Il Re che fu, il Re che sarà. Il ciclo completo del Re in eterno
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- Author：T.H. White
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Summary
Una tetralogia ormai divenuta un classico， che racconta la vita del mitico re Artù， allevato da Merlino in un mondo magico e meraviglioso e destinato a un futuro di gloria。 Splendida epopea tratta dalle antiche leggende bretoni， questo libro ci porta nel regno incantato di Camelot， tra cavalieri， principesse， animali parlanti， uomini volanti。。。 Un universo di stupefacenti creature che da generazioni affascina l'immaginazione di lettori di ogni età。
Reviews
Aimee Cait
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4。5 stars
Kirti
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Absolutely fabulous！ A sequel to "The Sword in the Stone" by the same author， the narration， the turn of phrases， and the story-telling is beyond compare。 Neville Jason did such an excellent job reading this myth， I will check other titles narrated by him。 Absolutely fabulous！ A sequel to "The Sword in the Stone" by the same author， the narration， the turn of phrases， and the story-telling is beyond compare。 Neville Jason did such an excellent job reading this myth， I will check other titles narrated by him。 。。。more
Noima Sors
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PROS: Will take you to another world， like actually。 So fun。 The characters are funny and you care about them！！CONS: The anachronisms get annoying and it’s boring at parts。
Sean
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Overall， I very much enjoyed this reading of the classic retelling of the Arthurian legend。 I was adventurous and very fun to read。 I was struck most by different styles of each individual book。 And in my opinion they got better as they went along。 I really had not expected the Sword in the Stone to be so "Disney"。 I can't help but wonder how I would have thought of it had I never seen Disney's interpretation。 The stories definitely got darker and more adult （in topic and writing style） as the v Overall， I very much enjoyed this reading of the classic retelling of the Arthurian legend。 I was adventurous and very fun to read。 I was struck most by different styles of each individual book。 And in my opinion they got better as they went along。 I really had not expected the Sword in the Stone to be so "Disney"。 I can't help but wonder how I would have thought of it had I never seen Disney's interpretation。 The stories definitely got darker and more adult （in topic and writing style） as the volumes went on。A great classic that I am very glad I read。 。。。more
Mike Parker
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read The Sword in the Stone as a child， and it was great fun。 I read the full Once and Future King as a teenager 。。。。 and four times since。 As a former Head of English I am sometimes asked what my favourite book is， and although that really is an impossible question， if I am really pushed then O&FK is it。 It is a stunning， funny， terrifying and ultimately incredibly tragic and moving story of King Arthur。 It reminds me a lot of The Lord of the Rings in its sense of the epic and its increasing I read The Sword in the Stone as a child， and it was great fun。 I read the full Once and Future King as a teenager 。。。。 and four times since。 As a former Head of English I am sometimes asked what my favourite book is， and although that really is an impossible question， if I am really pushed then O&FK is it。 It is a stunning， funny， terrifying and ultimately incredibly tragic and moving story of King Arthur。 It reminds me a lot of The Lord of the Rings in its sense of the epic and its increasing tension and doom-laden atmosphere。 Wonderful characters， wonderfully written， it is a book which like all great classics gets better and better with each re-reading。 If you have never read it， do: it’ll change your world！ 。。。more
Mandy Moody
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DNF
Pamela Bronson
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Love the first book - The Sword in the Stone。 I believe I have given it 5 stars as a separate title。 It is absolutely delightful。 Suitable for children and adults of all ages， especially those interested in animals。 Fun stuff about fairies， too - not the kind you'd expect - and even Robin Hood！ （Except that isn't quite his name。） It contains deep thoughts， too， about the morality of power and war， among other things。 Madam Mim （of the Disney movie） does not appear。Enjoyed the second book， the Qu Love the first book - The Sword in the Stone。 I believe I have given it 5 stars as a separate title。 It is absolutely delightful。 Suitable for children and adults of all ages， especially those interested in animals。 Fun stuff about fairies， too - not the kind you'd expect - and even Robin Hood！ （Except that isn't quite his name。） It contains deep thoughts， too， about the morality of power and war， among other things。 Madam Mim （of the Disney movie） does not appear。Enjoyed the second book， the Queen of Air and Darkness， though it has a few horrific bits and a portrayal of Sir Palomides as the "educated Black" stereotype that I'm sorry to say I found funny as a teen， but is almost as offensive as that of Bumpo in the Doctor Dolittle books。 The third book I kind of liked as a teen， but it's sad and I couldn't get through it as an adult。Don't really remember the short fourth book。The 3 stars is an approximate average。 。。。more
