War of the Celts: Legends of Camelot 8 (Arthur the Legend Book I)
By (Author) Jack Whyte
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
8th April 2014
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical crime and mysteries
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
813.54
Paperback
416
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
294g
A country in ruins
A struggle for survivalA dynasty begunThe Empire is collapsing and after 450 years of occupying Britain, the Roman legions are departing to defend the homeland. Soldier turned blacksmith, Publius Varrus, and his friend, the Legate Caius Britannicus, decide to stay behind and build a new life in the chaos that is left behind.They dream of rebuilding the Empire, this time free of the corruption that destroyed it, and firmly based on the island of Britain, despite its being bathed in blood and brutalised by tribal invasion.Their dream is a thousand years premature, but the first step towards it is the unification of the country under one man, a monarch whose fame will echo through the ages: Publius' great grandson: Arthur Pendragon, King of the Britons.Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written.Jack Whyte was born and raised in Scotland, and educated in England and France. He is the author of the 'Knights of the Black and White' trilogy.