Some enjoyed reading the novel, as it was narrated by Merlin, who Lawhead seems to really know his mind very well and does some great work while writing from Merlin’s perspective. Arthur must stand alone against a great and powerful enemy, while a plague and pestilence attacks everyone that it can.įans of the novel enjoyed the novel and were entertained while reading. Merlin, or as he will come to be called is to go on an epic journey throughout his past. Certain alliances are on the brink of being ruined, threatening all that has been built. There are different evils descending upon the British shores wearing different disguises. Throughout the Isle of the Mighty, treachery is running wild at the beginning of Arthur’s reign as king. Lawhead is the fourth book in the “Pendragon Cycle” which was released in 1994. Next comes the second, third, and fourth books of “Pendragon”. For example, “Pendragon” book one comes before books one and two of “Arthur”. Like some of the events “Arthur” and “Pendragon” happen before and after each other. Instead, some of the books take place at different times and there will some overlap. The novels in the series do not just go from beginning to middle to end. Lawhead shifts narrators in “Arthur”, and “Grail”, although “Grail” only has Morgian narrate a little at the beginning of most of the chapters. The series narrated by different people in different novels and four are told from the first person perspective (all but “Taliesin” and “Avalon”). To do some of the research for the novels, he had to move to Oxford, England with his wife and kids. The research that Lawhead did for the novel made him more interested in the culture and history of the Celtics and even the religion of Celtic Christianity and influenced his later work. Although the sixth and final novel is simply related to the full story and actually a stand alone work or a semi-sequel. He wound up writing a total of six novels for the series. Lawhead also felt that the third novel in the series “Arthur” ended a little suddenly and wanted to give his readers more closure from these characters. Lawhead only planned on doing three novels for this series, but due to certain story lines and plots that were still left on the table, he felt he could get two more novels out of the series. (like History of the Kings of Britain, Mabinogion, and some works by Geoffrey of Monmouth, plus some other ones too) The series has gotten acclaim for how creative it was in telling the Arthur legend and being historically credible. The novels take place in both the fifth and sixth centuries, and bases these stories on different historical texts and mythological ones. Lawhead is a retelling of the Arthur and Merlin legend and reimagines things so that Merlin’s mother comes from Atlantis. The “Pendragon Cycle” series by Stephen R.
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