- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press; New edition edition (27 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765304597
- ISBN-13: 978-0765304599
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,685,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"From the building blocks of history and the mortar of reality, Jack Whyte has built Arthur's world, and showed us the bone beneath the flesh of legend."--Diana Gabaldon
"The very best storytellers keep their readers glued to the story with plot, character, and a keen sense of the dramatic. . . . Whyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into it."--Tony Hillerman
"The very best storytellers keep their readers glued to the story with plot, character, and a keen sense of the dramatic. . . . Whyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into it."--Tony Hillerman
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Most know the leader of the Colony as Merlyn; all call him Commander. Caius Merlyn Britannicus is responsible for their safety, and all look to him for guidance, leadership and justice. It is a harsh life, but a good community, and Merlyn is dedicated to spreading the influence of Roman culture beyond the Colony's borders. Uther Pendragon, the man who will father the legendary Arthur, is the cousin Merlyn has known and loved since their births, four hours a part on the same day. Uther is the timeless warrior, the red dragon to Merlyn's great silver bear, and between the two of them, the colony of Camulod knows few enemies. In a world torn apart by warfare and upheaval, each is the other's certainty and the guarantee of the survival of the Colony...until a vicious crime, one that strikes at the roots of Merlyn's life, drives a wedge between them and threatens the fate of a nation.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Jack Whyte makes a perfect Arthurian legend, for as far as I know the only one which shows his world through the eyes of a Roman. Perfectly storytelling, great plotting. Loved it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jack Whyte was born and raised in Scotland, but has lived in Canada for the last forty odd years. He is the author of the Camulod series of books and has just had published the first in a trilogy about probably the most famous Order of knights, ever to come through the pages of history, the Knights Templar.
This is the third volume in the continuation of the Camulod Chronicles a series of novels about the Arthurian legends. But anyone expecting the conventional,or Hollywood slant on the legend of Arthur, i.e. knights riding around on destriers in full body armour, something invented several hundred years after Arthur had gone to his grave, if he ever existed at all, will be in for a sharp shock.
The books are set in the 5th century AD a much more likely time for Arthur to have existed, a time when Britain, although free of the Romans, who had gone back across the channel to Rome, was still very much influenced by the occupation. Caius Merlyn Britannicus is now leader of the colony, responsible not only for law and order but also the safety of all within its confines. Uther Pendragon is a warrior attached to the colony. Both men are on friendly terms, that is until there is an event that drives a wedge between the two men . . .
If you have read the first two books, you cannot help but want to read this one. If you have not read or cannot get the first two books, this books is a fine novel on its own merits.
This is the third volume in the continuation of the Camulod Chronicles a series of novels about the Arthurian legends. But anyone expecting the conventional,or Hollywood slant on the legend of Arthur, i.e. knights riding around on destriers in full body armour, something invented several hundred years after Arthur had gone to his grave, if he ever existed at all, will be in for a sharp shock.
The books are set in the 5th century AD a much more likely time for Arthur to have existed, a time when Britain, although free of the Romans, who had gone back across the channel to Rome, was still very much influenced by the occupation. Caius Merlyn Britannicus is now leader of the colony, responsible not only for law and order but also the safety of all within its confines. Uther Pendragon is a warrior attached to the colony. Both men are on friendly terms, that is until there is an event that drives a wedge between the two men . . .
If you have read the first two books, you cannot help but want to read this one. If you have not read or cannot get the first two books, this books is a fine novel on its own merits.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this in one sitting!! and reread it slowly and savoured it for another week. How fantastic for me to read a tale that has been so overworked and woefully told but for Stewart and Zimmer-Bradley, now Jack Whyte
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Wonderful read - couldn't put it down!
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