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"Rich, evocative storytelling." (Financial Times, 13 July 2002 )
"This is storytelling of subtlety and nuance and, for the reflective reader, all the more satisfying for that." (Books for Keeps )
"¿a glorious panorama of medieval life, packed with incident and colour, brave deeds, passion , deception and even murder¿and is surely destined to be become a classic." (East Anglian Daily Times )
"¿an impressively multi-layered book, beautifully written, and a terrific piece of storytelling. I was impressed as much by Crossley-Holland's way with words as by the story itself." (The Historical Novels Review )
"This is storytelling of subtlety and nuance and, for the reflective reader, all the more satisfying for that." (Books for Keeps )
"¿a glorious panorama of medieval life, packed with incident and colour, brave deeds, passion , deception and even murder¿and is surely destined to be become a classic." (East Anglian Daily Times )
"¿an impressively multi-layered book, beautifully written, and a terrific piece of storytelling. I was impressed as much by Crossley-Holland's way with words as by the story itself." (The Historical Novels Review )
Books for Keeps, May 2002
"This is storytelling of subtlety and nuance and, for the reflective reader, all the more satisfying for that."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Arthur at the crossing-places is a wonderful sequel and just as good as the seeing stone.
i love the way the story never stops; the first chapter continues where the last chapter of the previous book finished. there's no sense of missing anything that happens to Arthur or to Arthur-in-the-stone.
i can't help but wonder what will happen to Gatty, and who Arthur will be betrothed to. its a brilliant, realistic, imaginative story, that charms you with its complexity and breathtaking simplicty. one of the best books i have ever read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book continues the story of young Arthur, begun in "Arthur: The Seeing Stone". It is now the year 1200, one year on from the previous novel, and Arthur is all set to join Lord Stephen de Holt (the man to whom he is now squire) on the Fourth Crusade against the infidels. However, there are many preparations that have to be made before they can even think of crossing the Channel... Armour to get ready, horses... and will Arthur become betrothed??
This book, like the first in the trilogy, is cut short into 101 chapters, and the chapters chop and change between the story of Arthur of the Marches and the myth of King Arthur in the stone. Being used to the short chapters from the previous novel, I barely noticed them. Unfortunately, though, I just couldn't enjoy the story of the mythological Arthur in this novel. I found the sections about the legend of King Arthur seemed muddled and didn't have any continuity to them, making them difficult to read and follow. There also seems to be a greater emphasis on the mythology story in this novel as well, whereas in the first book it was used less often.
In all, although I still enjoyed the story of young Arthur in the Marches at his crossing point between boyhood and manhood, and the vivid descriptions of medieval life, I felt the legend of Arthur sections could have been used to tie the book together a lot better. As it is, they are just a confusing muddle and I was left disappointed.
This book, like the first in the trilogy, is cut short into 101 chapters, and the chapters chop and change between the story of Arthur of the Marches and the myth of King Arthur in the stone. Being used to the short chapters from the previous novel, I barely noticed them. Unfortunately, though, I just couldn't enjoy the story of the mythological Arthur in this novel. I found the sections about the legend of King Arthur seemed muddled and didn't have any continuity to them, making them difficult to read and follow. There also seems to be a greater emphasis on the mythology story in this novel as well, whereas in the first book it was used less often.
In all, although I still enjoyed the story of young Arthur in the Marches at his crossing point between boyhood and manhood, and the vivid descriptions of medieval life, I felt the legend of Arthur sections could have been used to tie the book together a lot better. As it is, they are just a confusing muddle and I was left disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Arthur at the Crossing-Places, in my opinion, is an excellent continuation of the Seeing Stone. I must admit that at times i found myself slightly bored, especially when you hear about Arthur of Camelot, but overall, i enjoyed it immensly. I am now eager to discover what kind of adventures he has on his Crusade and how it turns out with Winnie. I would recommend this book highly.
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A thorough dousing in medieval life
It's fairly easy to write a medieval novel with a handful of facts but Kevin goes way beyond that. He gets into the culture, so there are fleeting references to medicinal... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2010 by Mr. M. Jones
An admirable sequel - poetic and enthralling
"At the Crossing-Places" is the second instalment in Kevin Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy, and the sequel to the award-winning "The Seeing Stone". Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by The Wanderer
Doesn't "Cross" far enough
The sequel to "The Seeing Stone," titled "At the Crossing-Places," is less interesting than the first book of this trilogy. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2003 by E. A Solinas
Good enough
I really liked the first book in the trilogy but the second one was slightly disappointing but still well worth reading. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2001 by kuta@vogue.co.uk
Very dissapointing
I loved the first book in this trilogy but this is a poor follow up. There is far too much about Authur of camelot and not nearly enough about Authur de caldicot. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2001 by karentaube@aol.com
Not brilliant, but OK
I think this book is slightly weaker than the first book (The seeing stone) because it's plot doesn't fit together quite so well, but still a good read. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2001
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