Sword At Sunset
"A book of great beauty, of fine writing, of the evocation of a time past. . . . A book for the appreciative, mature reader." — Library Journal"[Sutcliff] is an effective storyteller and knows how to keep her dialogue terse and believable. . . . There are many fine battles inSword at Sunset, and they are described with majestic eloquence." —Orville Prescott,The New York Times"[King Arthur] is a living presence who moves in a brilliantly lit and fantastic landscape . . . rich and sumptuous as the world described inMabinogion, as gay and menacing asThe Tale of Genji. . . Rosemary Sutcliff is a spellbinder." —Robert Payne,New York Times Book Review"The gritty realism and emotional power of Rosemary Sutcliff’s writing placesSword at Sunsetin a place of its own . . . leaves you convinced that if the story of King Arthur is more history than fantasy, this must be the way events really occurred . . . makes other versions of the legend pallid by comparison." —Green Man Review"A good story, swift, various, and at all times exciting. . . . Miss Sutcliff has a sure hand with heroism and pathos."  —Times Literary Supplement--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.