quaad finished reading Spear by Nicola Griffith
The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows …
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I really liked this. it has a sort of dream like feel and it's pacing is reminiscent of a good legend or folktale. Good knight action as well, fighting and tests of honor. I'm not familiar enough with Arthurian literature to judge how much she deviated from the norm. i guess i'll have to read some Mallory. I did feel bad for Guinevere as she's depicted in this and Arthur, well he's pathetic.
