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The Sword and the Circle - Arthurian Trilogy 1 - Rosemary Sutcliff Book Review

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"King Arthur takes over the kingdom of England and begins to destroy all barbarians and invaders. He restores justice throughout the land but his sister, Morgan La Fe is always trying to kill him. And his friend and head knight, Lancelot, falls in love with his wife, and in doing so betrays Arthur. This love leads to the eventual destruction of Arthur."
Sam McConnell, Resident Rosemary Sutclif Scholar


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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - King Arthur
Romance Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights - magical battles
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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