Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #898266 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Synopsis
The catastrophe plunged the world back into a new Dark Age, where six months of summer light followed six months of winter darkness. It brought Mankind to the brink of extinction. The cataclysm unleashed chaos but it also released Merdynn from his long spellbound imprisonment and for millennia he struggled to help keep the flame of Man alive while he searched for the ancient bloodline of legend. As the increasing threat to Britain grew he despaired of ever finding the link to the past until the day he came across the remains of a raided village. There were only two survivors, a boy and a girl. Forty years later Britain stands against the darkness and that boy leads the strongest war band in Britain. His name is Arthur. The Arthur of Celtic legend returns at the time of Britain's greatest need to unite the warriors of a divided land in this dark and compelling tale of heroism and despair where conflicting loyalties and outright betrayals are played out against a bloody war that threatens to overwhelm and destroy everything Arthur's sworn to protect.

Customer Reviews

King Arthur returns to troubled Britain.
I bought all three books together and from the first chapter I was hooked! These books are definately not the romantic fiction of Mallory, the characters are much darker, being warriors not knights. The story runs at breakneck speed and I could not put the books down. I read them one after another and can't wait for another book from the author (as has been promised). I would recommend these books to anyone who wants to know what happens when King Arthur returns to troubled Britain.

WOW!!!!!!
I have just finished reading all three of these books and well - WOW! I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending these to everyone from teenagers to grandparents. They are a cracking good read and I can't wait for the next series of books from a brilliant new author.

Once and Future
A rewarding book and series. It will take the reader an interesting time to adjust to the changed conditions of the writer's world but like the works of T.H. White and Tolkien it is worth it. The echoes of Arthur resound in this new Matter of Britain. This is very much a unique take on the legend and some of the characters you thought you knew from childhood will suprise you.

Would you want to live there? No. To visit the place with Simon Lister is fun and with him as your guide you will feel the oppression of the dark forest, the anguish of the fight against overwhelming odds and finally the..... but read it for yourself.