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The Adventures of Merlin
Lancelot and Guinevere
Gwen is mistaken for Morgana and kidnapped by the savage outlaw Hengist. Uther refuses to pay her ransom so Arthur defies his father, heading out into dangerous enemy territory to fight for Gwen's freedom. Merlin suspects Arthur's devotion to Gwen is more than just that of a prince to one of his subjects. But how will Arthur react when he finds Gwen is not alone in Hengist's castle? She and Lancelot have found each other again, and powerful feelings have been rekindled...
178 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Martin Day
43 books14 followersMartin Day is a screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and many episodes of the daytime soaps Doctors and Family Affairs.
Day's first published fiction was the novel The Menagerie in 1995, published by Virgin Publishing as part of their Doctor Who Missing Adventures series. Following the withdrawal of Virgin's licence to produce Doctor Who novels, Day moved to BBC Books, who published the novel The Devil Goblins from Neptune in 1997. The novel (co-written with Keith Topping) was the first of BBC Books' Past Doctor Adventures series, and was quickly followed by The Hollow Men in 1998 - again written with Topping. 1998 also saw the publication of Another Girl, Another Planet by Virgin Publishing. Co-written with Steve Bowkett (under the pseudonym Len Beech), this was one of the first books in Virgin's line of Bernice Summerfield novels.
Following these novels, Day returned to solo writing, and to the Past Doctor Adventures range in 2001 with the novel Bunker Soldiers. This was followed in 2004 by the novel The Sleep of Reason, one of the final Eighth Doctor Adventures to be published and perhaps his most popular novel. Between 2000 and 2001 Day wrote nine episodes for Five's Family Affairs, and in 2005 he started writing for BBC One's Doctors. In 2008 he was lead writer on Crisis Control, a new series for CBBC; Day storylined all thirteen episodes.
As well as writing fiction, Day has also written several unofficial guide books to television series such as The X Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Avengers. These were published by Virgin, and co-written with Keith Topping and (with the exception of Shut It!, a guide to The Sweeney and The Professionals) Paul Cornell. Cornell, Day and Topping also wrote the extremely popular Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide, published by Virgin in 1995 as a light-hearted guide to the mistakes and incongruities of the television series. The first book written by Cornell, Day and Topping was Classic British TV, which was released by Guinness Publishing in 1993 and 1996.
In recent years Day has continued his work on Doctor Who, with the play No Man's Land for Big Finish Productions' audio adventures range, the bestselling novel Wooden Heart for the BBC's range of New Series Adventures, and comic strips for Doctor Who Adventures. The Jade Pyramid, an original Doctor Who audiobook for the eleventh Doctor,and a novelisation of an episode of Merlin,are both due for release in 2010.
Day's first published fiction was the novel The Menagerie in 1995, published by Virgin Publishing as part of their Doctor Who Missing Adventures series. Following the withdrawal of Virgin's licence to produce Doctor Who novels, Day moved to BBC Books, who published the novel The Devil Goblins from Neptune in 1997. The novel (co-written with Keith Topping) was the first of BBC Books' Past Doctor Adventures series, and was quickly followed by The Hollow Men in 1998 - again written with Topping. 1998 also saw the publication of Another Girl, Another Planet by Virgin Publishing. Co-written with Steve Bowkett (under the pseudonym Len Beech), this was one of the first books in Virgin's line of Bernice Summerfield novels.
Following these novels, Day returned to solo writing, and to the Past Doctor Adventures range in 2001 with the novel Bunker Soldiers. This was followed in 2004 by the novel The Sleep of Reason, one of the final Eighth Doctor Adventures to be published and perhaps his most popular novel. Between 2000 and 2001 Day wrote nine episodes for Five's Family Affairs, and in 2005 he started writing for BBC One's Doctors. In 2008 he was lead writer on Crisis Control, a new series for CBBC; Day storylined all thirteen episodes.
As well as writing fiction, Day has also written several unofficial guide books to television series such as The X Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Avengers. These were published by Virgin, and co-written with Keith Topping and (with the exception of Shut It!, a guide to The Sweeney and The Professionals) Paul Cornell. Cornell, Day and Topping also wrote the extremely popular Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide, published by Virgin in 1995 as a light-hearted guide to the mistakes and incongruities of the television series. The first book written by Cornell, Day and Topping was Classic British TV, which was released by Guinness Publishing in 1993 and 1996.
