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	Author Chat: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stephen Lawhead: It is more demanding in the sense that it is dangerously over-subscribed at the moment, so it requires more effort and skill on the part of the writer to bring about original stories in new and exciting and imaginative ways.
		Stephen Lawhead: But, I spend a great deal of time 'conceptualizing' the story, and doing a ton of research....enough research to be able to move freely in the world the story is to take place in.
		Stephen Lawhead: In Byzantium–a story about a pilgrimage–the idea was to take a person through all the stations of the faith journey from unfaith, to doubt, to belief The difference was that our monk Aidan started out with faith and then lost it.
	www.dancingword.net /stephenlawheadchat.htm (2638 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Iron Lance: Books: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lawhead is known for his ability to combine Arthurian and Christian fantasy, as in his Pendragon Cycle, blending disparate elements into engaging if frequently overlong tales.
		Lawhead is not afraid to show the corruption that existed within the ritualistic church of the time, and the brutality and bloodshed of the crusades.
		Lawhead offers an insight into the past of the British (and other) people that is usually only available to those willing to trawl through dusty old tomes in the Bodleian for months on end.
	www.amazon.ca /Iron-Lance-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/0002246651 (2483 words)

	Stephen Lawhead
		Lawhead's books are good reads whether you love Arthurian legend, ancient Irish or Welsh myths, the stories of the Irish saints, or the intriguing grail legends of the Crusades and the Knights Templar.
		Lawhead reinvents the Robin Hood legends as a Welsh tale set in 1093 - a great historical setting as during this period of unrest, the Welsh were still rebelling against the Normans, who are seeking to expand and consolidate their English holdings.
		In Stephen Lawhead's first trilogy, we follow the martial adventures and spiritual journey of Quentin, formerly a pagan acolyte, latterly a servant of the Most High.
	www.heartoglory.com /celtic/stephenlawhead.php (1587 words)

	Merlin - Stephen Lawhead - Review - Dull City, Population; Merlin
		Since Stephen Lawhead is a science fiction author, and the book in question is entitled ‘Merlin’, a.k.a Arthur’s dark, magical sidekick, you could be forgiven for thinking this novel would be a nice, escapist exploration of the preposterous side of the Arthur legend.
		Lawhead’s series of, and I laughingly use the phrase, ‘fantasy novels’ is actually a five piece set of dry, dull narrative that hardly nods a head towards any mystical goings on.
		Lawhead also frequently (and confusingly) veers from one narrative stance to the other, and since more than one comes in the form of the thoughts of animals, things become a bit muddled.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/merlin-stephen-lawhead/1007395 (818 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Arthur (Pendragon Cycle): Books: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Not surprisingly, the spotlight in this novel is Arthur, as Lawhead chronicles his progression from a fatherless and unknown teenager, to the Duke of Britain, to the High King of Britain, and finally to the Emperor of the West.
		Lawhead identifies Arthur's kingdom with the cause of Christ, and portrays his battles against the barbarians as a conflict between Arthur and the True God and "the barbarians and their loathly idols." (p.265) His battles are God's battles, and battles for God's kingdom.
		The passion that Lawhead ignites for a king and a kingdom ultimately proves itself to be a passion for God and His kingdom.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Arthur-Pendragon-Cycle-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/0745913113 (1422 words)

	Stephen Lawhead: Call of the Writer
		During college, author Stephen Lawhead discovered his college professors didn't care if a student labored six weeks on an assignment or dashed it off during a couple of coffee breaks.
		Lawhead took on more ambitious writing projects and he worked to perfect each level of difficulty.
		In 2006, Stephen Lawhead fans can read the first installment in the transformation of the Robin Hood legend called the King of the Raven Trilogy called Hood.
	www.right-writing.com /lawhead.html (872 words)

	Stephen Lawhead: Grail
		Although a focal point of the later legends of King Arthur, the story of the search for the grail is probably less well known in its particulars than some of the earlier stories, such as Lancelot's love for Guinevere or Arthur's retrieval of the sword from the stone.
		Lawhead has quite definitely done his research into the classic tales of King Arthur and his knights.
		Although Lawhead knows his legend and plays with the common themes masterfully, bringing interesting interpretations to the well-known tales, his writing is too heavy to make Grail fully enjoyable.
	sfsite.com /~silverag/lawhead.html (537 words)

	Stephen Lawhead - A Book Reviews of The Phantom Tollbooth
		Lawhead introduces us to a young Welch nobleman named Succat Morgannwg, he would later come to be known to the world at large as Saint Patrick.
		Based on exhaustive research this life of the man we call Saint Patrick is an epic tale of love, treachery, heroism, loss and reclamation that is sweeping in its scope.
		Although the book is a one shot deal, the ending leaves wide open the possibility for more stories on the later life of this saintly man who changed the course of a nations history.
	www.tollbooth.org /2003/books/lawhead.html (508 words)

