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The Winter King [181-142-066-4.8]

By: Bernard Cornwell.

Category: Fiction Historical Adventure

Synopsis:

These are the tales of the last days before the great darkness
descended. These are the tales of the Lost Lands, the country that was
once ours but which our enemies now call England. These are the tales
of Arthur, the Warlord'; the King that Never Was, the Enemy of God and,
may the living Christ forgive me, the best man I ever knew. How I have
wept for Arthur ... Fifth-century Britain lies on the edge of darkness.
Memories of Roman civilization! are fading; the pagan Gods are
retreating before the spread of Christianity; the Saxons are snapping
and snarling at the borders. Only fragile bonds unite the unruly
kingdoms of Britain against the invaders, bonds cemented by the vigour
of the High King, Uther Pendragon. But the Pendragon is failing, and
his heir is no strong leader but a child, born on a bitter winter
night.

Only one man could keep Uther's throne safe,-only he could hold the
warring kingdoms together to face their true enemy, the Saxons. That
man is Arthur: soldier, statesman, Merlin's protege, Uther's
illegitimate son. But he has been banished, exiled by his own father
to Brittany. Derfel, one of his spearmen, narrates the story of
Arthur's return and of his quest for peace: embattled, bloody and,
finally, triumphant.

The Winter King is a magnificent tale of the Dark Ages and the reality
of war and political strife in a land where religion vied with magic
for the souls of the people. It portrays Arthur the man rather than
the legend, a military genius who, with a small band of warriors bound
to him by loyalty and love, struggled to keep alive a flicker of
civilization.


Last printing: 05/28/02
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