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I am a huge fan of Arthurian tales and the whole legend of Camelot and all of the knights and Merlin and Morgana, so I had to get my hands on this. Being that it was a young modern man trying to fill Arthur’s boots, I figured it would be something along the lines of the Kid Who Would be King. Sadly, I had to force myself to finish this book. It holds together as a story and there is plenty of sword fighting action and a lot of politics, but that is sadly all that there is to the book. While Avalon City is very scifi, the rest of the book is definitely stuck in the middle ages. The majority of the book is spent as Arthur rides horses around from castle to castle acquiring one young person, bearing a legendary magical weapon, stereotypically within his own late teens-early twenties age range per castle to join his crew (he visits 7 castles in this manner). This wouldn’t be so bad if each castle was different and the young people were colorful in their personalities. Sadly, they aren’t. The interior of each castle sounds just like the previous one, lorded over by the same weary king. And none of the young people that he gathers stands out from each other (except for possibly Elaine, the only magic wielder in the group), also apart from the first appearance of a character, they are never described again, so their appearance never stick in my mind. Even Arthur doesn’t stand out from the group. Everyone talks in the same stilted, rigid, formal speech, and that includes Arthur. There are no likes or dislikes or bits of personal tidbit detail in any of the characters and there are also no emotions expressed by any of the characters (outside of mourning), not even comradery, really. Most importantly to this Arthurian fan, there is next to no referencing anything Arthurian (aside from random Arthurian names assigned to locations, the lady of the lake. Merlin is a far cry from the original and practically a cameo, and Excalibur, of course, and Morgana who is mentioned rather centrally in the blurb doesn’t come in until near the end of the book). The ghouls are an obvious rip-off of the Ring Wraiths from Lord of the Rings (the black cloaks, and skeletal features). The politics honestly bores me, since it’s just about the various castles and kingdoms that I could care less about.
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An Unforgettable Medieval-Based Interplanetary Adventure!
Overview: Banished to a bleak boarding school in England, Arthur Godwin-Dragos longs for something more as he withers in exile. Meanwhile, across the universe, far out of the reach of time or space, the planet Avalon grows dim, and the hands of fate begin to turn. Once again, King Arthur must awaken, and with the power of the mighty Excalibur, he must extinguish the insufferable Darkness threatening his people once and for all. Following an alternate reality theme with a futuristic-type setting, a gender-balanced society, and the theory of reincarnation, Author E.C. Fisher writes an unforgettable medieval-based, inter-planetary adventure based on the legend of Camelot. This fast-paced, engaging read gathers together the original story’s descendants on the planet Avalon where the female Merlin must oversee their training to ultimately defeat a dark force threatening their world. As Author Fisher puts his characters to the test, we not only see the likenesses of Camelot’s characters emerge and come to life, we are able to anticipate the legend of a new Round Table beginning to take form with familiar villains like the Black Knight and Morgana la Fey tempting Arthur and his knights into an epic battle for their very existence. “Re: Camelot: The Complete Edition” is based on E.C. Fisher’s original novel, “Re: Camelot” which I previously reviewed in 2018. In this latest volume, the author expands on his original story, giving more clarity to his plotline and characters. This is a fun and rousing read that is peppered with new revelations about Re:Camelot’s cast that is strewn with moments of comic relief, despite the gravity of the situation always being present. Fisher’s latest novel touches on all the familiar hallmarks readers love about the original Camelot tale. Oh... And, did I mention there are dragons? I highly recommend this novel for Sci-fi and Fantasy fans ages 13 and up.
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Overview: Banished to a bleak boarding school in England, Arthur Godwin-Dragos longs for something more as he withers in exile. Meanwhile, across the universe, far out of the reach of time or space, the planet Avalon grows dim, and the hands of fate begin to turn. Once again, King Arthur must awaken, and with the power of the mighty Excalibur, he must extinguish the insufferable Darkness threatening his people once and for all.
An Unforgettable Medieval-Based Interplanetary Adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2020
Following an alternate reality theme with a futuristic-type setting, a gender-balanced society, and the theory of reincarnation, Author E.C. Fisher writes an unforgettable medieval-based, inter-planetary adventure based on the legend of Camelot. This fast-paced, engaging read gathers together the original story’s descendants on the planet Avalon where the female Merlin must oversee their training to ultimately defeat a dark force threatening their world. As Author Fisher puts his characters to the test, we not only see the likenesses of Camelot’s characters emerge and come to life, we are able to anticipate the legend of a new Round Table beginning to take form with familiar villains like the Black Knight and Morgana la Fey tempting Arthur and his knights into an epic battle for their very existence.
“Re: Camelot: The Complete Edition” is based on E.C. Fisher’s original novel, “Re: Camelot” which I previously reviewed in 2018. In this latest volume, the author expands on his original story, giving more clarity to his plotline and characters. This is a fun and rousing read that is peppered with new revelations about Re:Camelot’s cast that is strewn with moments of comic relief, despite the gravity of the situation always being present. Fisher’s latest novel touches on all the familiar hallmarks readers love about the original Camelot tale. Oh... And, did I mention there are dragons?
I highly recommend this novel for Sci-fi and Fantasy fans ages 13 and up.
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