The first book in the Camelot Code series, The Once and Future Geek , mixed time travel between the medieval world of King Arthur and our own, and it is a very entertaining book. The second book in the series, Geeks and Holy Grail (Hyperion, October 2019), is also entertaining (though not quite as funny; King Arthur as a modern day high school student is hard to beat....). When Morgana, sworn enemy of King Arthur, attacks the druids of Avalon, Nimue, the youngest of them, takes the Holy Grail and runs with it. King Arthur is dying, and only the Grail can save him. Desperate to keep it from falling into Morgana's hands, she stumbles into Merlin's Crystal Cave. But instead of Merlin there to help her (he's on vacation in Los Vegas, in our time), there's only his very inexperienced apprentice, Emrys. His attempt to hide the grail works, in a sense--as a small, flatulent dragon, it sure doesn't look much like a grail. But it isn't much use to Arthur as a...
By: Melina Marchetta
I feel like I've been giving a lot of really really good reviews. After this book there won't be so many from me because every other book pales in comparison to Quintana of Charyn. It was simply the most beautiful book I have ever read. It follows Finnikin of the Rock and Froi of the Exiles in the Lumatere Chronicles. It was beautifully written and clearly portrayed how painful both hate and love can be as well as how strong forgiveness can be. It was perfectly paced and extremely thought provoking. This book intricately ties together all the characters from the first two books.
Basically, you should read this book. Finnikin of the Rock is the first in the Lumatere Chronicles and is followed by Froi of the Exiles. Neither of these books are as good as Quintana of Charyn but they are still good. Froi of the Exiles left off at a cliff hanger which is where Quintana of Charyn picks up. I was looking forward to this book for a long time and it was better than anything I could've imagined. If I say anything plot based about this book it ruins Froi of the Exiles so I'm not going to. Quintana of Charyn is a true 5. It had absolutely no flaws. Lumatere, Charyn, and all the characters are beautiful and everyone should experience them. Quintana of Charyn has many beautiful quotes because of the eloquence Melina Marchetta writes with. To close up I will leave some quotes to sample the actual beauty of the words Melina Marchetta wrote.
"'You said to me once that you weren't what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in you that's caused you to do shameful things. Some men let the rot and guilt fester into something ugly beyond words. Few men can turn it into worth and substance. If you're gods' blessed for no other reason, it's for that."
"There it was. Suddenly the strangeness of Quintana of Charyn's face made sense. Because it was a face meant for laughing, but it had never been given a chance. It robbed Phaedra of her breath."
"Take care of the little king...tell him he was made from love and hope....This is your bond to him, Dorcas. If you're good for nothing else, follow a bond that makes him a good king."
Finally one of my three favorite quotes (I can't find one of them and the other one gives away the ending)
"'Do I have to be here to belong to you?' Froi asked. 'Can't I belong to you wherever I am?'"
There are more quotes here http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/15064476-quintana-of-charyn-lumatere-chronicles-3 but I picked out the best ones and some of these give away the ending.
Basically, you should read this book. Finnikin of the Rock is the first in the Lumatere Chronicles and is followed by Froi of the Exiles. Neither of these books are as good as Quintana of Charyn but they are still good. Froi of the Exiles left off at a cliff hanger which is where Quintana of Charyn picks up. I was looking forward to this book for a long time and it was better than anything I could've imagined. If I say anything plot based about this book it ruins Froi of the Exiles so I'm not going to. Quintana of Charyn is a true 5. It had absolutely no flaws. Lumatere, Charyn, and all the characters are beautiful and everyone should experience them. Quintana of Charyn has many beautiful quotes because of the eloquence Melina Marchetta writes with. To close up I will leave some quotes to sample the actual beauty of the words Melina Marchetta wrote.
"'You said to me once that you weren't what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in you that's caused you to do shameful things. Some men let the rot and guilt fester into something ugly beyond words. Few men can turn it into worth and substance. If you're gods' blessed for no other reason, it's for that."
"There it was. Suddenly the strangeness of Quintana of Charyn's face made sense. Because it was a face meant for laughing, but it had never been given a chance. It robbed Phaedra of her breath."
"Take care of the little king...tell him he was made from love and hope....This is your bond to him, Dorcas. If you're good for nothing else, follow a bond that makes him a good king."
Finally one of my three favorite quotes (I can't find one of them and the other one gives away the ending)
"'Do I have to be here to belong to you?' Froi asked. 'Can't I belong to you wherever I am?'"
There are more quotes here http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/15064476-quintana-of-charyn-lumatere-chronicles-3 but I picked out the best ones and some of these give away the ending.
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