Pre-Owned The Table of Less Valued Knights 9780307359940 (Good)

from lpetrazickis

Delightful. Phillips has a good sense of humour and writes a fun swashbuckling Arthurian adventure. The ending surprised me and fit the book well.

from lkernagh

I have yet to read my copy of Marie Phillips's debut novel, Gods Behaving Badly, but as a fan of all things Arthurian - okay, maybe not all things as I struggled with The Mists of Avalon and a couple of other books loosely based on Arthurian legends - but this did look like fun when I saw mention...

from mountie9

Such a truly fun and witty story that will appeal to fans of Monty Python type humour. So everyone who was raised like me on a diet of British sitcoms, you will truly appreciate the dry wit of this one. Jen L and I agreed that this should also be done in audio format only by either John Cleese or...

from Alissa-

Hilarious and entertaining, this is a quick and satirical story featuring the common tropes of the classic quest formula and chivalry.A half-sized giant, a deformed horse, a knight of The Table of Less Valued Knights, a damsel in distress and a missing fiancée. Throw in the Pentecost Quest, a Kin...

from ChristineEllei

Sir Humphrey Du Val was demoted to the table of less valued knights (rectangular, in case you were wondering) after an unfortunate incident involving his less than faithful wife. Although the knights still dine with the Knights of the Round Table, they are definitely "less valued" - served last, ...