Product Description

Arthur is gone, and his Empire of Albion has dissolved into hostile minor states. For the ten years since his death, Gwenhwyvar his Queen has lived in hiding for fear of being used to give validity to a usurper's claims. Now the warrior Nai and the last of Arthur's Companions, Bedwyr, have found her. Together they must find a way to retrieve the symbol of sovereignty, the chalice once owned by Arthur, from its place of concealment and use its powers to bring about a rebirth of Britain and Albion. But first they must fight to protect Gwenhwyvar from the enemies who now surround her.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1204704 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
'A hugely entertaining and enthralling novel' - Western Morning News

About the Author
Albion is Patrick McCormack's epic post-Arthurian series of books taking an original look at the myths and legends about this era, set in a disturbingly realistic Dark Age Britain. He lives in Devon.

Customer Reviews

Even better than its predecessor
This one is even better than the Last Companion. The first book had a broad canvas: this one has fewer characters and a tighter focus.
The sense of a world with a past of its own is as strong as ever, and the characters are real people with real joys and sorrows.
I found it incredibly exciting, so much so that I couldn't put it down!

A well-written historical novel, not light reading.
"Albion the last companion" is the first in Patrick McCormack's Arthurian trilogy. I'm eagerly awaiting the third (to appear 2003). He takes the interesting approach of telling us Arthur's story in scraps, from the recollections of one of his companions, ten years after Arthur's death, at the same time as a contemporary story is unfolding. The book does not contain as much action as Bernard Cornwell's trilogy, and is not as easy to get into. Nevertheless, it is rewarding if you persist. McCormack is certainly a far better writer than some who have attempted to write Arthurian novels. Even more than Cornwell, he has researched the times, and tried to really imagine society at that time. I didn't really like the quasi-mystical stuff, but apart from that I found his dark-age voice to be authentic.

A vivid & exciting new take on the Arthurian legend.
This is one of the most vivid and exciting books I have read for a long time. A different take on the Arthurian legend, drawing on the ancient traditions and spinning them into something new. If this is not what Britain in the fifth century was like, then it is certainly how it should have been! Read it!