"Neat twist on the Arthurian legend"
Ben Pike realizes that his murder will put daughter Maxine
in a precarious position because he didn't have the time
to tell her what she needed to know. He goes to his death
believing his daughter will have the inner fortitude and
strength to follow the path he laid out for her. When word
reaches Max and hers sister Olivia that Ben is missing and
presumed dead, Olivia teams up with Nick, Ben's step-son,
in England to find the stone that has been in his family
for generations. The stone comes to Maxine upon Ben's instructions along
with a book about the Arthurian legend. Rhys Lewis, a
psychologist and Nick's uncle, wants the stone and will do
whatever it takes to retrieve it because it is from
Excalibur and when the stone and the jewel meet unlimited
power will be at the disposal of that person. Max is aided
by her father's friends in getting to the Island of
Alyssum owned by Arthur Penn where she will meet her
destiny. The forces of good, in the persons of Arthur and
Nick, who confront Rhys, find they have created a strange
twist to the Arthurian legend. Readers who love the King Arthur stories will find this
tale a special treat with so many threads of Celtic
mythology running through the storyline. Each major player
is a symbol of a character from Camelot including Nick who
is a descendant of one of King Arthur's knights. Of course
there are some modifications made to the actual myths to
better set the plot in the present but D.C. Brod is a
sparkling fantasist who brings the legend into the present. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 13, 2005
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 25, 2007
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