Bob
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Funny， romantic， heartbreaking， the compilation and reimagining of Arthurian tales is an all time great fantasy book。 I particularly like the phonetics of Gawaine's brogue。 Funny， romantic， heartbreaking， the compilation and reimagining of Arthurian tales is an all time great fantasy book。 I particularly like the phonetics of Gawaine's brogue。 。。。more
Jessica Liston
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For so long， this was my "one that got away" because I tried to read it as an 11-year-old and it was too difficult for me， but I could tell I was really going to like it。 11 years later， I finally read it， and did really like it！ This book is super funny。 I particularly loved pretty much every scene with Merlyn， from him teaching the young Wart， to having philosophical discussions about government with King Arthur。 For so long， this was my "one that got away" because I tried to read it as an 11-year-old and it was too difficult for me， but I could tell I was really going to like it。 11 years later， I finally read it， and did really like it！ This book is super funny。 I particularly loved pretty much every scene with Merlyn， from him teaching the young Wart， to having philosophical discussions about government with King Arthur。 。。。more
Adrian
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Did not expect to enjoy something from that many decades ago this much。 From my （cis white male） perspective this holds up well and is a fun read。 Note the books are quite different lengths， so the story changes pace， too！ The end felt a bit rushed， perhaps， but otherwise it flows and is arguably a modern Arthurian classic。
Scott Andrew
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Loss of ThoughtYes， this book is a classic but written for a time when people had hours to read。 By today's standards this is wordy。 Loss of ThoughtYes， this book is a classic but written for a time when people had hours to read。 By today's standards this is wordy。 。。。more
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Tatiana
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I tried。 I really did。 Maybe it's the writing style， or maybe it's the format I chose （audiobook）， but the very idea of listening to it for 10 more hours fills me with dread， so I'm bailing at 50%。 I tried。 I really did。 Maybe it's the writing style， or maybe it's the format I chose （audiobook）， but the very idea of listening to it for 10 more hours fills me with dread， so I'm bailing at 50%。 。。。more
Enan Ajmain
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My 4-star rating would be enough to tell you how much I loved this book。 I went in expecting half-ass quest fantasies with ridiculous battles and instead found top-notch characterization and laudable prose。 The first two books were lighter in tone and basically a setup for the more serious and important books。The first thing that comes to mind when I think about the characters in this book is there are no heroes or villains in this book。 Everyone has their motivations to do what they did， howeve My 4-star rating would be enough to tell you how much I loved this book。 I went in expecting half-ass quest fantasies with ridiculous battles and instead found top-notch characterization and laudable prose。 The first two books were lighter in tone and basically a setup for the more serious and important books。The first thing that comes to mind when I think about the characters in this book is there are no heroes or villains in this book。 Everyone has their motivations to do what they did， however evil they may seem to the reader。 One aspect I couldn't grasp was Lancelot pursuing Guenevere's love at the detriment of his life， spiritual and physical， specially when both he and she agree later that their affair is less important than the lives of innocent people which would be forfeited in the war against their treason if they were to be together。 But I haven't yet fallen in love， so maybe I wouldn't understand anyway。 Or maybe they were young and stupid when they fell for each other。 I don't know。The writing is fabulous。 The style is poetic and the prose cinematic。 Two examples I could give。The first is when Wart （Arthur's nickname at his boyhood） and Merlyn look down from the roof to a milkman， with Wart holding a stone and Merlyn saying no one would complain if Wart were to let it fall。 