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Arthur
by Stephen R. Lawhead
First Published
1989
Subjects
Fiction
Arthurian romances
Adaptations
Kings and rulers
Britons
Great Britain
History
Fantasy
Fiction, romance, fantasy
Fiction, fantasy, historical
Arthur, king, fiction
Fiction, fantasy, epic
Knights and knighthood
Arthur, King
Arthurian romances, adaptations
Description
E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard.But his coming bad been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And be had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. He was Arthur -- Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty -- who would rise to legendary greatness in a Britain torn by violence, greed, and war; who would usher in a glorious reign of peace and prosperity; and who would fall in a desperate attempt to save the one be loved more than life.