Witmantel

Language of Stones Trilogy #3

by Robert Carter, Jan Steemers (Translator)

Gwydion waakt al sinds mensenheugenis over het Engelse Rijk. Hij heeft de druïden zien komen en gaan en hij heeft koning Arthur ten strijde zien trekken, in de tijd dat men hem Merlijn noemde.

De legendes spreken over een terugkeer van koning Arthur, maar in het alternatieve Engeland van Robert Carter is er niemand behalve de magiër Grydion die een bloedige burgeroorlog kan voorkomen. Samen met zijn leerling Will gaat hij op zoek naar de magische stenen die duizend jaar eerder zijn opgericht om Engeland voor onheil te behoeden.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical

377 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finally. I feel like I've been reading this trilogy for about 10 years, and I am finally done.
Unlike the first two books, this one feels like it's had chunks cut out of it - important chunks that would have made the story flow much more smoothly. It's still slow as anything though, and I'm relieved to be finished.
Not a book to keep and re-read.

[Katherine Crawford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great read. The ending was a twist and very interesting

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant end to a very interesting trilogy

[Anthony Zappia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this the third book in the trilogy very disappointing. I think Robert Carter could have condensed his story into two volumes rather than three. I found the story to be long and ponderous. While using the standing stones and ley lines of Great Britain was a great idea, I found it difficult to follow the story line as to where exactly the characters were geographically. A really good map showing the "Lorc" and the battlestones locations would have been helpful, not the sub-standard map with writing to small to read. Overall I couldn't wait to finish the book, which is disappointing as I think Robert Carter had some great ideas in this Arthurian tale.

[Tineke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tormenting slow fantasy. I liked the overall story, but why so slow? And so many characters which I keep forgetting. I expected a lot more of this book