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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. realistic romp through a beautifully re-imagined post-Roman BritainBy Edward FossJack Whyte's expansive Chronicles are truly a delightful, realistic romp through a beautifully re-imagined post-Roman Britain. Beset by rogue warlords, marauding Danes, and Irish barbarians not to mention tricky diplomacy with rival kingdoms, envoys of the Roman Catholic Church, and intrigue from within, the families of Uther and Caius Merlyn Britannicus attempt to forge an island of civilization in a rapidly crumbling island province. Whyte takes the reader back before there was an Arthur to introduce a world inhabited by "civilized" Roman citizens like the grandparents of Uther and Merlyn as well as the original Pendragons. Most of the common Arthurian elements are artfully woven into the story line and given new and interesting context. Everything from Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, from Lot of Cornwall to Camulod is organically incorporated into a story that spans, very roughly, a hundred plus years of early Britain and thousands of enthusiastically read pages. The Chronicles are predominantly a first person telling. Readers can rejoice in the personal relationships, suspense, and heart-felt drama involving well- developed characters that grow consistently over time while avoiding the frequently annoying omniscience that dominates many 1st-per narratives. Jack Whyte takes the reader on a thorough but intriguing adventure into the nooks and crannies of wild Britain leaving the magic and mysticism to other authors who have less room to spread their wings.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good vacation reading, but caution parents...By Christopher T. DahleThis fifth book in Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles describes the training of the young from toddlerhood through what we would call his late adolescence. Like the other books in the series, this does a nice job of illustrating life, society, and the challenges of survival in post Roman Britain. As historical fiction, it shines and there is a part of me that wishes books like this series had been available to me when I was a middle school kid, I probably would have paid better attention to my ancient history teacher.On the other hand, my parents would have been scandalized. All of the Camulod books contain some pretty racy sex...though this volume has much less than the first three. I'm not a prude, but I do regret that I can't recommend the whole series to middle and high school kids. There is much medieval history, philosophy and theology in the series that is presented here in an appealing and engaging fashion.In any event, if you have read the Once and Future King, or any of Mary Stewart's books, and you are seeking to understand how the "magic" of Excalibur and the other miraculous events of Arthurian legend might have occurred in reality rather than fantasy, these books do much to explain how a real King Arthur might have come to reign.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent retelling of a beloved legendBy J. PaigeAs in all the previous books in this interesting series, Whyte has created a believable retelling of the Arthurian legend. , as uncle and father figure to the young king-to-be, continues his sharing of his journal's contents relating the events leading to Arthur's crowning. Excellent historical grounding educates while entertaining -whether your interest is mythology/Arthurian legend or early British history you'll be entranced with this series. The bad news? The series is almost finished! The next book in the series is Uther. I read it, however, after book 4 (The ) since I had to wait for a copy of book 5 and just couldn't wait!- and I'm happy that I did as, in looking back over the series story line, I think it actually did "fit" better there. I'd recommend doing so to others.

Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the Colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his younger charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt goes awry, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr on a journey that will take then to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fortmdash;far from Camulod and the only place where Merlyn feels they will be safe. It is there that Merlyn will enlist the help of this close-knit group of friends to help Arthur learn the skills of a warrior and the tough lessons of justice, honor, and the responsibilities of leadership. Arthur is just a boy...but the day is not far off when he will have to claim the sword that is his birthright: Excalibur.

From Publishers WeeklyFearing for the life of his nephew, eight-year-old Arthur Pendragon, after an assassination attempt in their beloved Camulod, Caius Merlyn Brittanicus uproots the boy and sails with an intimate group of friends and warriors to Ravenglass, seeking sanctuary from King Derek. Though Ravenglass is supposed to be a peaceful port, danger continues to threaten and it is only through the quick thinking of the sharp-tongued, knife- wielding sorceress Shelagh that catastrophe and slaughter are averted. Derek, who now realizes the value of the allegiances Merlyn's party bring to his land, offers the Camulodians the use of an abandoned Roman fort that is easily defensible. The bulk of the novel involves the growth of Arthur from boyhood to adolescence at the fort. There he is taught the arts of being a soldier and a ruler, and magnificent training swords are forged in Excalibur's pattern from the metals of the Skystone. While danger still lurks around every corner, this is a peaceful time for Britain, so this installment of the saga (The Saxon Shore, etc.) focuses primarily on the military skills Arthur masters, as well as on the building and refurbishing of an old Roman fort. Whyte has again written a historical fiction filled with vibrant detail. Young Arthur is less absorbing a character than many of the others presented (being seemingly too saintly and prescient for his or any other world), but readers will revel in the impressively researched facts and in how Whyte makes the period come alive. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.From BooklistIn the fifth installment of the Camulod Chronicles, Caius Merlyn Britannicus has fled Camulod after a failed assassination attempt on young Arthur. Arriving in the neutral port of Ravenglass, Merlyn discovers that the king is Derek, the man who killed , Arthur's father, and raped Ygraine, his mother. He wisely suppresses his emotions and bargains for the use of an abandoned Roman fort located in the hills above the town. To ensure the group's safety, and to keep Arthur's presence secret, Merlyn and his young charge publicly board a ship leaving the harbor, then trek back overland to the fort, where "Cay" and his apprentice are welcome. Over the next few years, Arthur begins to grow into the man who will become the legend and one day wield the sword smelted out of skystone just for him: Excalibur. Until then, Cay must keep him alive and hidden from his enemies. Not as bloody as some of its predecessors in this series, Whyte's latest continues to bring the myth convincingly to life. Melanie DuncanFrom Kirkus sScots-born Whyte continues the saga of King Arthur over two mid- centuries of the first millennium. The Skystone (1996) focused on the discovery of the miraculous bright ore from which Excalibur will be forged (The Singing Sword, not reviewed). The third and fourth volumes limned the twilight of the Roman occupation of Britain and the rise of the Camulod colony under Merlyn Britannicus and Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father. Merlyn raised the orphaned Arthur, who was still a child (!) at the end of the fourth volume (The Saxon Shore, 1998). In the present installment's rich but slumbering realism, a failed assassination of the boy Arthur prompts Merlyn to take the future king to a distant, abandoned Roman fort at the river's bend, where he'll be safeor at least safer. While Merlyn toughens him up for his coming assumption of the mystic sword and symbol of the chivalric honor that will unite Britain, young Pendragon trains ceaselessly with a wooden practice sword and is bent wholly on one day making a commanding presence at the head of his troops. But Merlyn fears the worst when Arthur returns to face a host of newly risen enemies. Whyte has a grand time bolting his story togetherthough at this rate, grinding as slowly as the mills of the gods, he may have to FedEx his final volumes from the beyond. -- Copyright copy;1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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