 | Title: Squire's Quest Author: Gerald Morris Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Pages: 275 Synopsis: (from the publisher) Why is it, Terence wondered, that the things you know most surely are always the things you can't demonstrate to anyone else? And why is it, after all these years, that Terence is still just a squire, offering advice on how best to scrub rust spots from armor? But Squire Terence has more to worry about that his place on the social scale. For all the peace and prosperity that have made England famous across Europe, Terence is uneasy. After nearly six months without contact with the World of the Faires--not even from his old friend the mischievous sprite Robin--Terence is sure something is rotten in King Arthur's court. And while the squire is always on the watch for the latest plot of the enchantress Morgause, he now also has suspicions about Mordred, King Arthur's misbegotten son, who has appeared at court. Is Mordred after Arthur's throne? In this ninth rollicking adventure in the Squire's Tales series, Terence's efforts to defend the Fellowship of the Round Table lead him on his farthest, and most fantastic, journey yet--a quest that ultimately brings Terence rewards he never imagined or expected. |
This
is the first book in the series to be released with only the new, more serious,
cover designs. In these final two books I feel this is appropriate as the mood
shifts towards the twilight years of Camelot. There is still plenty of humor to
be had but it is tempered with the revelation that this golden age must come to
an end—likely sooner than anyone wants or expects.
The
timeline is still completely messed up and none of the time periods the
characters give in this story match up with anything logical, but at this point
I’ve just decided to ignore it and stop trying to figure out how old everyone
is. It will just give me a nosebleed. Sarah alone is anywhere from sixteen to
twenty-six and it just gets worse from there.
Spoilers, etc…
