THE WINTER PRINCE; Elizabeth E. Wein; 1994; 202pgs. FantasyElizabeth Wein's Welsh version of the Mordred-King Arthur story is breathtaking. The characterizations are rich and nuanced: Medraut, the older but illegitimate brother who must pledge fealty to a younger, less able half brother; Lleu, the heir, and his protective twin
sister Goewin who loves her brother but knows herself to be more capable than he, and more in love with the land and her people; Artos the King, and Morgause, evil but compelling. Medieval England comes brilliantly to life in Wein's beautiful telling.
LW
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