Il-List-Ration: Improvisational Lists and Drawing Assists to Spark Creativity
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The creativity never stops with IlLISTration! IlLISTration is a remarkable and unique book featuring...
A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World
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Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today,...
Traitors or Rome (Eagle #18)
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The enthralling new Cato and Macro adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire...
The 39 Steps (2008)
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Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life...
Queen of Blood (The Cross and the Crown #4)
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Queen of Blood, Book Four of the Cross and the Crown series, continues the story of Catherine...
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Histories of the Unexpected
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In this fascinating and original new book, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a journey of...
David McK (3868 KP) rated Excalibur (The Arthurian Chronicles, #1) in Books
Oct 26, 2024 (Updated Oct 26, 2024)
There's no proof he ever existed, with the 'original' (for want of a better word) imagining of him being all Medieval style, Knights on horses, shining armour, lances etc (think the film 'Excalibur').
More recently, that's shifted to post-Roman Dark Ages, in the period between the Romans leaving Britain and the Saxon invasion.
Which is very much the time period in which this novel is set, (re)imagining Arthur to belong to this period (and all that entails), and with Merlin as a Druid rather than a Wizard.
This also 'brings in' several notable characters from the Arthur story alongside both Arthur and Merlin - Guinevere, Kai, Igrainne and Uther all make appearances here - but there is one notable absence (Lancelot) who, I presume, will appear in later books.
Well worth a read.
Typhoon Warning (Olympic Cove, #6)
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The eagerly awaited conclusion to the captivating Olympic Cove series! Three unlikely lovers. One...
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