Isoud leaves, but her dog stays with Tristram, and barks at anyone who comes near. This includes King Mark and Sir Andred, who come to visit “Naked Hermit Hero Man” not long after Isoud goes. “Look, sire, the queen’s brachet … Continue reading →
Another issue of Asimov’s! Join me, won’t we? This issue starts off solidly, with “The Fountain,” by G. David Nordley (~16.5 pages, first person past tense). In a distant future with a plentitude of intelligent species but no FTL travel, … Continue reading →
Sir Dinant wastes no time in scooping up Tauleas’s head and taking it to Tintagil for the reward. He fills Mark in on the combat with the giant, how it went, how brave Dinant was, how a naked hermit helped … Continue reading →
While Tristram does the mad hermit thing for most of a year, some events transpire! 1) Sir Dagonet, King Arthur’s jester, visits Tintagil with some friends. While they’re out in the woods one day, watering their horses at a … Continue reading →
Tristram gets tired of sneaking around Tintagil, avoiding Mark. He decides to confront his uncle, and to that end, mounts up with arms and armor. As he rides forth from Tintagil, with the intention of circling around and riding back … Continue reading →
Tristram and Lamorak meet back up at the forester and collect Kehdyius, and then the three of them ride back to the ship where they’d gotten wrecked back in the first place, and meet the folks they left there, Gouvernail … Continue reading →
This chapter starts off with Malory telling us about a great new villain character he’s come up with, Lady Annowre. She’s a sorceress who wants to marry King Arthur, and won’t take no for an answer! “Pretty original, huh?” says … Continue reading →
Malory has gotten bored of talking about Lamorak, again, so it’s back to Tristram. This will be an exciting chapter, I tell you what! Tristram! The jerk! He’s riding around, going from wherever he’d been to nowhere in particular, and … Continue reading →
So no sooner do they say that, when along comes Launcelot (of course). Lamorak waves him down, as a favor to these two knights, but when Launcelot stops, the two knights have already fled into the woods. “Hullo, Lamorak,” says … Continue reading →
Okay, then there’s something weird that happens. Remember Sir Palamides? The Saracen knight who wanted to marry the lovely Isoud? At this point Malory forgets how to spell his name, because suddenly he’s Sir Palomides. Same guy, though, that’s clear … Continue reading →
