The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, No 3)
by Sharon Kay Penman

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Book Review: "Never forget, Llewelyn, that the world's greatest fool....
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the best book in the trilogy! It's very good and portrays the reign of Edward I. I thought the nicknamed "Black Prince of Wales" was a cool guy before I read this book.

He's not. There's a reason they called him "black"- he was cruel and shady, a guy who will get his way. Llewelyn ap Gruffydd makes the very same choice that Simon de Monfort made in "Falls the Shadow" which is to fight for his cause, what he believes in. And to fight for his long-dead grandfather, to achieve the dream Llewelyn Fawr had -for a united Wales- or die.

Another character I like is Davydd ap Gruffydd, Llewelyn's double-dealing brother who is -even though you can't help it- a little likable once he gets married or once you get used to him. Davydd has betrayed Llewelyn too many times to count. He even planned an assasination attempt(which failed, true to history)!

The reason I, a fiction/fantasy -holic , like these books is that I easily get a very good view of history (a lot of things that happened in this book are true- read the Afterword if you'd like to know, but only after you've finished the book!). For example <<spoiler>> Edward I was the initatior of the tradition that allows the heir to the throne the title "Prince of Wales" b/c he gave it to his son and it's been done ever since.

A somber book. As one reviewer said, NOT for the faint of heart.
But it's still wonderful!!

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