Lancelot (häftad, eng)

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Conn Iggulden called it ''a masterpiece'' while The Times hailed it ''a gorgeous, rich retelling of the Arthurian tale'' . . .
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In Britain, Rome''s legions are but a distant memory.

And Uther Pendragon is dying.

Enemies stalk the land.

Into this uncertain world a boy is cast - an outsider, plagued by memories of those he''s lost

Under the watchful eye of Merlin, the boy begins his journey to manhood. He meets another outcast, Guinevere - wild, proud and beautiful. And he is dazzled by Arthur - a warrior who carries the hopes of the people like a flaming torch in the dark.

But these are treacherous times, and the fate of Britain rests on a sword''s edgeThis young man becomes a lord of war: loved, hated, admired and feared. He is a man forsaken but not forgotten.

He is Lancelot.
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Set in a 5th century Britain besieged by invading bands of Saxons and Franks, Irish and Picts, Giles Kristian''s epic novel tells - in Lancelot''s own words - the story of the most revered yet reviled of all Arthur''s knights, the warrior who fought at his lord''s side - yet stole his wifeIt''s is the story of one of the great figures of British myth and legend - a story ready to be re-imagined for our times.