Arthur is now Supreme Commander of Armies in Britannia and just about to lead his first major engagement, north of Hadrian’s Wall against the Picts; he is eighteen years old. His battles and victories will make Bedwyr the Fox a hero. Fighting with a crippled left arm, the Fox tells of his one-armed struggle to […]
Arthur is now Supreme Commander of Armies in Britannia and just about to lead his first major engagement, north of Hadrian’s Wall against the Picts; he is eighteen years old. His battles and victories will make Bedwyr the Fox a hero. Fighting with a crippled left arm, the Fox tells of his one-armed struggle to stay alive in his first Pictish battle; the greatest of his young life.
L.A. Wilson
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Although following Arthur Pendragon after his rise from Roman soldier to Supreme Commander and High King of Britain, this second book in Wilson’s magnificent series “The Silurian” focuses more on the “life in blood and sword” of the narrator, Bedwyr, as a leader of men and striving for independence out of Arthur’s orbit. Unifying the clans—the Dumnonians, Durotriges, Cornovii, Bretons, Godonnin, Atrebates, and so forth—against enemies ranging from the Picts to the Saxons keeps Arthur and Bedwyr busy in battle in this aptly named volume.
The compelling interplay between complex characters, with men and women alike maneuvering for Arthur’s attention, makes this story riveting rather than a dry recitation of tactics and sword strokes. But Bedwyr’s development as the perfect warrior proves even more compelling than the boy-king’s attempt to live up to others’ expectations of him.
A brilliant book, this should go on the shelf next to Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur and T. H. White’s The Once and Future King.
The striking cover and clear layout enhance the text, making this historical novel a joy to read.
Sally Bennett, author of Homegrown Muse
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