THE EAGLE J (Camulod Chronicles) - Softcover

Ack Whyte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812568990 ISBN 13: 9780812568998

Publisher: Tor, 2008

Synopsis

The Eagle brings us at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory. Whyte takes us into the minds and lives of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, three astonishing but fallible people who were bound together by honor, loyalty, and love. Three created the glory that was Britain's shining dream...and, some say, caused its downfall.The Gaulish nobleman Clothar - known in our time as Lancelot - is drawn to the young High King's court by tales of honor and nobility, where he meets a man whose love of law matches his own. More, he finds in Arthur a life-long friend whose dream of uniting the people of Britain in peace Clothar embraces. And Clothar meets Arthur's queen, a wondrous beauty whose passion and ideals match her husband's. Together they work to bring Arthur's dream to life.But dark forces rise in opposition to Arthur's plans for creating this noble island nation and it is hard to tell friend from foe in the swirling chaos that ensues. Many tales have been told of the dream that shined and died. This one will astonish even the most jaded.

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Review:

"As Whyte waves off the fog of fantasy and legend surrounding the Arthurian story, he renders characters and events real and plausible." --Booklist"A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot and King Arthur, the way it really might have been." --Robert Jordan"A top-notch Arthurian tale forged to a sharp edge in the fires of historical realism, Whyte focuses even more strongly on a sense of place, carefully setting his characters into their historical landscape, making this series more realistic and believable than nearly any other Arthurian epic." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Singing Sword"It's one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read and I've read plenty." --Marion Zimmer Bradley on The Skystone As Whyte waves off the fog of fantasy and legend surrounding the Arthurian story, he renders characters and events real and plausible. Booklist A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot and King Arthur, the way it really might have been. Robert Jordan A top-notch Arthurian tale forged to a sharp edge in the fires of historical realism, Whyte focuses even more strongly on a sense of place, carefully setting his characters into their historical landscape, making this series more realistic and believable than nearly any other Arthurian epic. Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Singing Sword It's one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read and I've read plenty. Marion Zimmer Bradley on The Skystone" As Whyte waves off the fog of fantasy and legend surrounding the Arthurian story, he renders characters and events real and plausible. "Booklist" A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot and King Arthur, the way it really might have been. "Robert Jordan" A top-notch Arthurian tale forged to a sharp edge in the fires of historical realism, Whyte focuses even more strongly on a sense of place, carefully setting his characters into their historical landscape, making this series more realistic and believable than nearly any other Arthurian epic. "Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Singing Sword" It's one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read and I've read plenty. "Marion Zimmer Bradley on The Skystone"" "As Whyte waves off the fog of fantasy and legend surrounding the Arthurian story, he renders characters and events real and plausible."--"Booklist""A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot and King Arthur, the way it really might have been."--Robert Jordan "A top-notch Arthurian tale forged to a sharp edge in the fires of historical realism, Whyte focuses even more strongly on a sense of place, carefully setting his characters into their historical landscape, making this series more realistic and believable than nearly any other Arthurian epic."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on" The Singing Sword" "It's one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read and I've read plenty."--Marion Zimmer Bradley on "The Skystone" " As Whyte waves off the fog of fantasy and legend surrounding the Arthurian story, he renders characters and events real and plausible." -- "Booklist""A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot and King Arthur, the way it really might have been."--Robert Jordan "A top-notch Arthurian tale forged to a sharp edge in the fires of historical realism, Whyte focuses even more strongly on a sense of place, carefully setting his characters into their historical landscape, making this series more realistic and believable than nearly any other Arthurian epic."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on" The Singing Sword" "It's one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read and I've read plenty."--Marion Zimmer Bradley on "The Skystone"

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0812568990
• ISBN 13: 9780812568998
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 688