In recent years Day has continued his work on Doctor Who, with the play No Man's Land for Big Finish Productions' audio adventures range, the bestselling novel Wooden Heart for the BBC's range of New Series Adventures, and comic strips for Doctor Who Adventures. The Jade Pyramid, an original Doctor Who audiobook for the eleventh Doctor,and a novelisation of an episode of Merlin,are both due for release in 2010.
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June 30, 2019
Lancelot And Guinevere is the last book of the Merlin novelisation series that I own. Although it was an enjoyable episode it was not my favourite, so I was not expecting much from this.
The story of Lancelot And Guinevere is the same as the fourth episode of the second season (also titled Lancelot And Guinevere). After Gwen is kidnapped, Arthur and Merlin set out to rescue her, finding that Lancelot is attempting to do the same. The plot moves quickly, but like the other Merlin novelisations, the writing is quite description heavy. In comparison to the actual episode, there is more of a backstory to Lancelot's adventures between his last appearance and his arrival in this story.
This storyline, perhaps more than any before it, explores the evolving love triangle between Gwen, Lancelot and Arthur. To be honest, I was not a huge fan of it in the show and the same goes for it here. This is made worse by the fact that I do not really like Gwen. However, I really like Lancelot and was glad to see him return in this story. Hengist was not a particularly memorable villain, but very few of them from Merlin are.
Lancelot And Guinevere was a quick and easy read that was enjoyable enough for what it was. I gave it 2 starts the first time I read it and I think that rating is still fair.
Rating 2/5
★★
There is also a link to this review on my blog here!
The story of Lancelot And Guinevere is the same as the fourth episode of the second season (also titled Lancelot And Guinevere). After Gwen is kidnapped, Arthur and Merlin set out to rescue her, finding that Lancelot is attempting to do the same. The plot moves quickly, but like the other Merlin novelisations, the writing is quite description heavy. In comparison to the actual episode, there is more of a backstory to Lancelot's adventures between his last appearance and his arrival in this story.
This storyline, perhaps more than any before it, explores the evolving love triangle between Gwen, Lancelot and Arthur. To be honest, I was not a huge fan of it in the show and the same goes for it here. This is made worse by the fact that I do not really like Gwen. However, I really like Lancelot and was glad to see him return in this story. Hengist was not a particularly memorable villain, but very few of them from Merlin are.
Lancelot And Guinevere was a quick and easy read that was enjoyable enough for what it was. I gave it 2 starts the first time I read it and I think that rating is still fair.
Rating 2/5
★★
There is also a link to this review on my blog here!
May 30, 2017
Sloppy. If I had to sum this up in one word, I would saw sloppy and poorly thought out. In this story, Heingst becomes angry because Uther is not paying the ransom as quickly as he would have hoped. This doesn't make sense because meanwhile, Arthur and Merlin left to rescue Guinevere immediately and are getting there as fast as humanly possible, even going so far as to take shortcuts through monster invested tunnels. Are we really expected to believe that a guarded caravan full of treasure would really have been able to travel at a faster speed than Arthur and Merlin traveling mostly on horseback? Definitely not! Especially when you consider that said caravan would probably have been forced to take the slower mountain pass. Heingst's actions drive the story, but the story is sloppy because Heingst's actions make no sense.
This was by far not the worst episode, but it was bad.
This was by far not the worst episode, but it was bad.
March 31, 2020
I love Arthur, but I totally wish Gwen would have stuck with Lancelot! I think they have way better chemistry. This book is pretty much like the others! Exactly like the episode with a little more insight on the characters thoughts and feelings! Overall a fun and good read if you love the Merlin bbc series!
September 10, 2025
Necesitaba reconfortarme en mi obsesión con lancelot y gwen de alguna manera... 😔
December 3, 2012
I enjoyed this one a lot especially because of the background it gave us in Lancelot.
It was also interesting learning more about Heignst and his backstory and how other rulers operate outside Camelot.
All in all a good read.
It was also interesting learning more about Heignst and his backstory and how other rulers operate outside Camelot.
All in all a good read.
August 3, 2015
Interesting. Bit boring at times but still really enjoyed it. I liked the added details. I liked to read about a nightmare Gwen had after she was rescued. Interesting how depressed Morgana was in the last or next to last chapter.
August 14, 2013
what a book, the more I read Merlin books the better thay get and I see the tv program as I read!
10 out of 10!
great book and tv series!
10 out of 10!
great book and tv series!
December 25, 2015
This was tie in with the TV show Merlin it is an expanded story of an episode. It was a light fun read. It is aimed at younger readers and I think they would enjoy it.
August 28, 2021
Terrific. Always enjoy reading these books
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