Lilith’s Love and look forward to continuing the tale.
Tyler Tichelaar continues to make fun and engaging reading out of ancient and medieval literature and legends in the third book of his Children of Arthur series. I have read the first two books in this five-part series, and I have to say I enjoyed this one the best. In the first novel, our main characters Adam and Anne discover that they are the descendants of figures from the Arthurian legend. In the second, their histories are entwined with figures from the medieval epic poem The Song of Roland. In that one they had two twins, Lance and Tristan, who were kidnapped as a cliffhanger at the very end. This book picks up the intrigue and seems to double the amount of surprising twists and turns that will keep you on your toes.
As I indicated, until now this series has centered on modern characters who discover that they are descendants of figures from the literature and myth of centuries past. This novel adds a new twist: reincarnation. So not only are characters the descendants of figures from the past, some characters literally are characters from the past—sometimes not just one! Tichelaar creates a struggle to gain influence across generations with bloodlines that mix and combine in order to gain and concentrate power, making for an exciting and engaging twist on the familiar castle intrigues we are used to. Now, instead of just concentrating power through marriage, we are concentrating power across centuries and though various incarnations of notable people.
The villain of this novel is Gwenhwyvach, more familiarly known as the False Guinevere to students of the Arthurian legend. She is the reincarnation of Lilith from the Bible, and is seeking to gain power by possessing rings that first belonged to Adam and Eve. Merlin, who adds a fun liveliness to this tale as he does to most, is the reincarnation of Joseph of Arimathea. While Adam and Anne scramble to locate and save their children, they learn that their kids are the lynchpin of a global, cosmic effort to control and perhaps destroy the world.
As occurred in the last novel, at a certain point the story opens into another, older story, in this case concerning Ogier the Dane, an obscure figure from the Song of Roland and other works of medieval literature. I confess I had to do a Wikipedia search for Ogier the Dane in order to get the background. His story crosses with Roland and Charlamagne while also encountering Morgan le Fay and Gwenhwyvach. The story returns to the present day at the end, but contrary to what you might expect, Tichelaar has another very big surprise up his sleeve, one that sends the story spinning in yet another direction that will no doubt be explored in the next installment, Lilith’s Love.
Many books and other entertainments these days strive so hard to be important and hard-hitting they forget the one thing we enjoy most from reading: fun. The thing I love most about Tichelaar’s novels is that they are so enjoyable and just plain wild. You truly do not know what is going to happen next, but when it does it is not silly, but an intelligent synthesis of the literature of the past processed by a lover of those old tales and skilled writer of today. I’ve already ordered Lilith’s Love and look forward to continuing the tale.
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