Dimensions
145 x 223 x 36mm
This second volume in a trilogy with a new take on the Arthurian legends is interwoven with a story set in medieval times.
It is 1200, and young Arthur de Caldicot is all set to accompany Lord Stephen de Holt on the Fourth Crusade. But first Arthur must find a warhorse, be fitted with a suit of armour and learn the art of serving as a squire; and events at Lord Stephen's manor have their own momentum.
There is a murder. There is a girl - the vivacious Winnie de Verdon, whom Arthur rescues from burning to death. Arthur's childhood friend, the village girl Gatty; Rahere the musician and fool; shrewd Lord Stephen; scribes, cooks and kennelmen, monks and nuns; a host of memorable characters crowd the pages. And above all, Arthur has to face up to a meeting with his blood-father, the ferocious Sir William de Gortanore, and begin his search for his true mother.
The exciting and bewildering events in Arthur's own life are reflected in his magical seeing stone, where he sees and steps into stories revolving around his namesake, the young King Arthur - the establishing of the Round Table, the quests of the knights, and the days of great glory of Camelot.
With its 101 fast-moving chapters, this book is unique both in its vivid evocation of medieval life and in its brilliantly contemporary approach to the Arthurian legends.
