The Sangreal Trilogy, Books One and Two - Amanda Hemingway
by Zia ~ August 11th, 2006. Filed under: Books.
Nathan and his mother live in a small village in the English countryside. Nathan is, to all extents and purposes, a normal teenager — but he starts going to other worlds in his dreams, and it soon becomes clear that he is a lynchpin in this modern quest for the grail. Hemingway pulls in traditional English folklore, the science fiction of other worlds, and a slew of captivating characters. It’s a great story; the writing is fabulous. And in tone, it is excellent, reminding one of a slightly more modern, slightly more detailed The Dark is Rising
They’ve found the cup; now they must find the sword. Nathan’s story continues; he is older, and (somewhat) wiser. He falls in love with a princess in another world. His mother is struggling with the knowledge that she needs to tell him who his father really was. Again, highly recommend, though this wasn’t quite as riveting as the first, which was truly magical. Nonetheless, I am eagerly awaiting the publication of the third, and final, book.