The Skystone - Softcover

Whyte, Jack

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ISBN 10: 0765350696 ISBN 13: 9780765350695

Publisher: Tor Books, 2004

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THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING

Everyone knows the story--we know how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, how Camelot came to be, and about the power struggles that ultimately destroyed Arthur's dreams. But what of the time before Arthur, and the forces that created him?

How did the legend really come to pass?

Before the time of Arthur and his Camelot, Britain was a dark and deadly place, savaged by warring factions of Picts, Celts, and invading Saxons. The Roman citizens who had lived there for generations were suddenly faced with a deadly choice. Should they leave and take up residence in a corrupt Roman world that was utterly foreign? Or should they stay and face the madness that would ensue when Britain's last bastion of safety for the civilized, the Roman legions, left?

For two Romans, Publius Varrus and his friend Caius Britannicus, there can be only one answer. They will stay, to preserve what is best of Roman life, and will create a new culture out of the wreckage. In doing so, they will unknowingly plant the seeds of legend--for these two men are Arthur's great-grandfathers, and their actions will shape a nation...and forge a sword known as Excalibur.

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Review:

"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

"Jack Whyte is a master storyteller . . . . Wyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into them."-Tony Hillerman

"I loved the book. It was an extraordinary story, totally original and clearly there is a lot more excitement to come in the upcoming volumes."-Rosamunde Pilcher

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"

Jack Whyte is a master storyteller . . . . Wyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into them. "Tony Hillerman"

I loved the book. It was an extraordinary story, totally original and clearly there is a lot more excitement to come in the upcoming volumes. "Rosamunde Pilcher""

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

Jack Whyte is a master storyteller . . . . Wyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into them. Tony Hillerman

I loved the book. It was an extraordinary story, totally original and clearly there is a lot more excitement to come in the upcoming volumes. Rosamunde Pilcher

"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

"Jack Whyte is a master storyteller . . . . Wyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into them." --Tony Hillerman

"I loved the book. It was an extraordinary story, totally original and clearly there is a lot more excitement to come in the upcoming volumes." --Rosamunde Pilcher

About the Author:

Jack Whyte is a Scots-born, award-winning Canadian author whose poem, The Faceless One, was featured at the 1991 New York Film Festival. The Camulod Chronicles is his greatest work, a stunning retelling of one of our greatest legends: the making of King Arthur’s Britain. He lives in British Columbia, Canada.

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