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The Dragon Queen (Tales of Guinevere) (Paperback)

by Alice Borchardt (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 389 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (5 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593050622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593050620
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,181,569 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A fabulous and fantastical rendering of the familiar legend of Arthur and Guinevere...spellbinding...a rich tapestry of a novel'


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‘Slowly draws you into its mythological world…Borchardt weaves in threads begging to be followed’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 5 Dec 2003
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This is a gripping book and one with which I can only find one fault, but this is me nit-picking as it has to do with the author spelling Tintagel wrong.
I don't recommend that you read it when you are tired, as it requires your full attention. It paints quite a different story of Guinever, she is no puppet, and not just some girl with a pretty face, but a descendant of Bodiccia, and daughter to a very powerful being. She is also a warrior and powerful soceress, called on by 'She' to kill a beast which would see Guinever never being born, so important is she to the future. But I won't spoil it for you.
If you love the mystical and the spiritual, then you will adore this book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Guinevere the Dragon Queen meets Arthur the Summer King, 25 Jul 2004
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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When I saw the sub-title "The Tales of Guinevere" for Alice Borchardt's "The Dragon Queen," I assumed she was going off in a new direction and since I was waiting for her next wolf book I just got around to reading it and discovering that it is, tangentially, a wolf book. What this means is that Maeniel is a character, albeit, a supporting character. He dominates the scenes in which he is present, but they are relatively few. This story is indeed about Guinevere, about to reach puberty and apparently intended to be the concubine of young Arthur, the summer King.

The most interesting part of this book are the ideas of kingship and queenship that drive Arthur and Guinevere. Borchardt may or may not be dealing with authentic notions of kingship from this period of history, but that hardly matters. The idea that the Dragon Queen has the duty of bringing her people a worthy king makes Guinevere a player in the power politics of her world where there is a growing need to bring order out of chaos. Reading "The Dragon Queen" is as much about finding out the rules of the game and the possibilities in play as it is about learning about the abilities and intentions of the characters. Consequently, Maneniel's presence is perhaps something of a hindrance because this book is certainly less grounded in the history of the times than "The Silver Wolf" or Borchardt's other novels. Then again, there is a logic to this, since Arthur and Guinevere are more figures of legend than Charlemagne or Julius Caesar.

Having read "The Dragon Queen" I keep asking myself one key question, and I do not mean whether Borchardt will ever have a book that does not have a quote from Anne Rice on the cover. No, my question is why is this story about Guinevere and Arthur? Of course, the fact that "The Dragon Queen" is the first of a planned trilogy is enough to suggest that at least the title character would make it to the final volume, but once you make it about Guinevere and Arthur we pretty much know the endgame, and while I definitely appreciate the idea of making Guinevere more than a trophy wife there has to be more of a payoff to this idea down the road, especially given that this Arthur seems more given to pragmatics than idealism. Additionally, there needs to be some sort of a significance to turning Merlin into a villain. However, at this point my enjoyment of the characters and the story has little to do with that fact it is Guinevere and Arthur. The only important thing is that I will be around for the rest of the tale.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Guinevere the Dragon Queen meets Arthur the Summer King, 17 Nov 2003
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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When I saw the sub-title "The Tales of Guinevere" for Alice Borchardt's "The Dragon Queen," I assumed she was going off in a new direction and since I was waiting for her next wolf book I just got around to reading it and discovering that it is, tangentially, a wolf book. What this means is that Maeniel is a character, albeit, a supporting character. He dominates the scenes in which he is present, but they are relatively few. This story is indeed about Guinevere, about to reach puberty and apparently intended to be the concubine of young Arthur, the summer King.

The most interesting part of this book are the ideas of kingship and queenship that drive Arthur and Guinevere. Borchardt may or may not be dealing with authentic notions of kingship from this period of history, but that hardly matters. The idea that the Dragon Queen has the duty of bringing her people a worthy king makes Guinevere a player in the power politics of her world where there is a growing need to bring order out of chaos. Reading "The Dragon Queen" is as much about finding out the rules of the game and the possibilities in play as it is about learning about the abilities and intentions of the characters. Consequently, Maneniel's presence is perhaps something of a hindrance because this book is certainly less grounded in the history of the times than "The Silver Wolf" or Borchardt's other novels. Then again, there is a logic to this, since Arthur and Guinevere are more figures of legend than Charlemagne or Julius Caesar.

Having read "The Dragon Queen" I keep asking myself one key question, and I do not mean whether Borchardt will ever have a book that does not have a quote from Anne Rice on the cover. No, my question is why is this story about Guinevere and Arthur? Of course, the fact that "The Dragon Queen" is the first of a planned trilogy is enough to suggest that at least the title character would make it to the final volume, but once you make it about Guinevere and Arthur we pretty much know the endgame, and while I definitely appreciate the idea of making Guinevere more than a trophy wife there has to be more of a payoff to this idea down the road, especially given that this Arthur seems more given to pragmatics than idealism. Additionally, there needs to be some sort of a significance to turning Merlin into a villain. However, at this point my enjoyment of the characters and the story has little to do with that fact it is Guinevere and Arthur. The only important thing is that I will be around for the rest of the tale.

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1.0 out of 5 stars make up your mind!
This book is a very busy, and consequently, unsatisfying read. Instead of letting the story and/orcharacters develop, Borchardt just throws everything into the mix and the result... Read more
Published on 27 Jul 2007 by Jayne M. Turner

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A wonderful blending of fully-fledged fantasy with a variety of genuine ancient beliefs and all of this set in the semi-mythical world of Arthurian legend. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2003 by smokeypop

2.0 out of 5 stars Arthurian in the loosest possible sense
Billed as an Arthurian "reimagining", this is a confusing and ultimately frustrating novel. The story wanders rather than grips, following a young Guinevere through magical... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2003 by N. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic fantasy at its' best
Descended from the sorcerer queen Bodiccia and born to a powerful pagan practicing mage, She becomes a pawn to fate. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2001 by Harriet Klausner

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