Merlin's Harp is a great short read (one day ), that will transport the reader back to Arthurian times through the eyes of an important, but not much talked about player. The book reminds me of 'Forest House' by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It is light reading, yet keeps your interest. Merlin's Harp will give the reader new insight on Lancelot and Melwas, with a new revelation on Merlin and the Holy Grail

Merlin's Harp is an exquisite addition to Arthurian literature. Anne Crompton's writing is lyrical and beautiful. It leads you into the story and keeps you there. Her very original presentation of well known characters, well known story lines, and even objects such as the Grail is so very intriguing that you do not want to put the book down until you have finished it. Her central character Niviene is delightfully "odd" and fantastical. This is a Niviene no one has seen before. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is one of the few books that really does take you into another world. When you put it down, when you have read every page, you are left with a feeling of amazement and sheer delight in the experience.

Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table travels as an envoy from the High King Arthur to the Druids. Saxons killed his traveling companions when he stumbles upon a village. He is named the May King and spends quality time with Lady Green. Gawain begins to think that he may love her and makes vows to the May Queen, Lady Green, who has fallen in love with him. However, as he learns about the fate of the May King, Gawain does a non-chivalrous act and flees into the night. He rationalizes his act by claiming he has problems with his good Christian soul and heritage mingling with her paganism and Satanism. At Camelot, a legendary song about his exploits is created. .. ....One night a green knight rides into Arthur's manor and challenges all the knights to a New Year's game. He offers his neck to any knight willing to use his ax to cut off his head. However, one year and a day later, the same knight must offer up his neck to the Green Knight. Since none of the other knights of the Round Table except Arthur took up his offer, Gawain reluctantly agrees to the terms. He chops the off the head of the Green Knight, who calmly picks up his head and informs Gawain that he will see him next year at the Green Chapel. ........Gawain, for the sake of high honor and the reputation of his King and his fellow knights, searches for the Green Chapel, knowing full well that when he finds it, he finds death. He prays for the Lord to forgive him for his sins, as he continues his search for the obscure Green Chapel. When Gawain finally finds the Green Chapel, he learns the secret behind the Green Knight. However, will his courage be able to complete his geas of honor and enable him to understand the greater lessons of life and death? ...GAWAIN AND LADY GREEN is an incredibly refreshing retelling of the fabulous Medieval poem. Anne Eliot Crompton brilliantly brings alive the clash of titans (Christianity Vs Druidism), and the hypocrisy behind foolish conceit that can kill the greatest of loves. Anyone who enjoys the Arthurian legend or a Middle Ages Romanticism needs to read this great story and its predecessor, MERLIN'S HARP. ...Harriet Klausner

Percival's Angel uses the Arthurian legend the setting for a new story. If you are a fan of Arthurian legend and enjoy reading the stories that focus on faerys and their relations with humans you will enjoy this book. If you are looking for a more standard retelling of the legend however you should try Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon.

I loved this book because it showed how the love for a horse built a bridge between two people whose ages and attitudes kept them on seperate paths in life. Only love can bring estranged lives to compatibility and everlasting friendship.

This book was great! I read it over an over again! I love when she wins the prize money! And her dad's face when he finds out Lucky had a pony! It was funny! Read it!

"The Winter Wife" is an Abenaki folktale, retold by Anne Eliot Crompton with ink and watercolor pictures by Robert Andrew Parker. The story tells of a hunter who is suffering during the long, cold winter. He is hungry, his traps are empty, and his wigwam is lonely. But everything changes he encounters a moose in the forest. From then on there are always animals in his traps and a fire cooking over his fire. Then he discovers a woman in his wigwam. She becomes his winter wife, and each spring when she refuses to return to his village with him, she warns him not to take another wife. Young readers will immediately know that the hunter is fated to break his word to his winter wife and the question is how tragic a tale this will turn out to be in the end. They will also be fascinated by the artwork, while may inspired them to try something similar themselves. "The Winter Wife" will help young readers develop their sense of narrative structure and how to anticipate what might happen next.