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Sword at Sunset (Paperback)
Rosemary Sutcliff; Foreword by Jack Whyte
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This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the
familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos
the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of
Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the
fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle,
warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the
strategy of war--and tender and tragically tormented in love. Out
of the interweaving of ancient legend, fresh research, soaring
imagination, and hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has
richly earned its reputation as a classic.
The third instalment of Jack Whyte's templar trilogy. The Order - a
secret society of men from ancient, noble families, drawn together
to safeguard the Christian Church's most precious secrets - has
been decimated by a King's petulant will. Its members are being
persecuted and most have been forced to flee for their lives as
their leaders are burnt at the stake. But the Order's secrets must
continue to be protected and hidden; so as their world falls apart,
the dangerous task of smuggling the sacred treasure out from under
the nose of a vengeful king falls to just a few brave men.
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful and mysterious
Knights of the Temple: the Third Crusade under Richard the
Lionheart. It is sixty years since the secret Brotherhood of Sion,
founders of the Knights Templar, uncovered the treasure vouchsafed
them beneath the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Now the ambitious and
ruthless Plantagenet King Richard the Lionheart leads the Third
Crusade against Saladin, and both the honour of the Templars and
the mission of the Brotherhood are at risk. Andrew Sinclair is one
of the few survivors of the Battle of Hattin in 1187. As a member
of the clandestine Brotherhood he was taught Arabic before being
sent to the Holy Land on a mission that neither the Order of
Templars nor the leaders of the Pope's armies can know of.
Sinclair's captivity following the battle led to his friendship
with the infidel and threatened to divide his loyalty. One of the
great secrets of the Brotherhood is that they are not Christians,
unlike the Templars. Sinclair's cousin and fellow member of the
Brotherhood, Sir Andre St Clair, arrives with Richard from Cyprus.
The secret mission they must pursue will lead them into the desert
and the lair of the fearsome Assassins. And meanwhile Saladin's
clever tactics in battle, including the butchery of the magnificent
destriers, the massive horses that carry armoured Frankish knights,
bring reversals to the Christian cause from start of the Crusade.
But it is Richard the Lionheart's treachery and deceit that
convince both cousins that the Crusade is a sham, and that all men
are venal and greedy, driven by the lust for power. Only their
knowledge of the Order of Sion saves them from despair: their
secret mission becomes more vital than ever before. This glorious
epic tells the true and truly astonishing story of the Knights of
the Black and White.
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Uther (Paperback)
Jack Whyte
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R645
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With "Uther," Jack Whyte, author of the richly praised Camulod
Chronicles, has given us a portrait of Uther Pendragon, Merlyn's
shadow--his boyhood companion and closest friend. And the man who
would sire the King of the Britons.
From the trials of boyhood to the new cloak of adult
responsibility, we see Uther with fresh eyes. He will travel the
length of the land, have adventures, and, through fate or tragedy,
fall in love with the one woman he must not have. Uther is a
compelling love story and, like the other books in the Camulod
Chronicles, a version of the legend that is more realistic than
anything that has been available to readers before.
A mighty warrior A faithful friend An immortal love As Arthur
forges a union in Britain, across the sea a royal son is denied his
birthright. The Romans are gone and war is coming to Gaul. In an
age of cruelty and barbarism, Lancelot - known as Clothar - has
been raised to champion justice and righteousness, but as his
boyhood world in Gaul disintegrates, he seeks sanctuary in a new
home: Britain. There he finds Arthur Pendragon, newly crowned High
King, who, dreams, like Clothar himself, of living in a better
world. The friendship of these men, and the love they share for a
woman, will grow into Britain's most enduring legend. Discover the
most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written
A hero is born A sword will choose him A sorcerer will save him The
Roman Empire is in ruins. On a tiny boat in the Irish Sea float one
man and a child, helpless after war has nearly destroyed their
home, the colony called Camelot. That man is Merlyn Britannicus,
cousin to the slain king Uther Pendragon. He would shed oceans of
blood and sacrifice his life to defend the baby and royal heir:
Arthur. With Camelot ripped apart by warring lords and assailed by
violent tribes, Merlyn must use everything in his power to protect
Arthur and return him to the land in which he'll become a hero.
Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever
written
Merlyn Britannicus and Uther Pendragon---the Silver Bear and the Red Dragon---are the leaders of the Colony, lifeblood to the community from which will come the fabled Camulod. But soon their tranquillity is in ruins, Uther lies dead from treachery, and all that is left of the dream is the orphaned babe Arthur. Heir to the Colony of Camulod, born with Roman heritage as well as the blood of the Hibernians and the Celts, Arthur is the living incarnation of the sacred dream of his ancestors: independent survival in Britain amidst the ruins of the Roman Empire. When Arthur is adopted by Merlyn Britannicus, an enormous responsibility is placed on Merlyn's shoulders. Now he must prepare young Arthur to unify the clans of Britain and guard the mighty sword Excalibur. And, above all, Merlyn must see that Arthur survives to achieve the rest of his ancestors' dreams, in spite of the deadly threats rumbling from the Saxon Shore.
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Uprising (Paperback)
Jack Whyte
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Scotland: AD 1297 Two heroes. One nation. United in the fight for
freedom. In the spring of 1297, the two great Scottish heroes meet
in Ayr: William Wallace, legendary champion of the common man, and
Robert Bruce, who would perfect the guerrilla warfare developed by
Wallace and use it to cement his place in history as Scotland's
greatest king. Each is determined to defy the ambitions of England
and its malignant king, Edward Plantagenet, whose lust to conquer
and consume the realm of Scotland by blood and fury is unyielding.
Their anger is about to unleash a storm that will last for sixteen
years. From Jack Whyte, the master of the sweeping historical epic,
comes the continuing story of two heroes who changed the entire
destiny of Scotland by defying the might and power of the king of
England.
Born to a divided kingdom. Destined to unite it. AD 1286: The King
of Scots is killed, leaving no heir. Twelve-year-old Robert Bruce,
heir to the great House of Bruce, comes of age amid the bitter
rivalry of Scotland's most powerful nobles to claim the vacant
throne. The boy is schooled in the arts of warfare and the
manipulation of ruthless and violent men, but when the Scottish
Crown is bestowed upon Bruce's greatest enemies, Robert travels
with his family to England, swearing feudal loyalty to King Edward
Plantagenet - known as 'Longshanks'. But Longshanks's increasing
treachery and his brutal attempts to annexe Scotland see Robert
turning renegade and returning to his home country. The Battle of
Bannockburn lies ahead and a legend is born. This is the story of
one man's resistance, and the bravery of a country that would not
yield.
A.D. 1305. An hour before dawn. London's Smithfield prison. In a
dank cell, the outlaw William Wallace waits to be executed at first
light. He is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his
last confession - the confession of a life even more exciting,
violent and astonishing than the legend that survived. From
internationally bestselling author Jack Whyte comes a story of
brutal battles and high adventure, of heroism and redemption - the
story of William Wallace as the world has never heard it before.
Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as Camulod, is faced
with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of
the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an
assassination attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his
boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr, to the ruins of a
long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod. Once there, Merlyn
realizes it's time for Arthur to become worthy of the sword he is
destined to wield later in his life-the mighty Excalibur.
But beyond their idyllic hiding place, forces threaten the tenuous
peace of Camulod. In Cambria, the death of Arthur's father Uther
has left his people leaderless, and in Cornwall, Merlyn's enemy
Peter Ironhair is gathering forces to destroy all Merlyn holds
dear.
And Merlyn himself is struggling, because in order to make his
dream of a united Britain real, he must put the person he loves
most in the world in mortal danger-he and Arthur must return to
Camulod.
In the predawn hours of August 24th, 1305, in London's
Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace--hero of all the
Scots and deadly enemy of King Edward of England--sits awaiting the
dawn, when he is to be hanged and then drawn and quartered. This
brutal sundering of his body is the revenge of the English. Wallace
is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last
confession, a priest who knows Wallace like a brother. Wallace's
confession--the tale that follows--is all the more remarkable
because it comes from real life.
We follow Wallace through his many lives--as outlaw and
fugitive, hero and patriot, rebel and kingmaker. His exploits and
escapades, desperate struggles and victorious campaigns are all
here, as are the high ideals and fierce patriotism that drove him
to abandon the people he loved to save his country.
William Wallace, the first heroic figure from the Scottish Wars
of Independence and a man whose fame has reached far beyond his
homeland, served as a subject for the Academy Award-winning film
"Braveheart." In "The Forest Laird," Jack Whyte's masterful
storytelling breathes life into Wallace's tale, giving readers an
amazing character study of the man who helped shape Scotland's
future.
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