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Taliesin
- Pendragon Cyckle Book 1
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
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"Highly recommended... Reminiscent of C.S. Lewis." (Library Journal)
"A fine storyteller, he brings the Arthurian characters to life without sacrificing any of the haunting pleasures of the legends." (Omaha World Herald)
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- RUFUSD&B
- 07-01-12
Yawn
I didn't finish this it was unbareable, and very Tiresome.
The reader was easy to listen to sounded like Judy Dench, but the story was hard & slow to get into. I was continually waiting for the story to start to the point I had enough.
Sorry didn't finish is it put me to sleep.
I would not recommend .
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- Ulrika
- 20-10-10
well told but very funny mistake historically
Well I could not believe my ears when the early medieval persons sat around the fires eating ..POTATOES *LOL*
They did so even in book two of the serie but in book three they had reverted to onions;-)
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- Eustace_Vertigo
- 22-02-23
An old friend returned
I first read this 30 years ago and I really enjoyed it again. I filled me with the same sense of pesions i had then has been lacking
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-23
Immersive listen
I loved reading these books years ago but could never get the pronunciation of some of the Welsh right in my head - having someone get it right as they read really brings you into the story.
Great take on the extended lore of Arthur and Atlantis.
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- Christopher
- 27-03-24
Excellent, uncynical take on the Atlantis/Arthur myths
The story - the histories of Merlin’s parents really - is excellent. The characters and events and world-building is compelling and clever. This is especially so if you know much of the Arthur/Merlin mythology because Lawhead really makes his story foreshadow and interpret those stories in a fascinating way. I also enjoyed the fact that there is very little cynicism here. Unlike, say, the Bernard Cornwell stories (which I very much enjoy) where basically everyone (especially the Christians) is a bit unpleasant or self-serving and those are the main motivators, here the character are more nuanced and so more interesting. Wanda McCaddon’s narration is really excellent and very listenable. Just a shame they didn’t have her for the other titles in the series!
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- Mickey Spangle
- 20-10-21
A great, different talked on the Arthurian legend
I'm so glad I revisited this book. I read the series originally when it was first published in 1987. I love the way the author weaves the legends of Arthur and Atlantis together with characters from the Mabinogion.
My only complaint is the pronunciation of some of the Welsh words but this did not distewch from the overall tale
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- TeamTomlinson
- 21-10-20
excellent natation and excellent story
proper mythical story of epic proportions, read by a fantastic narrator. origins of Arthur and all that jazz
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- Sasoura
- 31-01-19
Narrator too fast and high pitched
Couldn't bear to listen to the narration even with the speed at 90%. Returned it.
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- rob
- 06-11-15
Read the book so many times
I have read this book so many times as well as the whole series. Its slow to start but as the reader gets enticed into the story you are taken back to a Celtic time. Thank you for a beautiful book and many years of happy reading and now listening
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