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Cargando... Merlin's Mistake (Lost Treasures) (1970)por Robert Newman
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Brian and Tertius set out on a quest to find a wizard and save a kingdom from an evil knight All his life, Brian has craved a grand adventure. On his sixteenth birthday, he meets the young traveler Tertius and knows it's a sign that his adventure is about to begin. Tertius is on a mission to find a wizard to teach him magic, and Brian promises to help him. But before they can begin, the two must pass through Meliot, a small kingdom with a terrible problem: every year, it must pay tribute to the wicked Black Knight, or else he will cut off the king's head. When Brian falls in love with one of the king's twin daughters, he's ready to do whatever it takes to win her hand in marriage, even if it means finding the one knight prophesied by Merlin to destroy the Black Knight and rid Meliot of his evil forever. With the help of a mysterious old woman, Brian and Tertius set out from Meliot, both swearing to help the other with his mission. But they know their journey will be far from easy. If the two boys can persevere, they may discover that sometimes, what you seek is right in front of you all along. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Another problem is that the plot is too neat. Everything seems to work out just so, and each chapter is so tidily packaged. Consequently, the story does not progress very well, but rather reads in a series of fits and spurts with seemingly random plot elements that all suddenly fall quite perfectly into place at the very end. While this is certainly very considerate of the author and editor, it doesn't make for a very engaging story. Such perfect resolution does not allow for much character development.
That said, it has made a good bedtime story for the last month+. Each chapter is almost exactly twenty pages long, so we know in advance exactly how long it will take us to read through each night's chapter. And the book has given us an excellent opportunity to discuss new medieval vocabulary, such has "hauberk" and "Pict." I suppose any excuse for a little historical knowledge is a good one. So at least there's that.