Down the Long Wind

Down the Long Wind #1-3

by Gillian Bradshaw

Gwalchmai is the son of the warrior King of the Orkneys and the cold, beautiful, witch-like Queen Morgawse. Forced to flee from her dark spells, he journeys to Britian where, with the aid of the sword of light and a horse whcih runs like the wind and never tires, he joins King Arhtur's battle to rid Britain of dark forces. Though defeated for a time - a time of peace and strength in Arthur's Britian - the forces muster again. Their weapon is the tragic love of Gwynhwyfar for Bedwyr, a passion which is to set the stage for the final battle. Complete for the first time in one volume, Gillian Bradshaw's brilliant trilogy recrerates the mystery of Arthur's Britain with breathtaking skill.Contains the full textsHawk of MayIn winters shadowKingdom of Summer

Genres: Fantasy, Arthurian, Historical Fiction, Fiction, German Literature, Historical

5 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Born in Arlington, Virgina, Gillian Bradshaw grew up in Washington, Santiago, Chile and Michigan. She is a Classics graduate from Newnham College, Cambridge, and published her first novel, Hawk of May, just before her final term. A highly acclaimed historical novelist, Gillian Bradshaw has won the Hopwood Award for Fiction, among other prizes. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and their four children.

Reviews

[Clare O'Beara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a compilation of the Arthurian trilogy, Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow. Together they make a fantastic book but I feel the title is a bit cheeky as people could buy it not realising that they already own the books.

[Lele Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Habe das Buch in einem öffentlichen Bücherschrank während wir in Urlaub gefahren sind gefunden. Hatte das große Glück, dass es sich dabei um die Trilogie handelte und das Buch in einem hervorragenden Zustand war.
Ich wusste nicht, dass es von dieser Legende überhaupt ein Buch, geschweige denn mehrere Teile gibt, davon mal abgesehen ist Gwaine (Gawaine) einer meiner Lieblinge und daher war dies der Grubd warum ich das Buch dann erst recht mitgenommen habe.

Der Schreibstil ist etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig da es sich im Deutschen um sehr ‚hohes‘ Deutsch handelt. Etwas altmodisch geschrieben, die Personen sprechen sich gegenseitig auf altmodische Art und weiße an und es ist manchmal schwer Sätze zu verstehen, doch wenn man das ganze nicht betrachtet dann ist es eigentlich auch ganz okay.

Generell gebe ich dem Buch 5/5 Sterne, wobei ich dazu eben sagen muss bis auf den Schreibstil gab es nichts was mich wirklich geärgert oder gestört hat. Trotzdem volle Punktanzahl!

[Ian Slater · Rating 5 out of 5]

An omnibus of a trilogy of Arthurian novels, Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer, and In Winter's Shadow.

The title of the first volume (which is favorite of mine) is a translation of the Welsh name Gwalchmei, which was used for Gawain (Gauvain) in translations of French romances.

The author accepts it the name of Arthur's nephew, as part of the whole Arthurian tradition. If he was part of the older Welsh tradition, as seems probable, but not certain, the original name may become unrecognizable after passing through Latin into Old French.

[Nader Merhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to travel back in time to medieval times.
A historical fantasy in which you can meet an interesting self made character "Gwalchmai".
A character who challenges the darkness and sorcery of his parents to serve the light and good-will.
A great book

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first book is exceedingly good and always worth a read. The second is good and expands on the setting but not I feel on the characters. The last book I could not finish, I heavily dislike the 3rd books plot and tension and it saddens me.

[Gregoire · Rating 4 out of 5]

ce qu'il y a de bien avec les romans historiques c'est qu'ils ne vieillissent pas ! je suis un fan de l'épopée arthurienne et dévore toutes les versions possibles et imaginales Down the long wind est une de mes préférées.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this trilogy.