A review by elusivity
The Squire's Tale by Gerald Morris

3.0

3 STARS

Retelling of Arthurian legends, with addition of a squire named Terence and a very sympathetically depicted Sir Gawain.

SpoilerTerence was raised, shades of SWORD IN THE STONE, by a hermit who remembers time backwards: he remember the future, but not the past. One day while hunting, Terence ran into Gawain, and became his squire. They meet people. They joust, defeat random knights, go to King Arthur's court and Gawain is knighted. They go on a quest, where Sir Gawain and Terence ended up in Faerie and met Gawain's one true love, the enchanter Ganscotter's daughter. They return to mortal lands, now carrying a longing for Faerie. Then Terence somehow senses an evil Enchantress who tries to take over the world by magically poisoning King Arthur. This Enchantress is Morgause, Gawain's estranged mother. Terence and Gawain rides to defeat her, and succeeds. Terence discovers his father is Ganscotter, that he has the right to live in Faerie, but chose stay with Gawain instead.


Very simple, very straight-forward little story. I enjoyed it, but two days later much details have already been lost..