Gwenhwyfar all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel. Traces the life of a popular novelist, from his childhood as an. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel kindle edition by lackey, mercedes. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel lackey, mercedes, flosnik, anne on. Mercedes also takes a very original and unique view of the arthurian tale, one that arthur and his companions only marginally figure into.
Gwenhwyfar, the white spirit quondam et futurus fandom. I think every fantasy writer decides at one point or. It is said that she wed king arthur on beltaine, or may day, a month reserved for the marriage of the gods. Mercedes lackey acting as the son her father never had, gwenhwyfar, when called upon to serve another purpose by the ladies of the well, bows to circumstances to become arthurs queenonly to find herself facing. Intended by her mother to go and serve the ladies, learning the. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novels audio. The image of gwenhwyfar as the white spirit is haunting and quite original. The white spirit a novel of king arthur best selling literature gwenhwyfar. For the most part, gwenhwyfars childhood is happy, with loving parents and two older sisters who may be a little distant, but her younger sister, a neartwin named gwenhwyfach who is unbearably jealous, and is the one. The white spirit a novel of king arthur novel of arthurs queen mercedes lackey on. Gwenhwyfar, the white spirit, mercedes lackey errant. And gwenhwyfar daughter of gwythyr son of greidawl, and gwenhwyfar. Gwenhwyfar moves in a world where gods walk among their pagan worshipers, where nebulous visions warn of future perils, and where there are two paths for a woman.
The gwenhwyfar of this novel is one of four daughters of a celtic king. Acting as the son her father never had, gwenhwyfar, when called upon to serve another purpose by the ladies of the well, bows to circumstances to become arthurs queenonly to find herself facing temptation and treachery, intrigue and betrayal, but also love and redemption. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel lackey, mercedes on. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Read gwenhwyfar the white spirit a novel of king arthur by mercedes lackey available from rakuten kobo. Gwenhwyfar, the white spirit is an arthurian fantasy novel by mercedes lackey, first published in 2010. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel mercedes lackey on. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
Mercedes lackey books and music can be purchased from. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over 100,000 booksellers and 60. Gwenhwyfar book san antonio public library bibliocommons. Gwenivar, often written as guenevere or guenever, is the wife and queen of king arthur in the arthurian legend. The white spirit a novel of king arthur fiction and. Gwenhwyfar by mercedes lackey and anne flosnik audiobook. The white spirit a novel of king arthur by mercedes. The white spirit a novel of king arthur novel of arthur s queen ebook.
The white spirit by mercedes lackey gwenhwyfar is one of the four daughters of a celtic king named ogrfan gawr. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The white spirit a novel of king arthur best selling li. The bestselling author of the valdemar novels pens a classic tale about. The third and last defines her own destiny via the path of a warrior. For me, the part where lackey really excels has to do with the references to religion. Horror meets humorous urban fantasy in fourth book in the white trash zombie series. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novel authors. The white spirit by mercedes lackey online at alibris.
The author of fantasy novels, many of which are interrelated, lackey previously worked as an artists model and in computer programming. Gwenhwyfar the bestselling author of the valdemar novels pens a classic tale about king arthurs legendary queen. The white spirit a novel of king arthur audiobook by mercedes lackey. As the author states in her afterword, she was initially. The white spirit is a historical fantasy novel by mercedes lackey based on arthurian legend the novel is inspired by a welsh tradition that king arthur had not one but three different queens, all named gwenhwyfar guinevere. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The book smiling hill farm is about the wayne familys life at smiling hill farm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gwenhwyfar. Gwenhwyfar, whose name means white spirit, is the original may queen of faery.
Yet the daughter of a king is never truly free to follow her own calling. The white spirit a novel of king arthur novel of arthurs queen lackey, mercedes on. Gwenhwyfar chooses the latter, giving up the power that she is born into. Alternative form of guinevere welsh forma female given name, equivalent to english guinevere. The white spirit a novel of king arthur 2009 about this book i think every fantasy writer decides at one point or another to tackle the matter of britain otherwise known as the legend of king arthur. It starts out with the wayne family moving to indiana in an ox driven wagon to be pioneers and find new farm lands. The bestselling author of the valdemar novels pens a classic tale about king arthurs legendary queen. The white spirit a novel of king arthur arthurian novels audio lackey, mercedes, flosnik, anne on. The white spirit takes the best parts of the style im used to, but combines them with a less simple story and one thats all the more emotionally affecting because of that. Born in chicago in 1950, mercedes lackey graduated from purdue university in 1972. Gwenhwyfar book washington county cooperative library. The white spirit novel of arthurs queen by lackey, mercedes from amazons fiction books store. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of gwenhwyfar. As she says, almost every author at some mercedes lackey is my comfort author.
Lackey has been writing marysues in fantasy crackfic for decades now, so this book came as a surprise to me. The white spirit a novel of king arthur novel of arthurs queen. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. The protagonist of the novel is the third and youngest.
Gwenhwyfar book the seattle public library bibliocommons. Naturally, there is the duality of the old religion and the new, but not in a fight against each other. The white spirit i think every fantasy writer decides at one point or another to tackle the matter of britain otherwise known as the legend of king arthur. Lackey also follows the welsh tradition about gwenhwyfar having a sister named. The white spirit is a historical fantasy novel by mercedes lackey based on arthurian legend. Mercedes lackey books list of books by author mercedes. Certain scenes in this book were very moving, and the sibling rivalry.
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