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Taliesin: The Pendragon Cycle, Book 1 [Kindle Edition]

Stephen R. Lawhead (Author)
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It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis.

Taliesin is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin...and Arthur the king.

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Stephen Lawhead is the author of some 14 outstanding fantasy and science fiction novels, including The Dragon King Trilogy (Lion), The Song of Albion Trilogy (Lion), and Byzantium (HarperCollins). Sales of his books have reached over 2 million copies worldwide. An American, he moved to Britain to research Celtic mythology. He now lives in Oxford with his wife and two sons. website: www stephenlawhead.com

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 916 KB
  • Print Length: 496 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 038070613X
  • Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (13 Oct 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B000FC141M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,422 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant 18 Mar 2006
By Lizi
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I, like a few of the other reviewers for this book, wondered to begin with how the two stories would come together and for the first few chapters wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book...then surprised myself with how hooked I actually was. The book took just a few days to get through and came together at the end beautifully.
I think die hard historians and those who have not only an interest in the Arthurian legends but who have researched the subject themselves may find the story disappointing, because it is, as stated on the back cover for all who misunderstand, a work of fiction based around legend. It isn't an historical document and I think the only people who could be disappointed in the book are those who read it expecting facts.
As a work of fiction the book is excellent, the characters are more than likeable, they are lovable, and you truely care what happens to them. There are those you like, those you loathe, and those you want to read the next book to decide about.

I'm off to start the next one now!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first of the pendragon cycle. It was lent to me by a friend, and boy have I been grateful! Stephen Lawhead manages to combine the fantastic with the mundane in such a way as to create 'real' images in the mind. A writer in the Tolkein mould in so many ways, his ability to be complete in his settings takes the reader into the story, rather than leaving them simply reading a book. The combination of Atlantis, Cymru, Roman Briton and the world of 'magic' is breathtaking in its breadth and simple in its presentation. Taliesin in particular is a masterpiece. If you haven't read them, get them. They now have pride of place on my bookshelves, along with 'Lord of the Rings' and the Discworld novels. If that tells you anything, good. If not - buy them anyway. You'll read them again and again.
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I started to read someone else's copy of this, but soon had to buy my own, as I was quickly hooked. It's a fast moving tale, and though I found the constant switching from Atlantis to Britain a mite irritating I got used to it. I did feel, however, that it was hurriedly written, that Stephen Lawhead sometimes made it up as he went along without even rereading his material; thus we have Charis as 'the youngest of Avallach's five children' on page 21, yet by page 37 she has two younger brothers! This sort of inconsistency plagues the whole series, but the fact that Lawhead gets away with it - as well as the sudden leaps forward in time that occur - is a sign of the novel's strong appeal. It was good, but with more care it could have been better!
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Dreary
I had hoped for a good read when I read the reviews.
Maybe its cos I'm used to a faster paced book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Alexander
Slow...
The Robin Hood trilogy by Lawhead (Hood: King Raven Trilogy, Volume 1, Scarlet: King Raven Trilogy, Book 2 and Tuck: King Raven Trilogy, Volume 3) are amongst my favourite all time... Read more
Published 19 months ago by simon211175
Great start to a series
I mostly enjoyed this book, but a few things didn't sit right with this re-telling of the Arthurian mythology. Firstly the Christian feeling to it, especially with Taliesin. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by rhinoa
A New Slant on the Arthurian Myths
Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2007 by J. Chippindale
Where did all the potatoes come from?
I first read Taliesin in the eighties (when it first came out), and I loved it. I went on to read and re-read the whole Pendragon cycle, and (even better I think), The Paradise War... Read more
Published on 2 May 2007 by Derwydd Cymraeg
Christian revisionist nonsense
Christian revisionst fantasy. An insult to the reader's intelligence and to English heritage. badly written and boring to boot!! Avoid. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2005
Good idea, badly carried out
Having read the reviews on here, and having a vague interest in myth, I thought Id give this a go. Whilst the story line itself is novel, Lawheads narrative is full of half-baked... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2004 by Mr. G. A. Williams
Best of the series.
Taliesin is by far the best novel of the Pendragon Cycle. The story is set both in Briton (mainly N. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2003 by Silas Wegg
A rich storytelling exprerience
We start off in Atlantis just before disaster strikes, seen through the eyes of Charis,the daughter of King Avallach. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2003 by stephen hamilton
A wonderful tale of romance and tragedy, love and loss.
I was first introduced to the Pendragon cycle, when a friend of mine recommended it to me after I mentioned I was interested in Aurtharian legend. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2001 by space7fm@hotmail.com
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