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readingandconfused's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sloreads_ca's review
Full Review
As usual with both Camelot and Harper Fox, this series took me away to a wonderful place full of magic, awe and a romance for the ages. I don't think the fourth book has been written yet, I can't find it listed in any of my usual haunts, but the moment I can get access to it I'll be devouring it.
As usual with both Camelot and Harper Fox, this series took me away to a wonderful place full of magic, awe and a romance for the ages. I don't think the fourth book has been written yet, I can't find it listed in any of my usual haunts, but the moment I can get access to it I'll be devouring it.
layla87's review
4.0
What a great book!
Loved this so much.
- The Lore
- The Romance
- The Love
- The DRAGONS! And the twist around that!
- The comradery and the friendship.
Gahhhhhh
Even the sex is a bit steamier. Yay me.
THE NARRATION! EPIC.
I just want the
Loved this so much.
- The Lore
- The Romance
- The Love
- The DRAGONS! And the twist around that!
- The comradery and the friendship.
Gahhhhhh
Even the sex is a bit steamier. Yay me.
THE NARRATION! EPIC.
I just want the
Spoiler
marriage between Guinivire and Arthur to be in name only PLEASE GOD! Don't let this turn to MMFcaitlyn216's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
loulou87's review against another edition
4.0
What a great book!
Loved this so much.
- The Lore
- The Romance
- The Love
- The DRAGONS! And the twist around that!
- The comradery and the friendship.
Gahhhhhh
Even the sex is a bit steamier. Yay me.
THE NARRATION! EPIC.
I just want the
Loved this so much.
- The Lore
- The Romance
- The Love
- The DRAGONS! And the twist around that!
- The comradery and the friendship.
Gahhhhhh
Even the sex is a bit steamier. Yay me.
THE NARRATION! EPIC.
I just want the
Spoiler
marriage between Guinivire and Arthur to be in name only PLEASE GOD! Don't let this turn to MMFsuze_1624's review
4.0
it is a while since I read book 1 but we jump right back into the story.
I see this as more of a calmer link between the early exciting years and maybe the angsty times coming in book 3.
Lance and Art have been apart for over 3 years, during which Lance has educated himself while Arthur has been battling his way through the country. The reunion is and yet is not what Lance wanted.
This was quite supernatural with a slithering ‘dragon’, visions and a app/disappearing mage.
Battles, charging horses, excalibur and the appearance of more names from the folklore. And a lottle twist at the end. Not all going as Lance had hoped, so fingers crossed for him.
I see this as more of a calmer link between the early exciting years and maybe the angsty times coming in book 3.
Lance and Art have been apart for over 3 years, during which Lance has educated himself while Arthur has been battling his way through the country. The reunion is and yet is not what Lance wanted.
This was quite supernatural with a slithering ‘dragon’, visions and a app/disappearing mage.
Battles, charging horses, excalibur and the appearance of more names from the folklore. And a lottle twist at the end. Not all going as Lance had hoped, so fingers crossed for him.
elfflame's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
the_novel_approach's review
5.0
~ 4.5 Stars ~
It shouldn’t be a big surprise by now that I’m a huge fan of author Harper Fox’s body of work. Just in case, though, I’ll reiterate—and will continue to say it as long as it remains true—Fox turns a phrase like few others. This author threads the needle of a story in such a way that every paragraph is a new stitch in the whole cloth of what she’s creating, and in the end, it comes together in a beautiful and seamless display of storycraft (like witchcraft but with words). Her reimagining of the Arthurian legends, with King Arthur himself, his chief knight, Sir Lancelot, and Guinevere, the woman who would become Arthur’s queen and then go on to have a love affair with Lancelot, is a story well known and widely retold. Fox is placing her own unique and fantastical stamp on this legend, and by trilogy’s end, I’m sure will have remade it into a love story for the ages.
Separated by duty—Lance to his village and Art to his kingdom—The Dragon’s Tale begins where book one left off, through written correspondence, something Lance is improving at as he’s learning both Latin and, indeed, how to read and write. As was the nature of correspondence during the period in which the story is set, readers are introduced to Lance and Arthur’s lengthy separation within the scope of how very long it’s taken these letters to travel between them—not in weeks or months, but in years. And we experience Lance’s incredulity along with him as he laments the prolonged separation, but also, we appreciate his gratitude for having received the letter at all. It’s this sort of subtlety that allows readers to gain a level of empathy for both Arthur and Lance: they are men of duty who want nothing more than to be together, but will each uphold their honor and sacrifice their happiness for the greater good.
Of course, for this conflict there must be a resolution in order for the romantic arc to progress, and Fox does not disappoint her readers in reuniting Lance and Arthur before we have a chance to wallow overlong in the grief of their being parted. The distance Lance must travel, who he meets along the way, and the time it takes for him to get to Din Guardi is charged with the anxiety and uncertainty of what he will find when he finally gets there. Once he arrives, we are then treated not only to his reunion with his beloved Arthur but to everything which must occur in order to fulfill the dream prophesies and to introduce two characters who are integral to the legend: Merlin and Guinevere.
One of the many things I continue to appreciate about this series (and the author’s writing in general) is the confidence with which Fox tells a story. There is an authority to her storytelling that allows me to sink into these books without questioning the veracity of their details, and the commitment to every single element, no matter how seemingly minor, adds to the story’s richness without ever stumbling into overstatement. This trilogy is flourishing under Fox’s clear knowledge of not only these legends but of the shaping of England’s history through its Roman, Celtic, and Germanic influences, as well as the inclusion of a few surprising things such as Old King Coel, which had me grinning from ear to ear because I’ll never be too old to learn something new.
