PortadaGruposCharlasMásPanorama actual
Buscar en el sitio
Este sitio utiliza cookies para ofrecer nuestros servicios, mejorar el rendimiento, análisis y (si no estás registrado) publicidad. Al usar LibraryThing reconoces que has leído y comprendido nuestros términos de servicio y política de privacidad. El uso del sitio y de los servicios está sujeto a estas políticas y términos.

Resultados de Google Books

Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.

Cargando...

Merlin's Mistake (Lost Treasures) (1970)

por Robert Newman

Otros autores: Ver la sección otros autores.

Series: Tertius (1)

MiembrosReseñasPopularidadValoración promediaMenciones
1061255,130 (3.67)3
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.… (más)
Cargando...

Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará.

Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.

» Ver también 3 menciones

I cannot honestly say that this was a good book. While I recognize the author's intentions to be humorous and to play with myth and historical chronology, it just doesn't seem to have worked out the way he intended. For one thing, my daughter was totally lost (and she is, in essence, of the age of Newman's target audience -- though I think the book is better suited toward fourteen-year-old boys than eight- to twelve-year-old girls).

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.
  Eneles | Mar 31, 2009 |
sin reseñas | añadir una reseña

» Añade otros autores (1 posible)

Nombre del autorRolTipo de autor¿Obra?Estado
Robert Newmanautor principaltodas las edicionescalculado
Hunter, SusanArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Newbold, GregArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado

Pertenece a las series

Debes iniciar sesión para editar los datos de Conocimiento Común.
Para más ayuda, consulta la página de ayuda de Conocimiento Común.
Título canónico
Título original
Títulos alternativos
Fecha de publicación original
Personas/Personajes
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Lugares importantes
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Acontecimientos importantes
Películas relacionadas
Epígrafe
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
On Merlin's Insistence: For Gerry
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Altogether it had been a strange spring.
Citas
Últimas palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
(Haz clic para mostrar. Atención: puede contener spoilers.)
Aviso de desambiguación
Editores de la editorial
Blurbistas
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Idioma original
DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico

Referencias a esta obra en fuentes externas.

Wikipedia en inglés

Ninguno

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.

Descripción del libro
Resumen Haiku

Debates activos

Ninguno

Cubiertas populares

Enlaces rápidos

Valoración

Promedio: (3.67)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5 2
3 2
3.5
4 3
4.5
5 2

¿Eres tú?

Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing.

 

Acerca de | Contactar | LibraryThing.com | Privacidad/Condiciones | Ayuda/Preguntas frecuentes | Blog | Tienda | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliotecas heredadas | Primeros reseñadores | Conocimiento común | 203,190,181 libros! | Barra superior: Siempre visible