Knight Life - Rambling Readers

196 pages

English language

Published April 12, 1987 by Ace Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-441-45130-2
OCLC Number:: 15491702

(1 review)

New York, New York: A new candidate for mayor has thrown his sword into the ring. Arthur - as in King Arthur - has reappeared after 1500 years to try and take over the helm of the new millennium's Camelot: New York City. A born leader, with good looks and charisma, Arthur is sure to give the current batch of candidates some tough competition for the spotlight - especially with the help of his close advisor, Merlin.

Yet, the Arthurian camp is no stranger to scandal. Unless Arthur can keep his sorceress of a half-sister, Morgan Le Fey, and his less-than-legitimate heir, her son Mordred, under control - and out of the gossip columns - he risks alienating a huge chunk of his constituency.

With mroe questions than answers surrounding his candidacy, expect Arthur to take to the streets of the five boroughs in a grassroots campaign for votes. It …

New York, New York: A new candidate for mayor has thrown his sword into the ring. Arthur - as in King Arthur - has reappeared after 1500 years to try and take over the helm of the new millennium's Camelot: New York City. A born leader, with good looks and charisma, Arthur is sure to give the current batch of candidates some tough competition for the spotlight - especially with the help of his close advisor, Merlin.

Yet, the Arthurian camp is no stranger to scandal. Unless Arthur can keep his sorceress of a half-sister, Morgan Le Fey, and his less-than-legitimate heir, her son Mordred, under control - and out of the gossip columns - he risks alienating a huge chunk of his constituency.

With mroe questions than answers surrounding his candidacy, expect Arthur to take to the streets of the five boroughs in a grassroots campaign for votes. It wouldn't be the first time that New Yorkers have thrown their support behind an outsider. And if Arthur can make it there, he can make it anywhere...

Book 1 in Modern Arthur Series Series as Follows: Book 1-Modern Arthur Book 2-One Knight Only Book 3- Fall of Knight

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Sean Randall reviewed Knight Life (Revised & Expanded Edition) by Peter David

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4 stars

"Science. Incomprehensible. Give me magic any day."

Lacking the verbal dexterity of [b:Sir Apropos of Nothing|558833|Sir Apropos of Nothing (Sir Apropos of Nothing, #1)|Peter David|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290121683s/558833.jpg|1128509] and the depth of a weighty universe such as Star Trek, this is nonetheless a very enjoyable story and an amazing entree for something written a quarter of a century ago by an author as his debut novel.

Looking at the jacket of one of [a:Peter David|13681|Peter David|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206732772p2/13681.jpg]'s recent titles, the "also by" section goes on for longer than most other tables of contents. And yet the "about ye author" (yes, even the real world matter is whacky) only cites his comic work and makes reference to his children and wife (whom he has since divorced, I believe).

Anyway, [a:Craig Shaw Gardner|30384|Craig Shaw Gardner|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] called it "a promising first novel" and [a:Christopher Stasheff|38605|Christopher Stasheff|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1284562143p2/38605.jpg] said ""Enjoyable and intriguing!" I agree with both of those assessments. …

"Science. Incomprehensible. Give me magic any day."

Lacking the verbal dexterity of [b:Sir Apropos of Nothing|558833|Sir Apropos of Nothing (Sir Apropos of Nothing, #1)|Peter David|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290121683s/558833.jpg|1128509] and the depth of a weighty universe such as Star Trek, this is nonetheless a very enjoyable story and an amazing entree for something written a quarter of a century ago by an author as his debut novel.

Looking at the jacket of one of [a:Peter David|13681|Peter David|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206732772p2/13681.jpg]'s recent titles, the "also by" section goes on for longer than most other tables of contents. And yet the "about ye author" (yes, even the real world matter is whacky) only cites his comic work and makes reference to his children and wife (whom he has since divorced, I believe).

Anyway, [a:Craig Shaw Gardner|30384|Craig Shaw Gardner|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] called it "a promising first novel" and [a:Christopher Stasheff|38605|Christopher Stasheff|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1284562143p2/38605.jpg] said ""Enjoyable and intriguing!" I agree with both of those assessments. it's something of an honour, to come to a part of the author's life long gone afresh, and see some of the style and routes that have since made his writings some of the few I'm guaranteed to buy whenever they hit book shops.