The savage damsel and the dwarf
Book - 2000
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister, and she is joined in her quest by a clever dwarf and a bold kitchen knave, neither of whom are what they seem.
- Series
- Morris, Gerald, 1963- Squire's tales ;
bk. 03.
Squire's tales. - Subjects
- Published
-
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Co
2000.
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- Sequel to: The squire, his knight, and his lady.
- Physical Description
- 213 p.
- ISBN
- 9780547014371
0395971268 - Main Author
Originally published in 2000, this third book in Morris's Squire series retells a lesser-known episode in the Arthurian canon. Lady Lynet travels to Camelot to request a champion to free her family's lands from the tyranny of the Red Knight. Instead, she meets a knowing dwarf and Beaumains, a kitchen knave, who come to her aid when Arthur's knights fall short. Morris delights in skewering Mallory's heroes. Lady Lynet, the "Savage Damsel," learns that chivalry is the mask of the unintelligent and that the little guy is never what he seems. Angelina Benedetti, "35 Going on 13", Booksmack!, 12/2/10 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister, and she is joined in her quest by a clever dwarf and a bold kitchen knave, neither of whom are what they seem.
Review by Publisher Summary 2Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet realizes the only way to get help is to get it herself. So one night she slips away and strikes out for King Arthur’s court where she hopes to find a gallant knight to vanquish the Knight of the Red Lands and free her castle. Gerald Morris’s Arthurian novel is a highly comic tale of hidden identities, mysterious knights, faeries and enchantments, damsels-in-distress, and true love.
Review by Publisher Summary 3Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet realizes the only way to get help is to get it herself. So one night she slips away and strikes out for King Arthur's court where she hopes to find a gallant knight to vanquish the Knight of the Red Lands and free her castle. Gerald Morris's Arthurian novel is a highly comic tale of hidden identities, mysterious knights, faeries and enchantments, damsels-in-distress, and true love.
Review by Publisher Summary 4Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet realizes the only way to get help is to get it herself. So one night she slips away and strikes out for King Arthur’s court where she hopes to find a gallant knight to vanquish the Knight of the Red Lands and free her castle. Gerald Morris’s Arthurian novel is a highly comic tale of hidden identities, mysterious knights, faeries and enchantments, damsels-in-distress, and true love.
Review by Publisher Summary 5Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet realizes the only way to get help is to get it herself. So one night she slips away and strikes out for King Arthur's court where she hopes to find a gallant knight to vanquish the Knight of the Red Lands and free her castle. Gerald Morris's latest Arthurian novel is a highly comic tale of hidden identities, mysterious knights, faeries and enchantments, damsels-in-distress, and true love.