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| Title | : | The Reckoning (Welsh Princes #3) |
| Author | : | Sharon Kay Penman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 592 pages |
| Published | : | October 6th 1992 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 1991) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Medieval |
Sharon Kay Penman
Paperback | Pages: 592 pages Rating: 4.45 | 8151 Users | 311 Reviews
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"Penman's characters are so shrewdly imagined, so full of resonant human feeling that they seem to be on the page....Most compelling is the portrait of the Welsh as wild and rugged as their landscape."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Here, alive from the pages of history, is the compelling tale of a Celtic society ruled by Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, on a collison course with a feudal realm of Edward I. WIth this last book in the extraordinary trilogy that began with HERE BE DRAGONS and continued in FALLS THE SHADOW, Sharon Kay Penman has written a beautiful and moving conclusion to her medieval saga. For everyone who has read the earlier books in this incomparable series or ever wanted to experience the rich tapestry of British history and lore, this bold and romantic adventure must be read.
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| Original Title: | The Reckoning |
| ISBN: | 0345378881 (ISBN13: 9780345378880) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.sharonkaypenman.com |
| Series: | Welsh Princes #3 |
| Characters: | Edward I of England, Llywelyn the Last |
| Setting: | Wales,1355 |
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Ratings: 4.45 From 8151 Users | 311 ReviewsJudge Containing Books The Reckoning (Welsh Princes #3)
What a great book. Along with an engrossing story I learned much about English history that I had never heard of before. I have to admit, some of the things that came up during the courtship/marriage of Llewellen and Ellen seemed absolutely bizarre, and then I searched the internet on these characters and they did actually happen. Edward I was and is an absolute two timing double faced snake in the grass!! I won't give it away, but a scene at the end of the book was so heartbreaking I literallyWhat a wonderfully written book! Ms. Penman captivated my interest from the first page. This book was the 3rd in a trilogy written about Wales. I cannot say that I had a favorite book of the three, but this final story drew me in more quickly than the first two. I found this book to be more emotional for me than the first two as well. I had very little knowledge of the history of Wales before reading this trilogy, and I loved the historical details that were a character in and of themselves in
Two things spurred me to read this trilogy after I first became aware of it - the fact that although I had read a fair amount both fiction and non-fiction on the Tudors& Plantaganets, I had not ventured to the Welsh 'side of the story' so to speak - the other was because our Mum was Welsh. A blanket statement would be that I liked the books, which in a way was almost a given because of the subject matter; more succinctly put, I like her writing style. So, putting the two together and adding
This is the third and last book in the "Welsh princes" series. You already know that Wales is doomed as a separate political entity from England, but Penman frames the story in such a way that you grieve for the personal tragedies as well as for the unique Welsh way of life, in which, for example (and this is in the Middle Ages), a woman may leave (divorce) her husband for any reason. Most wars led by royals or nobles are fought only for personal aggrandizement. Thomas B. Costain writes of
Wow. These people lives such amazing lives! I have truly loved this 3 book series, but I didn't love the other books as much as I've loved this one! What an amazing story. I fell in love with the hero and heroin of this book. They went through so many hard things together and apart, but a lot of amazing things, too. It made it so much more fascinating to know that the main events truly happened. Thoroughly loved their love story. I felt like screaming at the injustices of things they went
What an ending to an amazing series. This was by far the most emotional for me due to losses and change of circumstances. This is a series I will forever remember.
So far, this has been one of the best book series Ive read, and undeniably one of the most heart-wrenching, too. I think the last time I have allowed myself to become this dreadfully upset over a book and ended up being a monumental cry-baby was after reading The Kite Runner and A Dog of Flanders. I never realized Id actually foster the same sentiment for Simon de Montfort and the two Llewelyns who lived so many centuries ago, came from halfway across the globe, and did not even grace the pages
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