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Camelot
Can one-man unite Britain and secure its future?
Dark Age Britain
Britain slides into darkness. A splintered land ruled by brutal Kings in their hilltop fortresses and besieged by Saxon invaders.
Wielding Excalibur, Arthur Pendragon, king of kings is all that stands between Britain and Saxon conquest.
His call to arms to unite against the Saxon invasion as one army is rebuked. Ancient rivalries, jealousy, and bitterness prevent Arthur from uniting his countrymen in defiance of the savage Saxon warlords who have seized Britain’s east and south coast.
Arthur must face and defeat enemies within his own kingdom, and then unite the kingdoms of Britain in a war that will shake the country’s very foundations.
Can Arthur succeed with vicious enemies all around him? Merlin, Lancelot, Bors, Gawain and Kai join their swords to Arthur’s iron will as they do battle for Britain’s very existence.
The continuation of the compelling, fast-paced series from bestselling writer Peter Gibbons. Perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell.
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Author Bio –
Peter Gibbons is a financial advisor and author of the highly acclaimed Viking Blood and Blade trilogy. He originates from Liverpool and now lives with his family in County Kildare.
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| My thoughts |
I'm not always a fan of anything Arthurian that mirrors the post-Norman traditional tales, those with Merlin, Lancelot and indeed, Excalibur and the myth of Camelot because they are not compatible with the reality of 5th/6th century post-Roman Britain when, IF, there ever was an 'Arthur' he would be more rightfully set. (For my own Trilogy I stripped the story of all that and used the earlier Welsh legends.) However, I did enjoy this tale of Dark Age Warlord Adventure. It had good characters (even Lancelot and Merlin) which drew me into the gritty and vivid story - this was warfare and battles during a turbulent period of British history, not a romance of Courtly Love. Was also, very much a male character dominated novel, which would possibly appeal more to male readers rather than female.
The pace drifted a little in places and I did have to sort out a few characters, events and locations in my head as I have not read the first two books in the series, so it might be best to start at the beginning?
Accurate history it may not have been, (for instance - no castles like the one depicted on the cover at this time period,) but given that Arthur probably never existed anyway this is an era where accuracy can be thrown out the window in favour of a compelling adventure story.
The portrayal of violence - especially where battles are concerned - will possibly not appeal to squeamish readers, but a story that must, by the very definition of this chaotic era, include the explicit detail of battle scenes is to be expected. Battles were bloody, vicious places. If you don't like these sort of scenes don't read this sort of book.
For myself, this one is not at all how I think of Arthur or the period, but it was a good, entertaining, read which avid readers of Arthurian fiction should enjoy.
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