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Favourite Whyte book?
Thu, 05/27/2010 - 7:54am — Kat.
Okay lurkers, and regulars, too, who's out there? Jump in and give a quick answer so we'll know. No discussion necessary, just a title. But if you feel like saying why, go for it. What's your favourite of Jack's books?
For me, ORDER IN CHAOS.
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I'd have to say that THE
I'd have to say that THE SKYSTONE, and THE SINGING SWORD are my two favourite Jack Whyte novels - with a slight edge going to THE SKYSTONE.
Out of all the voices that Jack has written in, Pulius Varrus's voice is my absolute favourite. If Jack were to ever return to the storyline he created in A Dream Of Eagles, I would want a prequel novel or series that dealt with Varrus's life before THE SKYSTONE.
To be honest, I've never had that much of an interest in The Templar Knights.
Skystone and Templars
Hi Cathy. THE SKYSTONE is wonderful, isn't it? I wavered myself, but went with ORDER when I decided to pick one. To be honest, the Templars are not an area of interest for me, either, and I have not yet read the first two in the series. But I liked the characters in ORDER - Will and Jessie - very much, and the nature of the story, that of a man losing everything he has ever known and having to find his way, put the Templars in a very personal context that I enjoyed reading about.
No contest, The Skystone.
No contest, The Skystone.
Skystone/Eagles Brood
I would be torn between the Skystone, because I also REALLy enjoy Varrus' story, but I love Merlyn a lot. I like how he acts, and his character is very developed and deep. So the Skystone, or Eagles Brood. I never managed to get interested in the Templars either.
The Singing Sword & Uther
The whole myth of Excalibur was always one of my favourite aspects of the Arthurian legend, so seeing Jack's view on the creation of Excalibur was absolutely thrilling, and as someone who finds armor and weapons from the middle ages and beyond to be the most fascinating thing in the world, the story behind the conception of the shining blade, and its link to later weapon designs makes so much sense to me. This coupled, with the ending of the Singing Sword, what with Caius' death, made it the one that appealed to me the most.
Uther was the first book I read, having stumbled upon it at the library, and the idea of reading about King Arthur's father intrigued me. When I learned it was but one book in a series, I was thrilled, and begged my family members to get me them for my birthday. Uther holds a special place on my bookshelf, as the book that introduced me to Jack's wonderful form of story telling.
I greatly enjoyed the Templar Trilogy, and found the first installment, Knights of the Black and White, to be the most interesting, because Hughe de Payens was always an intersting character throughout the entire novel. Despite my enjoyment of the series though, I still prefer the great dream of Caius Britannicus.