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“Sign of the White Foal" by Chris Thorndycroft is the first book in the “Arthur of the Cymry Trilogy.”

As this is the first book in the series, we are meeting all of the characters for the first time and seeing their beginnings. The Arthur character is still young and he is only just now meeting the Guinevere character (Guenhuifar) and the other knights. The story takes place in the midst of kingdoms warring against one another and Arthur gets swept up into the battle. Lovers of Arthurian legend will recognize familiar figures with their own distinctive voices in this retelling. At first, I found it a little confusing as to the history of each character from before the book begins, and who is related to whom, but I found the family chart at the beginning to be very helpful. Once I continued into the story, I loved the drama between the family and the kingdoms and the quest that Arthur is sent on.

This book has a lot of action and war. I think someone who loves to read about battles will definitely appreciate the well written, “edge of your seat” battle scenes. I wanted more romance between Arthur and Guenhuifar, but it looks like we’ll get that in the next book, as Arthur is still young in “Sign of the White Foal.”

I really enjoyed this unique take based on Celtic myth, real history and early Arthurian legends. I think lovers of history, Arthurian legend, Celtic stories, and action will love this book!

Content: This is a general market book. I would give it a PG-13 rating. Some examples of the content are: the word “bastard” is used; people drink alcohol; there is a lot of war, so there is blood and gore; warriors are naked; the word “d**n” is used; there is reference to an orgy during a pagan festival; the word “whore” used; sexual innuendos are used; it’s mentioned that a woman was raped, but no detail is given.

Rating: I give this book 4 stars.

I want to thank Chris Thorndycroft and Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for the complimentary copy of this book for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I express in this review are my own. This is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s CFR 16, Part 255.
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Meganleigh844 | Jul 26, 2019 |
Written as a prequel to M.R.James' famous short story, "The Mezzotint," little background is actually needed to enjoy the story. Recommended for a quick read.
 
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Kassandra.Noelle | Jan 12, 2019 |

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8
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13
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#774,335
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½ 3.5
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2
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3
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1