· Jack Whyte. Author of The Dream of Eagles, The Knights Templar and The Guardians of Scotland The artwork on that dustjacket still ranks in my mind as the ugliest I have ever seen. And mu favourite “Skystone” cover is the original Canadian one, showing Varrus, Britannicus and Luceiia carved in bas-relief on a marble slab. February 14 Reviews: · The Arthurian Saga: The Skystone (Book 1) During the days of the decaying Roman Empire, the legions of Britain struggle to preserve the ancient principles of loyalty and discipline-virtues embodied in the Roman general Caius Britannicus and his friend Publius Varrus, an ex-soldier turned ironsmith. Whyte re-creates the turbulence and uncertainty that marked fifth-century Britain and Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The plot of this book shows how to find a different approach to a story that is already popular in the English language. With this novel, author Whyte has taken a great step backward to the older days of the rule of the Roman Empire in Britain in order to retell the stories of the Arthurian saga in his own www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 6 mins.
The Skystone. Jack Whyte. • 42 Ratings; $; $; Publisher Description. This first novel in Jack Whyte's riveting Arthurian series tells how the story of Camelot may have actually come to be. We all know the story—how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and how Camelot came to be. The Eagles' Brood continues the saga of the Colony known as Camulod, and the tale of the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Celt and Roman peoples when the Roman legions departed Britain. Most know the new leader of the Colony as Merlyn; all call him Commander. Cauis Merlyn Britannicus is responsible for their safety, and all look to him for guidance. Jack Whyte. Author of The Dream of Eagles, The Knights Templar and The Guardians of Scotland The artwork on that dustjacket still ranks in my mind as the ugliest I have ever seen. And mu favourite "Skystone" cover is the original Canadian one, showing Varrus, Britannicus and Luceiia carved in bas-relief on a marble slab. February
Jack Whyte is a Scots-born, award-winning Canadian author whose poem, The Faceless One, was featured at the New York Film www.doorway.ru Camulod Chronicles is his greatest work, a stunning retelling of one of our greatest legends: the making of King Arthur's Britain. The Arthurian Saga: The Skystone (Book 1) During the days of the decaying Roman Empire, the legions of Britain struggle to preserve the ancient principles of loyalty and discipline-virtues embodied in the Roman general Caius Britannicus and his friend Publius Varrus, an ex-soldier turned ironsmith. Whyte re-creates the turbulence and. If you're Jack Whyte, you begin your retelling of the Arthurian saga by taking one giant step backward to the latter days of the Roman Empire in Britain, sometime between the first breaching of Hadrian's Wall and the legendary days of King Arthur. Publius Varrus is the last legionnaire in Britain, and The Skystone is in many ways his story.
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