Arthur Trilogy
Author Kevin Crossley-Holland
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Story
The trilogy (The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing Places, King of the Middle March) tells the story of young squire, Arthur de Caldicot, growing up in a medieval manor on the border of Wales and England, then travelling first to France and finally to the Crusades. Alongside his story runs the story of King Arthur. The two stories are linked by the seeing stone, the obsidian stone given to Arthur de Caldicot by Merlin, in which he discovers he can see the events in the life of King Arthur.
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Why we chose it
A beautifully told story which brings to vivid life both the world of a medieval manor and the world of King Arthur. Kevin Crossley-Holland is a poet and storyteller. His writing is characterised by vivid description using few words and has the rhythms of poetry and of stories told aloud.
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What a young reviewer said
There’s lots of historical detail - a fast paced adventure with an interesting narrative viewpoint (Zebedee, age 12)
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First published
2001, Orion Children’s Books