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A review by dmcke013
Albion: The Legend of Arthur: An Audible Original Drama by Owen Teale, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Craig Roberts, Robert Valentine, Lois Chimimba, Gruffudd Glyn
2.0
For some reason, and I don't know why, but modern stories about Arthur, the once and future King, always seem to miss the mark with me. Maybe it's because little can compare to [a:T.H. White|426944|T.H. White|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1246071532p2/426944.jpg]'s [b:The Once and Future King|43545|The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-4)|T.H. White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1338741283l/43545._SY75_.jpg|1140206]?
(That's not to say that there are enjoyable stories set in and around the same period - [a:Giles Kristian|2776821|Giles Kristian|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1519755456p2/2776821.jpg]'s [b:Lancelot|36055895|Lancelot (The Arthurian Tales, #1)|Giles Kristian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523279230l/36055895._SY75_.jpg|57634497], for example.)
Still, I live in hope.
It was that hope that led me to pre-order this Audible exclusive, described as somewhat akin to [a:Bernard Cornwell|12542|Bernard Cornwell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1504578807p2/12542.jpg]'s [b:The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur|68520|The Winter King A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)|Bernard Cornwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311987677l/68520._SY75_.jpg|115813] trilogy (incidentally, the authors favourite, and that I couldn't really get into that much the last time I tried: might be time for another re-read!).
Now I've read (listened) to it, and I feel it could probably best be summed up in one word: "M'eh".
This Arthur, I found, was thoroughly unlikeable. Yes, I know he could be at times in the originals, but the key phrase there is 'at times'; not for the entirety of the story! Never the less, I persevered throughout to see if it would improve: I have to say, however, that the other recent Audible original ([b:Assassin's Creed: Gold|51834945|Assassin's Creed Gold|Anthony Del Col|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582825458l/51834945._SX50_.jpg|76325638]) was far better, in my opinion.
(That's not to say that there are enjoyable stories set in and around the same period - [a:Giles Kristian|2776821|Giles Kristian|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1519755456p2/2776821.jpg]'s [b:Lancelot|36055895|Lancelot (The Arthurian Tales, #1)|Giles Kristian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523279230l/36055895._SY75_.jpg|57634497], for example.)
Still, I live in hope.
It was that hope that led me to pre-order this Audible exclusive, described as somewhat akin to [a:Bernard Cornwell|12542|Bernard Cornwell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1504578807p2/12542.jpg]'s [b:The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur|68520|The Winter King A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)|Bernard Cornwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311987677l/68520._SY75_.jpg|115813] trilogy (incidentally, the authors favourite, and that I couldn't really get into that much the last time I tried: might be time for another re-read!).
Now I've read (listened) to it, and I feel it could probably best be summed up in one word: "M'eh".
This Arthur, I found, was thoroughly unlikeable. Yes, I know he could be at times in the originals, but the key phrase there is 'at times'; not for the entirety of the story! Never the less, I persevered throughout to see if it would improve: I have to say, however, that the other recent Audible original ([b:Assassin's Creed: Gold|51834945|Assassin's Creed Gold|Anthony Del Col|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582825458l/51834945._SX50_.jpg|76325638]) was far better, in my opinion.