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Arthur : At The Crossing Places (Hardcover)

by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Orion Childrens (23 Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1858813980
  • ISBN-13: 978-1858813981
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 329,247 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The Seeing Stone is being heralded as a classic in the making and pre-publication reviews include: "it is of course wonderful to read such a lyrical, authoritative and accessible retelling of the Arthurian legends.. best of all is the figure of Arthur de Caldicot, a true child of his time, would-be man of action and poet in spite of himself. I truly love this book." Jan Mark; "another sparkling tale from this master storyteller." Tara Stephenson in The Bookseller"


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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 text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The second in the Arthur trilogy - not as good as the first., , 15 Mar 2007
By S. Barnes (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At the Crossing-Places: Arthur 2 (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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars taking the cross, 27 Aug 2002
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This review is from: At the Crossing-Places: Arthur 2 (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.

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good enough, 2 Nov 2001
By kuta@vogue.co.uk (Abingdon, oxford, england, uk, earth, the galaxy(just in case!)) - See all my reviews
I really liked the first book in the trilogy but the second one was slightly disappointing but still well worth reading. i thought that it did have a bit to much about Arthur of Camelot because i prefer reading about arthur de caldicot. i want 2 c how the story develops so i am eagarly awaiting the 3rd book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
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... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2002

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

3.0 out of 5 stars 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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