A tension is set up asking whether Wart would be a rascal or he would be gracious。 T。 H。 White， in short sentences， tells us that Wart's eyes flick from the milkman to Merlyn and Merlyn's hat fly back from his head: Wart had thrown the stone at Merlyn。The second is when describing the seize at Lancelot's castle。 White starts the chapter with a passage about the castle's architecture， about the mortars and the towers。 You can imagine this passage as a cinema starting with a couple of establishing shots。 White then zooms out of the castle to show us the surrounding troops and tents and seize-weapons。 It's a very cinematic way to structure a chapter。In writing the biggest problem I had was the intrusion of the narrator。 White frequently stopped the story to expound， and the similes he used were from our current timeline。 That broke my suspension of disbelief， which I expect dearly in a Fantasy novel。 I could do without these breaking of fourth wall。Overall， The Once and Future King was a blast through and through。 。。。more
Joe Santoro
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I decided to give this a try when the sequels were picked for this month's Hugo book club book， but I can't say I'll continue on to read those。 While I definitely appreciate White's humor and political satire （the parts which I understood anyway， I'm afraid my knowledge of classic cricketers does not match my knowledge of that era's baseball heroes）， the book quickly became a slog。 The themes were quite repetitive as the book went on， and， since the story is a well known one， there was little re I decided to give this a try when the sequels were picked for this month's Hugo book club book， but I can't say I'll continue on to read those。 While I definitely appreciate White's humor and political satire （the parts which I understood anyway， I'm afraid my knowledge of classic cricketers does not match my knowledge of that era's baseball heroes）， the book quickly became a slog。 The themes were quite repetitive as the book went on， and， since the story is a well known one， there was little reason to keep reading。 I was surprised at how much of the Disney movie was taken so directly from these pages。。。 I had no idea。 I could also see that the Monty Python troupe are clearly fans （or perhaps criticcs）， so I'm quite glad I read this from a historical standpoint， but I don't think I'd revisit it。 。。。more
Morning Glory
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Long and slow， with some great thoughts interspersed
Michael Bogin
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Still trying to understand what a Poppendrill is。 Love this book。 A classic Arthur legend。
Angela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall I don't think this book aged well。 I've read The Mists of Avalon which I LOVED。 And I've seen countless tv & movie adaptations of the legend of King Arthur （Disney， 1998 Merlin mini-series， 2008 Merlin tv series， 2011 Camelot mini-series， and of course Monty Python） so that's my frame of reference when writing this review。- There's a lot of 1950s humor that was lost on me。- This is a very white-man's POV novel， which fine yes its the Arthurian legend which is a lot of white men。 But what Overall I don't think this book aged well。 I've read The Mists of Avalon which I LOVED。 And I've seen countless tv & movie adaptations of the legend of King Arthur （Disney， 1998 Merlin mini-series， 2008 Merlin tv series， 2011 Camelot mini-series， and of course Monty Python） so that's my frame of reference when writing this review。- There's a lot of 1950s humor that was lost on me。- This is a very white-man's POV novel， which fine yes its the Arthurian legend which is a lot of white men。 But what White glosses over is that Arthur and his knights are completely destroying other cultures and religions。- White doesn't go into magic， fairies， or the mysticism of Avalon at all really。 It's mentioned a couple times offhandedly。 This was very surprising to me after other Arthur versions I've read/seen。- I DID like that he didn't go into Christianity/religion much， if at all。 At the end when Lancelot and Guinevere are besieged， they send a letter to the Pope asking for his justice because Arthur & his knights are all bound to do what he says。 That's the first mention of the Pope in the book。- Interesting choice to make Lancelot ugly。 I think it works well since if Lancelot was undefeatable， loved by all， AND handsome it would be hard not to become power-hungry with a huge ego。 By making him ugly， he lacks self-confidence which is what let's him follow Arthur。The Sword in the StoneThis was my favorite story。 Slow to start， but then we meet King Pellinore and the Questing Beast and I'm just going wtf is happening， and then it turns into the Disney movie when Merlin and the owl Archimedes turn up。 I recognized the Disney adaption when Wart was turned into a fish。 I also liked when he was turned into a falcon and had to fit in with the other murderous falcons。 