	Stephen R. Lawhead
		Stephen R. Lawhead (born July 2, 1950) is an American writer known for novels, both fantasy and science fiction and more recently his works of historical fiction.
		Alice Slaikeu Lawhead co-wrote the Pilgrims Guide to the New Age, and his oldest son Ross Lawhead is co-author of the !Hero series.
		Stephen and Alice have one other son Drake, to whom Stephen dedicated The Warlords of Nin, the second book in the Dragon King Trilogy.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Stephen_R._Lawhead.php (476 words)

	Amazon.com: Arthur: Books: Stephen R. Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stephen Lawhead continues his extraordinary Pendragon Cycle with the climactic Arthur.
		Lawhead seems to have a pattern going in his saga about Arthur: he'll give the book the name of an important character and then completely disregard that character when writing the novel.
		Lawhead also draws upon his own faith and demonstrates how the burgeoning Christian faith sprouted and flourished under Arthur's reign in the Isle of the Mighty.
	www.amazon.com /Arthur-Stephen-R-Lawhead/dp/0310205077 (2673 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Stephen Lawhead - The Iron Lance: The Celtic Crusades at Epinions.com
		Stephen Lawhead - The Iron Lance: The Celtic Crusades
		Lawhead's "The Iron Lance: The Celtic Crusades" Is One of the most enthralling novels I've read in quite some time.
		In a sense the story is a continuation of Lawhead's earlier novel "Byzantium" but it shares none of the same characters.
	www.epinions.com /book-review-34F1-DECF3D2-396D1F6D-prod3 (270 words)

	Amazon.com: Pendragon: Books: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fourth volume of Lawhead's ambitious Pendragon cycle, in which he attempts to combine Atlantean myths and the Matter of Britain, arrives at last at the reign of Arthur, and Lawhead's treatment is admirably original.
		Lawhead's treatment of Merlin is profound, and particularly outstanding in my mind is one passage where Merlin comes to realize that "in order to welcome redemption, one must first embrace the utter hopelessness of failure.
		Well, Lawhead should look this up in the dictionary--the way he used it is very confusing, because to "plight one's troth" has the primary meaning of getting engaged to someone in order to marry them.
	www.amazon.com /Pendragon-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/3492038808 (2985 words)

	Stephen Lawhead -- Recent and Upcoming Books
		The first in award-winning author Stephen Lawhead's exciting new Celtic Crusades trilogy, The Iron Lance traces the adventures of a young man in the days of the Crusades, and his discovery of a priceless religious relic.
		In Book 1 of Stephen Lawhead's Dragon King Trilogy, Quentin the acolyte embarks on a dangerous quest to destroy the power of the "old gods" and discover the One who reveals himself to every earnest seeker.
		As Germanic tribes free the Isle of Britain from its Roman conquerors, the legend of Taliesin is born.
	www.non.com /books/Lawhead_Stephen_r.html (1829 words)

	Stephen Lawhead - Voyager Online
		Stephen Lawhead was born in America in 1950, but it wasn't until he and his family moved to Britain that he really began writing in earnest.
		Interestingly, it was while he was writing Byzantium that Stephen found the direction he wanted for a new trilogy that would be set a little further forward in time.
		Murdo determines to follow in his crusading father's footsteps and make for Jerusalem, but nothing is that simple in the bloody days of the Crusades and amidst the deadly political power plays of the disintegrating Holy Roman Empire...
	www.voyageronline.com.au /authors/profile.cfm?Author=20 (200 words)

	Stephen R. Lawhead Biography \| Authors and Artists for Young Adults
		Stephen R. Lawhead's parlayed his long-time interest in history and mythology into a successful career writing historical fantasy novels.
		Lawhead has also branched out into several other successful book series, including the "Song of Albion" volumes, that chronicle two characters traveling between mythological Britain and the modern world.
		The multi-talented Lawhead was also a good writer--several of his poems were published in.....
	www.bookrags.com /biography/stephen-r-lawhead-aya (203 words)

	Fantasy Finder - S. Lawhead: The Pendragon Cycle
		The Pendragon Cycle, Stephen Lawhead's retelling of the myths of King Arthur, was his break-through as a major fantasy writer.
		No one can doubt where Mr Lawhead's religious sympathies are, and the first three books of the series were originally published by a religious publisher.
		Lawhead before me, because in the later books this sort of obvious anachronisms disappears.
	www.hoh.se /fantasyfinder/lawhead1.html (1001 words)

	Amazon.de: Grail (The Pendragon Cycle): English Books: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This installment of Stephen Lawhead's long-running Pendragon series is narrated by Gwalchavad (Galahad), one of King Arthur's captains and Lord of Orcady.
		Lawhead will break your heart, make you jump for joy, make you hate the villain, and love the victor.
		Lawhead makes me want to be a better person through his stories and characters.
	www.amazon.de /Grail-Pendragon-Cycle-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/0745938825 (1567 words)

	Amazon.de: Byzantium: English Books: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Separated from his fellow pilgrims, Aidan undergoes various exotic adventures, including capture by and life with Vikings, political intrigue in the Byzantine court, enslavement in a caliph's mine and loss of his all-important faith in God.
		Lawhead is a Christian writer, and here the Christian themes are integral and well developed; he also shows a keen and sympathetic eye for the values and cultures of non-Christians.
		Lawhead, author of the popular Pendragon cycle of fantasies, here makes a sure move into mainstream historical fiction.
	www.amazon.de /Byzantium-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/0006482511 (1160 words)

