The Book of Merlyn (Once and Future King)

This book arrived on time in perfect condition. I am enjoying reading it immensely. I highly recommend this book and the seller.

The Book of Merlyn was an incredible book, once again proving the genius of T.H. White. This book is the only sensible conclusion to the Once and Future King and should have been included in the original printing. In The Book of Merlyn, we revisit King Arthur on the night before his final battle with his son, Mordred. Feeling dejected and alone, Arthur's mentor, the lovably eccentric and ingenious Merlyn, returns and whisks the king away to learn two final lessons from the animals he knew as a child. This book is not merely a childish fairytale, but rather an in-depth dissection of human nature in which the human condition is explored in depth and the ever-elusive meaning of life is hinted at. A book for the serious reader or any serious fan of Arthur and Merlyn, The Book of Merlyn is a masterpiece from the mind of one of the greatest writers of the past one hundred years.

I love The Once and Future King. This does have some repeated sections from the book. However, I did still enjoy it and thought it was a good read after The Once and Future King. If you have read the previous book, just read this one. Its only a few hundred pages (if that) and goes by really fast. That way you will also make sure you didn't miss anything.

This is the 5th book in the series. I read it first, and I like it. It is very philosophical, with not many dialogues, but is an excellent book for fans of King Arthur. I had to read it for a class, and in the class there were some student that had read the series but not this book, and when they read this one, they did not like it. They said the other books in the series were better and this one did not felt part of the story, that it was too much. But the students, like me, that haven't read the book, we loved it! So, if you read the series, I think that you don't need to read this one, but if you want to, go ahead. But, if you are thinking of reading this series, maybe you should start with this one.

I feel like this book was a sch-log to get through. It started slow and at times ramped up but never really took off. I probably won't read it again, but I'm not mad that I read the book. If you have interest in Arthurian Legend and Lore then this is probably worth a shot.

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So ehow likely my favorite part of OAFK. What a literary experience, with incredible power and depth. And as usual for TH White, moments of simply laughing out loud as you read.

The Once and Future King ended, or rather stopped at an awkward point. T.H. White was having difficulties with his passivist and non-violent proclivities and the madness that was WWII. He exiled himself to Ireland to avoid the war and then found that the Irish viewed him as an outsider and peculiar to boot. He found the Irish coarse, ill mannered and violent, which explains many of the charatcters in both books. In the end, Arthur must make a choice and Merlin must help him to make it. The high and low comedy that accompanies this process and the unutterable sorrow that all, all of the characters must endure to bring this about is both the pain and the reward of this read. You don't have to know about White's struggles with his conscience to appreciate these two books, but it does inform the reading and it makes Arthur's and Merln's pain that much more poignant. Prepare to weep for Arthur, Merlin, the Hedgehog and all of mankind.

Fantastico!

What can i say for lovers of romance and the legend of King Arthur , you just want more. Shame this book is not included in the once and future King (though some of it is) as was originally intended, until the publisher stepped in. Buy it, a must read.

Looked like a good quality book, sent back due to buying The Once and Future King without realizing the copy I bought contained this book.

Une oeuvre indispensable à toute personne appréciant l'univers arthurien. Dommage qu'il n'en existe pas de version française (pour autant que je sache).

I was expecting to read about the myth & magic of Merlin"s prowess instead I was treated to a course on political science... too bad