Arthur and Lance are two men woven together by destiny; Guinevere’s introduction into this legend is absolute perfection. I don’t think it’s spoiling anything by mentioning that Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their quest for the Holy Grail is the backbone of their mythology, and its introduction here is nothing short of inspired fantasy and imagination. Merlin, Arthur’s magician advisor, plays a brief but significant role in the events of this second installment of the trilogy, and I doubt that we’ve seen the last of him.
When you’re in the mood to get lost in another place and time, when magic and mysticism held sway over the course of fate, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend delving into this world and losing yourself in its beauty.
Reviewed by Lisa for The Novel Approach
It shouldn’t be a big surprise by now that I’m a huge fan of author Harper Fox’s body of work. Just in case, though, I’ll reiterate—and will continue to say it as long as it remains true—Fox turns a phrase like few others. This author threads the needle of a story in such a way that every paragraph is a new stitch in the whole cloth of what she’s creating, and in the end, it comes together in a beautiful and seamless display of storycraft (like witchcraft but with words). Her reimagining of the Arthurian legends, with King Arthur himself, his chief knight, Sir Lancelot, and Guinevere, the woman who would become Arthur’s queen and then go on to have a love affair with Lancelot, is a story well known and widely retold. Fox is placing her own unique and fantastical stamp on this legend, and by trilogy’s end, I’m sure will have remade it into a love story for the ages.
Separated by duty—Lance to his village and Art to his kingdom—The Dragon’s Tale begins where book one left off, through written correspondence, something Lance is improving at as he’s learning both Latin and, indeed, how to read and write. As was the nature of correspondence during the period in which the story is set, readers are introduced to Lance and Arthur’s lengthy separation within the scope of how very long it’s taken these letters to travel between them—not in weeks or months, but in years. And we experience Lance’s incredulity along with him as he laments the prolonged separation, but also, we appreciate his gratitude for having received the letter at all. It’s this sort of subtlety that allows readers to gain a level of empathy for both Arthur and Lance: they are men of duty who want nothing more than to be together, but will each uphold their honor and sacrifice their happiness for the greater good.
Of course, for this conflict there must be a resolution in order for the romantic arc to progress, and Fox does not disappoint her readers in reuniting Lance and Arthur before we have a chance to wallow overlong in the grief of their being parted. The distance Lance must travel, who he meets along the way, and the time it takes for him to get to Din Guardi is charged with the anxiety and uncertainty of what he will find when he finally gets there. Once he arrives, we are then treated not only to his reunion with his beloved Arthur but to everything which must occur in order to fulfill the dream prophesies and to introduce two characters who are integral to the legend: Merlin and Guinevere.
One of the many things I continue to appreciate about this series (and the author’s writing in general) is the confidence with which Fox tells a story. There is an authority to her storytelling that allows me to sink into these books without questioning the veracity of their details, and the commitment to every single element, no matter how seemingly minor, adds to the story’s richness without ever stumbling into overstatement. This trilogy is flourishing under Fox’s clear knowledge of not only these legends but of the shaping of England’s history through its Roman, Celtic, and Germanic influences, as well as the inclusion of a few surprising things such as Old King Coel, which had me grinning from ear to ear because I’ll never be too old to learn something new.
Arthur and Lance are two men woven together by destiny; Guinevere’s introduction into this legend is absolute perfection. I don’t think it’s spoiling anything by mentioning that Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their quest for the Holy Grail is the backbone of their mythology, and its introduction here is nothing short of inspired fantasy and imagination. Merlin, Arthur’s magician advisor, plays a brief but significant role in the events of this second installment of the trilogy, and I doubt that we’ve seen the last of him.
When you’re in the mood to get lost in another place and time, when magic and mysticism held sway over the course of fate, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend delving into this world and losing yourself in its beauty.
Reviewed by Lisa for The Novel Approach
relly's review
3.75
Thank you Princess Consuela for the gift
3.75 stars
I enjoyed this one more than the previous installment.
I really like Lance. He is pragmatic and understands that the relationship between him and Art is not going to be the same as it was previously. He understand the constraints of his position and also what needs to be done to help Arthur in his quest to be king.
I kind of feel like he is getting the short end of the stick in some ways as he is the one either finding or being given the gifts of power and then he is doing the loyal thing and giving them to Arthur as per Merlin's predictions . He was given Excalibur in the first book and in this one he was the one who unearthed Guen, and I really feel like the dragon would have been happier with him. He has some connection with the dragons and I hope it comes out in the next installment.
Looking forward to starting the next installment and seeing if my musings are in some form correct or if I'm just looking at it all wrong (definite possibility)
3.75 stars
I enjoyed this one more than the previous installment.
I really like Lance. He is pragmatic and understands that the relationship between him and Art is not going to be the same as it was previously. He understand the constraints of his position and also what needs to be done to help Arthur in his quest to be king.
I kind of feel like he is getting the short end of the stick in some ways as he is the one either finding or being given the gifts of power and then he is doing the loyal thing and giving them to Arthur as per Merlin's predictions . He was given Excalibur in the first book and in this one he was the one who unearthed Guen, and I really feel like the dragon would have been happier with him. He has some connection with the dragons and I hope it comes out in the next installment.
Looking forward to starting the next installment and seeing if my musings are in some form correct or if I'm just looking at it all wrong (definite possibility)
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