Eric Eller describes himself as a ‘recovering chemical engineer’. Of Sword at Sunset he writes:”… Rosemary Sutcliff’s Sword at Sunset stands out for its raw emotion and storyline stripped down to the essentials … This novel makes other versions, no matter how much fantasy and magic are injected, pallid by comparison. Other authors have recreated a gritty, ‘realistic’ Arthur since Sutcliff introduced the idea more than forty years ago, but this first attempt at that take on the Arthurian legend still stands out as the best”.
Sword at Sunset
April 9, 2007 · 2 Comments
Categories: Summaries, Reviews & Criticism
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kerrdelune // March 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm |
A lovely lovely book – I had it in hardcover and noticed a short time ago that my copy has gone missing. I am (of course) going to locate another HC copy somewhere as my library is not complete without the book.
Sharonliz // July 13, 2009 at 7:54 pm |
I’ve just re read Sword at Sunset for about the 10th time and each time I read it I love it more. I first read it when I was about 15 and I’m now in my fifties- but I still discover something new in it every time I read it.It’s quite simply one of the most beautiful books ever written. I will never tire of it and hope to read it again and again !