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Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Bantam Books; New edition edition (1 Jun 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 055381513X
ISBN-13: 978-0553815139
Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 3.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Born of the Highlands, along shores washed by northern seas, Guinevere has accepted the power offered to her by the Dragon Throne and been crowned Queen. Her first duty must be to her homeland and her people, to protect them from the reviled Saxon raiders. Instinct tells her she must strike first or surrender control of the seas, but her chieftains and warlords refuse to accept that their new queen, barely a woman, can know anything of the art of war and offer her an army of misfits and outcasts. Young and untried, Guinevere knows she cannot - must not - fail. Sailing to confront the hated enemy with only this motley band of ill-equipped fighters at her side, she summons the spirits of the dead. But there is a terrible price to pay for their help - a knowledge that will change her utterly. As Guinevere faces the first great test of her reign, so her childhood companion, Black Leg - the shape-shifting son of her adoptive father - begins his own quest to become a man and warrior worthy of this new queen. In his wanderings, he will endure trials both mental and physical, discover inner strengths and, with the Lady of the Lake, primal passions, each experience more perilous, more terri

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Born of the Highlands, along shores washed by northern seas, Guinevere has accepted the power offered to her by the Dragon Throne and been crowned Queen.

Her first task is to protect her people from the reviled Saxon raiders. And she must strike quickly or surrender control of the seas. But her warlords refuse to accept that this young queen can know anything of the art of war and offer her an army of misfits and outcasts. Guinevere knows she cannot - must not - fail. Sailing to confront the hated enemy, she summons the spirits of the dead knowing there is a terrible price to pay for their help.

As Guinevere faces her first great challenge as queen, so Black Leg, her childhood companion, begins his own quest to become a man and warrior. He will endure trials both mental and physical, discover inner strengths and primal passions, each experience more perilous than the last, but these will be as nothing compared to the anguish and desire unleashed when he and Guinevere are reunited. For he is the Raven Warrior, the one who will be called Lancelot...

Set in that dark age when history and myth collide, The Raven Warrior continues Alice Borchardt's bold re-imagining of the story of a king called Arthur and, of course, his mercurial queen, Guinevere.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rices sister serves up quality novel, 23 Jun 2004

By	Gareth Wilson "drosdelnoch2" - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This author has always been one that Ive put to one side for a day when I have nothing else to read, due to wondering if the authors work only ever managed to get published due to selling on her sister's name (Anne Rice.) However this has turned out to be one of my biggest mistakes as the tale is something of a wonder.

With many authors writing a novel based on the King Arthur tales this genre is starting to become something of a cliche with many of the resulting novels becoming just a rehash of a previous one with many of them blending into obscurity or becoming confused with another authors work. This isn't the case with this novel. The chance to write something based on Guinevere has been tried before by a number of authors but whats refreshing about the characters that appear on this novel is not only thier vulnerability but also the way in which the world is presented. Each character adds an additional colourful layer to the shaping of descriptive work of Borchardt's world and with each subsequent layer it becomes harder to hide the sheer delight that the novel provides as you become deeper involved in the way that the tale unfolds. Roll on the third novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Raven Warrior is Superb Arthurian Fantasy!, 3 Sep 2003

By	Kimberly Gelderman (Spring Lake, MI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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This is the continuing tale of Guinevere, Arthur, and Lancelot also known as Black Leg (who is also a wolf-shapeshifter). In this second of Alice Borchardt's Guinevere series, Guinevere strives to save her people from the Saxons raiders at any cost. She calls upon the spirit of the dead to aid her in her quest and takes on the fearful pirates on their own home turf. She also has her own nifty set of weapons, self-protecting armor, and the ability to call upon fire to help destroy her enemies.

Meanwhile, Arthur, and Lancelot are on quests of their own. Arthur battles minions from King Bade and Lancelot learns much from The Lady of the Lake. Merlin, Igrane, and Uther also have their own ordeals showcased briefly. The story switches around to each main character's individual adventures, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to read more. The detailed descriptions of flora, fauna and everthing else in the story was incredible and staggers the imagination.

I was sad to see this novel end as it was at an exciting and pivotal part in the the plot. Be sure to read The Dragon Queen first to get a firmer understanding of this latest novel. Excellent Arthurian fantasy! Very much looking forward to the next in this series/trilogy!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Rambling disappointment, 9 April 2009

By	P.M.M.coza (UK) - See all my reviews

I loved the first book - it was magical, original and I couldn't put it down. Buying and reading book 2 was a foregone conclusion.

After about 50 pages I started to question if it had been written by the same person, or if the editors had given up after a while. Too many threads, too much emphasis on leaving each thread on a cliff hanger, too little real progress in the story (OK, they're coming of age, but how much did the actual story progress?). Some of the dialogue was dire (esp Black Leg and the Lady of the Lake). Also, we get that Guin has armour and cannot get hurt - don't try and build any suspense around someone threatening her with a blade.

I perservered with this because I loved book 1 so much. One of the biggest disappointments was getting to the end of it and finding the sequel was not on the market. Alice is apparently dead (grhs) and I was unable to find evidence that book 3 was actually going to be published.

In summary, until book 3 actually comes out leave this one alone - be content with the great feeling that book 1 left you with.

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