The Kingmaking: Book One of the Pendragon@s Banner Trilogy (Pendragon's Banner Trilogy, 1) - Softcover

Hollick, Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402218885 ISBN 13: 9781402218880

Verlag: SOURCEBOOKS INC, 2009

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A fast-paced, action-packed start to one of the best Arthurian series written.

I am looking forward to the next books in the series

Most impressive of all is Hollick's ability to lose the reader in her craft of storytelling. Scenes come alive, jumping off the page and engaging the reader.

Readers who enjoy historical romance with a hefty dollop of warfare stirred into a setting of barbaric splendor will find much to relish.

I happened to really enjoy The KingMaking and look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. Grade A+.
With Hollick's imagination, knowledge and apparent passion, the author pulls the reader into the whirl of life, warring, revenge, loyalty and love.
Helen Hollick has made it pretty clear that she's thrown out the Arthurian legends and attempted to re-imagine this as it really would have been, using the original Welsh poems. I think that's awesome.

The realistic treatment of the subject matter is what sets this book apart.

Helen Hollick's writing is fantastic and the story is enthralling.

I found myself drawn back to the text anytime I put it down, anxious to read further, to discover what happened

Reseña del editor:

"Compelling, convincing, and—ultimately—unforgettable."—Sharon Kay Penman, Bestselling Author of Devil's Blood

Who was THE MAN
Who became THE LEGEND
We know as KING ARTHUR?

"You are the Pendragon, rightful Lord of Dumnonia and the Summer Land; Lord of less Britain. By all that is right, you ought be seated where Vortigern sits...You ought to be King."

Here lies the truth of the Lord of the Summer Land.

This is the tale of Arthur flesh and bone. Of the shaping of the man, both courageous and flawed, into the celebrated ruler who inspired armies, who captured Gwenhyfar's heart, and who emerged as the hero of the Dark Ages and the most enduring hero of all time.

This is the unexpected story of the making of a king — the legend who united all of Britain.

Praise for The Kingmaking:
"If only all historical fiction could be this good."—Historical Novels Review
"Helen Hollick has it all. She tells a great story?"— Bernard Cornwell
"Hollick's interpretation is bold, affecting, and well worth fighting to defend." —Publishers Weekly

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• Verlag: SOURCEBOOKS INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1402218885
• ISBN 13: 9781402218880
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 592