Special Limited-Time Promotional Price.Finalist for ForeWord Reviews 2013 Book of the Year Award.5 Stars*****"Engrossing...Inspiring...Excellent...A Great Story."-ForeWord Reviews."This engrossing adventure offers modern phrasing while maintaining the spirit of earlier translations of BEOWULF. The original manuscript, written in Old English, has been translated by many scholars, and Gerald J. Davis offers his own excellent effort with BEOWULF: THE NEW TRANSLATION. Davis's BEOWULF is prose but still honors the alliteration and kennings of the original manuscript. The little that Davis loses in terms of strict poetic faithfulness is more than made up for in simple, inspiring readability. Davis choses to avoid footnotes, and it's a wise decision-it's easier to become engrossed in the story without them. As a result, he's shaped the text into a rousing adventure that could easily find a place on the Fantasy shelf at the local bookstore. Readers who've sampled other interpretations of BEOWULF will be pleased to explore Davis's take on the tale. But truly to be envied are those for whom BEOWULF: THE NEW TRANSLATION will be an introduction to the world of heroes and honor, monsters and evil. Davis has created a version that helps us to imagine sitting around a fire, a thousand years ago, listening to a great story."-ForeWord Reviews"This tale faithfully follows the original, and it will appeal to those who want to know exactly what BEOWULF'S anonymous poet said. The storytelling is lucid and lively...and may strongly appeal to those who haven't yet tackled BEOWULF and want an easier entry point. Davis...conveys the storylines accurately and accessibly."-Kirkus Reviews