Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff
This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle, warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the strategy of war - and tender and tragically tormented in love. Out of the braiding of ancient legend, fresh research, soaring imagination and hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has richly earned its reputation as a classic.
A masterpiece * Chicago Tribune *
King Arthur is a living presence who moves in a brilliantly lit and fantastic landscape.. Rosemary Sutcliff is a spellbinder * New York Times *
King Arthur is a living presence who moves in a brilliantly lit and fantastic landscape.. Rosemary Sutcliff is a spellbinder * New York Times *
Rosemary Sutcliff wrote more than 40 historical novels for young adults - including the classics The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, The Sword and the Circle and Black Ships Before Troy. She died in 1992.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857892430 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857892436 |
| Title | Sword at Sunset |
| Author | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2012-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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