Him as an ant was somewhat entertaining， since they're very drone-like。 I was falling asleep a bit during the goose part when he basically had a goose girlfriend。It didn't make sense why Sir Ector agreed to raise Wart/Arthur in this story， since White wrote that Merlin took Arthur in secret and not even his mother Igraine knew who he was。The best part is when King Pellinore and the other knight are jousting。 This was straight up Monty Python and I was laughing out loud。Also， as noted in Wikipedia， Merlyn moves backward in time in this novel and makes tons of references to WWII， the Victorian era， and other 1950s stuff。 Some of this humor hit but I'm sure it doesn't take as well as it would have back then。The Witch in the WoodI struggled to get past the beginning of this part again， as the narrator switches to the Orkney brothers。 There's some deeper dialogue here as Arthur develops his ruling/leadership skills and "might vs right。" He founds the Round Table and cleverly gets all the knights to stop fighting each other and instead to use their "might for right" by defeating bandits， rescuing damsels， etc。There's a bit where the four brothers kill a unicorn。Arthur marries Guenever for her father's Round Table。There's a funny bit where knights impersonate a Questing Beast （imagine one of those costumes where 1 man is the 2 front legs & head， the other man is the back legs and butt） which causes it to fall in love with it， chase them into a castle。Arthur has sex with his half-sister （unknown at the time） Morgause， and she gets pregnant with Mordred。The Ill-Made KnightArthur's plan is to convert knights to the path of "might for right" early in their youth， and his first conversion is Lancelot。The whole Lancelot & Guinevere plot happens， with Lancelot going off on his own to get away from the situation。 There's a couple entertaining scenes like when Lancelot is tricked out of his armor to climb up a tree and rescue a falcon， leaving him unarmored and unarmed when the woman's husband appears to kill him。 Of course Lancelot still wins。 Another "funny" scene when Lancelot tries to stop a man from killing his adulterous wife， only for the man to behead her when his back is turned。 Lancelot has tons of adventures and sends the reformed individuals back to Camelot at Pentecost to swear how Lancelot saved them。Lastly， Lancelot comes across a "boiling girl" who he must saved from a tub of boiling water？ lol？ It's Elaine。 She pulls the ol switcharoo pretending to be Guinevere and gets pregnant with Galahad。 But Lancelot is too much of an ass to marry her in this version of the legend。This volume also deals with how Arthur has successfully cultivated a safer， more civilized kingdom and there's less need for his knights to go out patrolling。 So now the knights are getting bored， restless， and making some poor choices。 Arthur has to pivot and give them a spiritual quest instead - the Quest for the Holy Grail。 In short sentences White kills off a huge number of knights during the quest。 There's more scenes reminiscent of Monty Python （the tower of maidens）。 Finally Galahad， Percival， Bors， and Lancelot find the grail but they couldn't bring it to England。 I thought all but Lancelot died （kind of in a dreamy， mystical sense？） but Wikipedia says they brought it to Babylon。。Also the Orkney brothers murder their 70-year-old mom， Morgause， after they find her in bed with the 20-year-old son of their enemy。 K。The Candle in the WindLancelot & Guinevere plot continues。 I liked how White described laying the trap to catch them together， and that a retinue of 15 armored knights went up against an unarmed Lancelot yet he still killed them all （except Mordred）。 He escapes。 Guinevere is set to burn， but he rescues her， "killing" 2 of the Orkney brothers in the process。 It's never explicitly stated but it seems like this was actually the work of Mordred to incite pursuit of Lancelot。 That's when Lancelot & Guinevere are besieged in a castle before sending for the Pope。 Lancelot is banished to France， Guinevere returns to Arthur。 But because Lancelot killed so many knights， Gawaine forces Arthur to continue pursuing him and sieging。While Arthur's in France， Mordred is declared Protector of England。 He of course betrays Arthur and declares him and Gawaine dead， and he makes Guinevere agree to marry him。 Arthur returns to England to stop Mordred， and this is where the story ends。Arthur ruminates on all of Merlin's lessons and questions why people go to war， which I think he settles on one major cause is the arbitrary land boundaries （makes since for White to think that given this is written fairly recent after WWII）。And that's kind of the end。 There's really no good way to end the Arthurian legend since he lost everything he built， and he's lost so many good friends。 。。。more
Didi
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I know it's a classic， but I found the writing so dry I just couldn't finish it。 I know it's a classic， but I found the writing so dry I just couldn't finish it。 。。。more
