Ahoy there mateys! I believe this was on a list because of being a fantasy with a dragon. I listened to this one on audiobook. This is set some 1500 years ago with war going on between the Britons and Saxons. It follows an elderly couple, Axl and Beatrice, who are off to find their son’s village. The problem – they have lost most of their memories. In fact, most of their countrymen have no real memories either. This is just overall an odd book. The writing is haunting and beautiful. I sort of enjoyed listening to it. It kinda lulled me into a stupor. Sir Gawain of the Arthurian legend is a main character who becomes central to the events of the story. I loved both Axl and Beatrice. I loved the warrior Winstan. But the book felt like being in a fog where the events of the story never pose excitement but instead seem like a dream. When I heard the ending and woke up from me reverie, I was just confused. Maybe this be the point of the book. I am not sure. I just know that me overall feeling was one of discontent. For those who want a master storyteller’s view on this book, read Neil Gaiman’s review of it. For me it walks the plank.

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