Thursday 31 May 2018
Lancelot by Giles Kristian
Release Date: 31st May 2018
Publisher: Bantam Press
Publisher: Bantam Press
Genres: Historical Fiction / Myth / Legend
Yet he is gifted, and under the watchful eyes of Merlin and the Lady Nimue he will hone his talents and begin his journey to manhood. He will meet Guinevere, a wild, proud and beautiful girl, herself outcast because of her gift. And he will be dazzled by Arthur, a warrior who carries the hopes of a people like fire in the dark. But these are times of struggle and blood, when even friendship and love seem doomed to fail.
The gods are vanishing beyond the reach of dreams. Treachery and jealousy rule men’s hearts and the fate of Britain itself rests on a sword’s edge.
But the young renegade who left his home in Benoic with just a hunting bird and dreams of revenge is now a lord of war. He is a man loved and hated, admired and feared. A man forsaken but not forgotten. He is Lancelot.
Follow Giles on Facebook and Twitter: @GilesKristian
The legions of Rome are a fading memory. Enemies stalk the fringes of
Britain. And Uther Pendragon is dying. Into this fractured and
uncertain world the boy is cast, a refugee from fire, murder and
betrayal. An outsider whose only companions are a hateful hawk and
memories of the lost.
Yet he is gifted, and under the watchful eyes of Merlin and the Lady Nimue he will hone his talents and begin his journey to manhood. He will meet Guinevere, a wild, proud and beautiful girl, herself outcast because of her gift. And he will be dazzled by Arthur, a warrior who carries the hopes of a people like fire in the dark. But these are times of struggle and blood, when even friendship and love seem doomed to fail.
The gods are vanishing beyond the reach of dreams. Treachery and jealousy rule men’s hearts and the fate of Britain itself rests on a sword’s edge.
But the young renegade who left his home in Benoic with just a hunting bird and dreams of revenge is now a lord of war. He is a man loved and hated, admired and feared. A man forsaken but not forgotten. He is Lancelot.
Set in a 5th
century Britain besieged by invading bands of Saxons and Franks, Irish
and Picts, Giles Kristian's epic new 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 wife.
This is the story of the of one of the great figures of British myth
and legend - a story ready to be re-imagined for our times.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GILES KRISTIAN’S bestselling
trilogies ‘Raven’ and ‘The Rise of Sigurd’ have been acclaimed by his peers,
reviewers and readers alike. The novels The Bleeding Land and Brothers’ Fury tell
the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War and he co-wrote
Wilbur Smith’s No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. In his new novel, Lancelot, Giles
plunges into the rich and swirling waters of our greatest island.
Follow Giles on Facebook and Twitter: @GilesKristian
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