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Title: Stephen R. Lawhead Collection Author(s): Stephen R. Lawhead Pages: 1 Publisher: Publication date: Language: English Format: LIT ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Description: List:
Celtic Crusades
Celtic Crusades 01 - The Iron Lance.lit
Celtic Crusades 02 - The Black Rood.lit
Celtic Crusades 03 - The Mystic Rose.lit
Dragon King Trilogy
Dragon King Trilogy 01 - In the Hall of the Dragon King.lit
Dragon King Trilogy 02 - The Warlords of Nin.lit
Dragon King Trilogy 03 - The Sword and the Flame.lit
Pendragon Cycle
Pendragon Cycle 01 - Taliesin.lit
Pendragon Cycle 02 - Merlin.lit
Pendragon Cycle 03 - Arthur.lit
Pendragon Cycle 04 - Pendragon.lit
Pendragon Cycle 05 - Grail.lit
Song Of Albion
Song Of Albion 1 - The Paradise War.lit
Song Of Albion 2 - The Silver Hand.lit
Song Of Albion 3 - The Endless Knot.lit
Lawhead, Stephen - Dream Theif.lit
Stephen R. Lawhead (born July 2, 1950) is a best-selling American writer known for his works of fantasy, science fiction, and more recently, historical fiction. He has written over 22 novels and numerous children's and non-fiction books.
Beginning in 1981, Lawhead began to author novels, initially fantasy and science fiction. In 1986, he moved to Oxford, England to do research for The Pendragon Cycle, a reinterpretation of the legend of King Arthur in a Celtic setting combined with elements of Atlantis. Heavily rooted in the original Celtic source material which gave rise to the later and more familiar versions of the Arthurian legend, the series has received widespread critical acclaim for its creative retelling of the Arthur legend and historical credibility.
The first book in the series, Taliesin, won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion Award for Fiction in 1988. Lawhead's research for The Pendragon Cycle sparked an interest in Celtic history and culture, especially Celtic Christianity, topics which have featured prominently in his work ever since.
The Song of Albion Trilogy prompted a return to England, Lawhead having left in 1987. This was a series of books set between the Celtic Otherworld and present-day Britain. In the 1990s, he published Byzantium, a work of pure historical fiction, followed by the quasi-sequel trilogy The Celtic Crusades, set at the time of the Crusades, and then Avalon: The Return of King Arthur, a stand-alone related to the Pendragon Cycle.
In 2003 Lawhead published the novel Patrick: Son of Ireland, which follows the historical life of Saint Patrick (and was arguably a prequel of Byzantium, as it deals with the same order of monks, the Cele De). His latest project is the 'King Raven trilogy - an authentic retelling of the Robin Hood legend.
Lawhead's family also seem to have a talent for writing. Alice Slaikeu Lawhead co-wrote the Pilgrims Guide to the New Age and has written several works of non-fiction. His eldest son Ross Lawhead is co-author of the Hero! series. Stephen and Alice have one other son Drake Lawhead, to whom Stephen dedicated The Warlords of Nin, the second book in the Dragon King Trilogy.
The Pendragon Cycle
The Pendragon Cycle is a series of fantasy or semi-historical books based on the Arthurian legend, written by Stephen R. Lawhead. They are:
* Taliesin (1987)
* Merlin (1988)
* Arthur (1989)
* Pendragon (1994)
* Grail (1997)
* Avalon (1999)
The Cycle was originally the "Pendragon Trilogy", but after Arthur's rather abrupt ending, and the existence of many unexplored stories and plotlines, Lawhead decided to expand on his trilogy by writing two prequels. Avalon is not considered to be a true member of the Cycle, but rather a 'related semi-sequel' to it.
Overview
The series is work of fiction that takes place in the 5th and 6th Centuries and attempts to present the Arthurian legends in a historical setting while presenting the story with a reality the reader can connect with. Lawhead bases his stories on the Mabinogion, the History of the Kings of Britain and other works of Geoffrey of Monmouth, the writings of Taliesin, Gildas, and Nennius, and several other legends that he manages to interweave into the Arthurian legend.
The books, with the exception of Taliesin and Avalon, are narrated in the first-person, and, except for Pendragon, Grail, and Avalon, are each split into three sections (Pendragon has four, Grail one, and Avalon five). Merlin and Pendragon are narrated by Myrddin (Merlin). The first third of Arthur is narrated by Pelleas, the second by Bedwyr (Bedivere), and the third by Aneirin/Gildas. Grail is mostly narrated by Gwalchavad (Galahad), with a short narration by Morgian (Morgan le Fay) at the beginning of most chapters. Taliesin follows Taliesin and Charis (the Lady of the Lake), alternating in each chapter; Avalon mostly follows James Stuart (the reborn Arthur), Merlin, and the fictional Prime Minister Thomas Waring.
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