Mitch Milam
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Merlyn: Your bastard son/nephew Mordred is going to kill you。 Arthur: WHAT？！**20 years later**Mordred: Hi， I'm Mordred。 I'm your bastard son/nephew。 Arthur: Would you like to be a Knight of the Round Table？ Merlyn: Your bastard son/nephew Mordred is going to kill you。 Arthur: WHAT？！**20 years later**Mordred: Hi， I'm Mordred。 I'm your bastard son/nephew。 Arthur: Would you like to be a Knight of the Round Table？ 。。。more
Edward Buckton
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Switching editions。 Penguin's "Galaxy" imprint is a bit misleading。 For one thing， Gaiman's introduction is the same across all six of the imprint's books。 Worse is the choice to make the layout and typefaces uniform across the six releases。 This wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for The Once and Future King， which despite being decidedly a fantasy， has been lumped in with five futuristic science fictions。 The result is a space-age "bleepy-bloopy" aesthetic; a fine look on its own， but so a Switching editions。 Penguin's "Galaxy" imprint is a bit misleading。 For one thing， Gaiman's introduction is the same across all six of the imprint's books。 Worse is the choice to make the layout and typefaces uniform across the six releases。 This wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for The Once and Future King， which despite being decidedly a fantasy， has been lumped in with five futuristic science fictions。 The result is a space-age "bleepy-bloopy" aesthetic; a fine look on its own， but so antithetical to the story's sword-and-sorcery "feel" that I was literally too distracted to continue。Am I becoming insufferable？ Quite probably， yes， but， hey， the edition waiting for me in the library has The Book of Merlyn included anyway， so I reckon I'm making the right move。 。。。more
Emory Frie
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For sure， this adventure is a classic。 I think my favorite line was near the end of the Ill-Made Knight: “I knelt down in the water of Mortoise， Jenny， where he had knocked me—and I thanked God for the adventure。”
Alessio
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This was a weird one for me。 The first of the four sections of the novel is very lighthearted and funny。 I did not know that Disney's movie was based on this novel， but I definitely see it now。The rest of the novel becomes more and more serious as we get close to the traditional arthurian tragedy。 The highs of Camelot are more subdued than in other versions， it never seems like a perfect kingdom。 The absence of Merlyn， whose "foresight" I found often amusing， also contribued to the more somber t This was a weird one for me。 The first of the four sections of the novel is very lighthearted and funny。 I did not know that Disney's movie was based on this novel， but I definitely see it now。The rest of the novel becomes more and more serious as we get close to the traditional arthurian tragedy。 The highs of Camelot are more subdued than in other versions， it never seems like a perfect kingdom。 The absence of Merlyn， whose "foresight" I found often amusing， also contribued to the more somber tone。 I found this praticular arthurian retelling original in style， but not memorable。 。。。more
Dee
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Referenced in the 1st X-men film; this is a very good novel for teens and adults to ponder。
Monica
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I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April till the end of May on the NovelStar app。 I hope you can consider joining。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。
Cheri Foster
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This is one of my favorite books。 The writing is gorgeous and whimsical， with a lot of solid thinking underlying it。 The characters are written as real people， not cardboard cutouts。
Michael Easter
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Very slow and not quite compelling rendition of King Arthur's story bereft with the worst kinds of anachronistic expressions。 Very slow and not quite compelling rendition of King Arthur's story bereft with the worst kinds of anachronistic expressions。 。。。more
Caroline
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An absolute delight。 White's prose is incredibly witting， and yet still somber and touching when appropriate。 Loved reading this。 Reminded me of my childhood。 An absolute delight。 White's prose is incredibly witting， and yet still somber and touching when appropriate。 Loved reading this。 Reminded me of my childhood。 。。。more
Matthew S Kahn
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Couldn't get through it。 So hard to read。 Couldn't get through it。 So hard to read。 。。。more
Victoria Lane
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