Morgan Le Fay 1: Wise Woman's Telling Paperback – January 1, 2005

The story is told from the POV of Morgan's aged nurse Gwennol. It recounts the familiar events of Arthurian tellings: the death of Gorlois, Igraine's (Ygerne in this story) marriage to Uther and Morgan's removal to a nunnery.The story is extremely well-written. Gwennol is an insightful narrator as she describes the character of each member of the household in turn. Her special concern is for Morgan who worships her father. Gorlois, frustrated by the lack of a son, never fully appreciates his daughter's attachment. Neither does the rest of the family. Gorlois' death at the hands of Uther Pendragon turns Morgan's constancy into a cold thirst for vengeance. Gwennol chillingly describes the end of Morgan's childhood and the beginning of her transformation into the frightening character of legend.Fay Sampson is a very talented writer. Her characters as described by Gwennol are all three dimensional, their motivations believable, their tragedy real.My only complaint with the book is its cover price. At 167 pages I felt $15.00 was a bit steep for such a thin paperback. I've paid that much or more for hefty paperbacks like the Mists of Avalon.I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys Arthuriana or just wants a satisfying read.

I enjoy reading stories about Morgan le Fay, and I really enjoyed this book. It really goes in depth into the characters more than others I have read, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

... I thought it was going to be weird and boring, but it was quite interesting :) I recommend it