Here Lies Arthur: Philip Reeve

[poliphilo]

Yet another retelling of the Matter of Britain-  with Arthur as an averagely dumb and brutal warlord, Merlin as his spin doctor and a protagonist-narrator who keeps swapping gender. I liked it enough to consume it inside a day. 

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[sovay]

a protagonist-narrator who keeps swapping gender.

Supernaturally, or in the ballad way?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

In the ballad way. Reeve doesn't do supernatural.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

There's more than one gender-swapper, too.

I really like this book. It's clever and even cynical, with lots of implicit modern political parallels, but it's also really well researched and - to my surprise - very moving.

[sovay]

There's more than one gender-swapper, too.

Approve.

It's clever and even cynical, with lots of implicit modern political parallels, but it's also really well researched and - to my surprise - very moving.

All right; I'll look for it! I haven't read any new Arthuriana in a while.

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

I like anything Arthuriana. I have put this one on my "must read" list.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm on a Philip Reeve kick. He's a good writer. His Mortal Engines series is huge fun.