	Stephen Lawhead: Edenstar Books and Games
		In the Hall of the Dragon King, by Stephen R. Lawhead [Paperback]
		Quentin reigns at last as Dragon King, but he is faced with the kidnapping of his son, the death of his most trusted counselor, and the return of his...
		In the summer of the year AD 405, Irish raiders under the command of King Eochaid attack the western coast of Wales, setting fire to towns and farms,...
	www.edenstarbooks.com /catalog/category_list.php?category_code=ALAW (634 words)

	Stephen Lawhead -- Available Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Having learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin, Arthur, the Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty, ushers in a glorious reign of peace and prosperity, only to fall in a desperate attempt to save the one he loves more than life.
		A research scientist who is studying sleep and dreaming--and suffering from strange and unsettling nightmares himself--goes aboard a space station and uncovers a plot by an alien being that would undermine the civilization of Earth in this thrilling science fiction novel.
		But in the midst of their joyous union, treachery is in the making--forcing Llew to choose between the honor of his kingship and the desire of his heart.
	www.non.com /books/Lawhead_Stephen_ca.html (1736 words)

	ever in joy » Blog Archive » substance // stephen lawhead
		Lawhead claims to be a Christian, but a lot of his theology is a little screwy, and sometimes the ‘love scenes’ in his books can be a little more information than I really wanted to know.
		In Lawhead’s work, Taliesin says these things — to a couple of ‘good, Christian’; missionary-priests.
		All this debate, and Lawhead is one of the most ‘morally correct’ writers that I read and have issues with.
	www.everinjoy.net /64 (577 words)

	Avalon: The Return of King Arthur by Stephen Lawhead - Book
		Stephen Lawhead gave forth a very good attempt at the modern day story of King Arthur, and succeeded marvelously well.
		I will read and reread this book for many years to come, but I (personally) do not believe that it measured up to the extremely high standard Stephen Lawhead set in the 5 books of the cycle preceding this book.
		Lawhead's diction is amazing, allowing the reader to see, hear, taste, and in some cases touch the things he is describing.
	www.sffworld.com /book/3367.html (498 words)

	Stephen Lawhead (MHT-27)
		When novelist Stephen Lawhead decided to undertake the task of retelling the Arthurian legends, he researched pre-Dark Age Britain and all of its King Arthur tales.
		He sought to step back and take a broader look at the way Arthur's story has been told, and recover some of the themes that had been lost (especially those that were Christian).
		Lawhead briefly describes some of the main themes of two of his novels, Pendragon and Grail, and closes with a reading of part of the tale.
	www.marshillaudio.org /resources/segment_detail.asp?ID=453054069 (169 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Black Rood: Livres en anglais: Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lawhead sprinkles his tale with delicious hints about revelations regarding the potential offspring of Jesus, which, if expanded upon in the final volume, threaten to elevate this fiction from competent to genuinely intriguing.
		Those same details also bring the setting to robust life, however; they do no harm to the characterizations and include such treasures as the cult of the Black Mary (Mary Magdalene as the wife of Jesus) and a gruesomely vivid narrative of the Crucifixion.
		With this novel, Lawhead likely will win no converts, but nor will he alienate his faithful.
	www.amazon.fr /Black-Rood-Stephen-Lawhead/dp/0006483224 (763 words)

	Stephen Lawhead & Hero - The Rock Opera - Arts and Faith
		It used to be that my favorite author, bar none, was the Christian author Stephen Lawhead.
		Yep, I'm Ross Lawhead, his son, who is also working with him on the !Hero project (don't ask me about the '!'.
		I have no doubt in my mind that Stephen and Ross are coming at the thing with complete integrity (regardless of whether or not they're being paid for it), and I couldn't help but think that this comic book renders the gospel into a language that a lot of kids speak.
	artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=349 (2819 words)

	Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead - Book
		Through Stephen Lawhead's ingenious use of words I can hear the strong clear voice of our hero, and feel the tension of my muscles as I am swept into Chariss' last bull-dance.
		For all people who don't know who Stephen Lawhead is he is aa great and very talented writer.
		Lawhead gives very good structure to his writing and the plot is very cool.
	www.sffworld.com /book/3366.html (483 words)

	Stephen Lawhead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The two soon become drawn into the dark intrigues of the Templars, leading them to volatile lands where a major clash of powers and religions will shape the world for centuries to come.
		Stephen Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction.
		Stephen Lawhead an be contacted through his website at http://www.stephenlawhead.com
	www.twbooks.co.uk /authors/stephenlawhead.html (485 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Grail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stephen R. Lawhead is the author of more than a dozen fantasy novels.
		The plot is slow in getting started as Sir Gwalchavad, (better known as Sir Galahad) travels throughout the blighted countryside picking up an enigmatic maiden in the process.
		The Irish knight Llenlleawg (French Lancelot originally) is seduced from Arthur's side and in turn seduces Arthur's queen, Gwenhwyvar.
	www.sfsite.com /08a/gra14.htm (714 words)

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