Mice of the Round Table 3: Merlin's Last Quest

Mice of the Round Table #3

by Julie Leung

'A winning new adventure featuring a stalwart warrior mouse, heroic knights and magical Camelot' KIRKUS Young mouse Calib Christopher has finally been appointed a squire to the Knights of Camelot. Alas, there is no time to celebrate. With his best friend, Cecily, and Merlin's magical treasure both in the hands of the evil Saxons, Calib and his human companion Galahad must venture right into the heart of enemy territory to stage a rescue mission before it's too late. As the pieces align for one final battle, Calib and his friends will have to harness the magic of Merlin and the strength, bravery, and wisdom within themselves to become the mythical heroes they were born to be. Magic. Legend. Epic adventure.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Animals, Adventure, Arthurian

Paperback

Published October 18, 2018

About the author

JULIE LEUNG is an award-winning author of numerous children’s books. Her picture book, The Truth About Dragons is a Caldecott Honor and winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. By day, she works in book publishing. She was raised in the sleepy suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, though it may be more accurate to say she grew up in Oz and came of age in Middle-earth.

Reviews

[Glasstown Entertainment · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful and heart wrenching conclusion to a wonderful series.

[Faith 09 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute imaginative book series!

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great trilogy.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally finished this series with my kids. A heart-warming take on the Arthurian Mythos, with animals (particularly mice) living and striving alongside humans. While Galahad is on a quest to find the Grail to save Camelot from Morgan and her Saxon allies, so is his friend, Calib Christopher, one of the mice of Camelot (Excalibur allows Galahad to understand the speech of animals). It's kind of like Redwall, in that animals form a good bit of the dramatis personae, but the human characters of the Arthurian Mythos are also a big part of the story. Anyway, the kids liked this one much more than I did, but it was good and wholesome, and when my kids have fun, I usually do, too!

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am such a sucker for stories featuring rodentia!

These are cute, quick reads. Great for a class bookshelf, true middle grade (4th-6th grades) fare. Presumes content background knowledge of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (specifically, Guinevere, Lancelot and Galahad), although the plots are original takes on the legends -- from a heroic mouse's point of view.

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[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sad day. Just finished the last book in this series. 😞 Loved this series. In this book, we learn who will take over Camelot, if it survives. The reason behind why the Saxons are always attacking. As I have stated before, a series that I would requirement to any fan of REDWALL by Brian Jacques. To Julie Leung, I HOPE you will extend this series. Three books is not enough! I only know of one other series that compares to REDWALL. This is an area of books that is greatly needed.