The Unholy Grail
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover illustration is from Terry Deary’s The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King, illustrated by Helen Flook, from A & C Black’s ‘Tudor Tales’ series. Terry Deary is discussed by Sue Unstead. Thanks to A & C Black for their help with this July cover.
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The Unholy Grail
Read by Nickolas Grace
The high drama of this second story set in the magical school of Groosham Grange involves shady characters from Eastern Europe and some skulduggery that looks like scuppering David's chance of winning the Unholy Grail. Nickolas Grace's reading builds the tension well and is especially good at capturing David's bafflement at the string of unlikely events that contribute to his downfall. The only problem for the listener is that there are several unlikely events too many so that the story unravels just a little bit too slowly to hold attention to the bitter end.
