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Arthur: The Seeing Stone - Book 1 (Paperback, New ed)
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Arthur: The Seeing Stone - Book 1 (Paperback, New ed)
Series: Arthur
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Price R210
Discovery Miles 2 100
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This is an imaginative reworking of the Arthurian legends for young
adults, setting glittering chivalric fantasy within a fictional
framework that creates a realistic depiction of medieval life in
1199. It is this contradiction between the ideal and the real that
the young hero Arthur de Caldicot faces as he grows towards manhood
on the borderland of the Welsh March. Arthur is the younger son and
desperate to become a squire, the first step towards knighthood,
but is afraid that his father intends him for the priesthood. The
enigmatic Merlin gives Arthur a black obsidian stone within which
he can see the life of his legendary namesake played out. As the
unfolding destiny of the once and future king is revealed, the
course of Arthur's own life becomes a mirror to what he sees in the
stone. The pace and suspense of the story is maintained with 100
bite-sized chapters that balance the unfolding drama and Arthur's
familiar teenage fears with a well researched account of life on a
medieval manor. The crusades, King John and feudal inequalities are
the historical backdrop with enough blood, romance and magic to
maintain interest as the expertly written narrative successfully
walks that fine line between fun and education. (10 - 14 years)
(Kirkus UK)
Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends
boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older
readers alike. The winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
and the Smarties Prize bronze award in 2001, this timeless novel is
stunningly reissued for a new generation. The year is 1199, the
place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a
magical shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed.
In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval
manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo - and
anticipate - the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life
. . . "As bright and as vivid as the pictures in a Book of Hours.
Deep scholarship, high imagination, and great gifts of storytelling
have gone into this; I was spellbound." - Philip Pullman, The
Guardian
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