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Title: The King Must Die
Author: Mary Renault
Narrator: Michael York
Format: Abridged
Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-16-99
Publisher: Phoenix Books
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 55 votes
Genres: Fiction, Gay & Lesbian
Publisher's Summary:
This is the classic story of the young Theseus - Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, slayer of the Minotaur. Mary Renault's powerful novel captures the modern imagination by weaving myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny, or
moira. With divine guidance, Theseus faces countless challenges in his quest for his moira. From Theseus's early life as a prince, to his leadership of a captive team of bulldancers in Crete, not to mention his thrilling encounters with Poseidon,
The King Must Die captures the full force of adventure, battle, and an epic quest.
©1958 by Mary Renault, Renewed in 1986 (P)1987 by Dove Books on Tape
Members Reviews:
Sad treatment for a classic of historical fiction
The full version of The King Must Die by Mary Renault is a glowing, convincingly detailed retelling of the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Unfortunately, this painfully truncated abbreviation sacrifices not only most of the details and all of the grandeur, but even the narrative logic of the original. The very talented reader tries to help the listener make sense of the muddled remains, but has been left too little to work with.
very disappointing
What disappointed you about The King Must Die?
First why adbridge it , Mary Renault is a wonderful intellegent writer and it is great story.
What didnt you like about Michael Yorks performance?
He has a great speaking voice , but what a waste . I couldn't finish it . I felt like I was being droned and lectured at :(
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The King Must Die?
Cut none of it !!!
Any additional comments?
I would love to have her books available , part of the problem with her books is they are not for the lazy reader , she uses language and words you rarely hear these days . Alot of the pronunciation is difficult as few of us know Greek . I had been hoping for a lazy way to enjoy her books and didn't get it.
WARNING! The abridgment ruins everything!
I loved this book on paper, but could not even listen to it after getting halfway through the prequel, The Bull From The Sea. All of the nuance, the personalities and the motivations of the brilliantly drawn characters has been deleted. If only someone would record an unabridged edition!
Poor Mary Renault
What disappointed you about The King Must Die?
The abridgement
What could Mary Renault have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
She did it. The books are wonderful. The abridgement is an abasement.
Any additional comments?
This
This is not abridged. It's decapitated!
Would you try another book from Mary Renault and/or Michael York?
Only if it's not abridged beyond all recognition. York does a splendid job.
Would you ever listen to anything by Mary Renault again?
See above
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The King Must Die?
I'd just read the whole book. It's meant to be long, evocative and involved.
Any additional comments?
Make it foolproof that purchasers know that they are buying an abridged work.