The Lost Years: Part II Blood and Dreams

The Lost Years #2

by Richard Monaco

Parsifal, a knight of the Round Table, becomes engrossed in the search for the Holy Grail while coping with his errant son, Lohengrin, who has stolen a magical sword and plans to give it to the evil Morgana

Genres: Arthurian, Fantasy

232 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1985

About the author

Born in NYC, Monaco studied musical composition at Columbia University, helped create a national student newspaper, The University Review and had many works performed in concert; wrote screenplays for Warner Brothers, other studios and independents; reviewed film and books; hosted a talk radio show for five years on WNYC/FM; taught and lectured at various colleges including Columbia, NYU, and Mercy College; had plays produced in various venues off-Broadway; published poetry in anthologies and periodicals. He has published ten novels and several works of non-fiction including a poetry textbook. Two of his novels, Parsival, or a Knight's Tale and The Final Quest, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. He is planning to soon release Dead Blossoms, a ninja detective adventure set in 16th century Japan and re-release the previous Parsival books.

Reviews

[Lance Lasalle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Richard Monacos' original trilogy: Parsival, the GRail War, and The Final Quest are all revelations.

This book is decidedly lesser. Still, it's filled with rare observations(mainly about parenthood and the uneasy relationship between parents and their offspring) and his ever-sharp imagery. Written in multiple first person makes for a challenging read.

For fans of the original trilogy, I can recommend this 'interquel.'

[Matt Ryan]

More concise than "The Final Quest", more of the grim, magical world stage that Monaco uses both here and in his "Ruins" series. Timeline-wise the falls somewhere between the first book "Parsival" and the second, "The Grail War". I think you have to be a fan to enjoy it. I am, and I did.

[Coco.V]

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