The Serpent and the Grail

Arthor, Book 4

By: A. A. Attanasio

Narrated by: Bushra Laskar

The boy-king Arthor has beaten back the berserker wolf warriors of the Saxon god, uniting his island kingdom - but at a terrible cost. For the Grail, the chalice of the Last Supper and the magical shield of Britain, has been stolen.

Without the Grail's protection, Britain lies parched and barren, a demon-haunted landscape where sulfurous vapors taint the air. To find the Grail, Arthor's mother, Ygrane, must strike a dark bargain with Bright Night, elf-prince of the "pale people", in the hollow hills. Merlin must use his magic to show the way. But it is Arthor himself who must confront the Serpent, sword in hand.

A. A. Atanasio's epic retelling of humankind's most powerful legend weaves together, for the first time, the hallowed yarn of ancient Arthurian lore and the shimmering strands of modern quantum science.

©1999 A. A. Attanasio (P)2012 A. A. Attanasio

Interesting series poor narration

This story of Arthur is quite creative, poetic and interesting. It blends the Scandinavian gods of the invading Saxons, Jutes & Angles with the Celtic Fae. However, the narrator, though having a lovely voice, does not distinguish between characters at all and does not even pause between chapters. This proves to be quite a letdown.