Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction
of Bernard Cornwell inspired GILES KRISTIAN to write. Set in the
Viking world, his bestselling 'Raven' and 'The Rise of Sigurd'
trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers
alike. In The Bleeding Land and Brothers' Fury, he tells the story
of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote
Wilbur Smith's No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. His contemporary
survival thriller, Where Blood Runs Cold, won the Wilbur Smith
Adventure Writing Prize. With his Sunday Times bestseller Lancelot,
Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. His
epic reimagining of our greatest island 'history' continued in
Camelot and draws to a breath-taking close with Arthur.
Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.
To find out more, visit www.glieskristian.com. You can follow him
on X @GilesKristian and Facebook/Giles Kristian
This the second volume in Giles Kristian's retelling of the
Arthurian legend which started with the superb Lancelot. Kristian
has created a powerful, dark vision of Arthur's Britain, where
magic has its limits and the worst monsters are human.
*THE TIMES*
This is SUCH a good book. I loved it - the sense of time and place
is so beautiful, so haunting. And the people, as ever, are bitingly
real. Wrapped in the rich lore of the Arthurian saga, Giles has
given us a vital, glorious story: rich, rewarding, and utterly
revealing of our times - Camelot is a novel you'll savour long
after the last page has been turned.
*MANDA SCOTT, author of A Treachery of Spies*
What a wonderful book. Beautifully evocative and bone-crunchingly
bloody, filled with characters I loved and hated, all conveyed in
beautifully lyrical prose and edged with the sense of hope and
tragedy that is essential for any retelling of the Arthurian tale.
It was fabulous to go back to 5th-century Britain and dive into the
fray again.
*JOHN GWYNNE, author of the Of Blood and Bone Trilogy*
Kristian’s sequel to his acclaimed Arthurian novel Lancelot is, in
some ways, even better than the first book . . . evokes post-Roman
Britain in a masterly fashion, totally immersing the reader into
the dank, misty, marshlands of hounded Britons and brutal Saxon
invaders; of Merlin’s twisty, amoral magic and the raw,
skinned-knuckle courage of the warrior trapped in the bloody crush
of the shield wall. It is, in short, a triumph. Highly recommended,
especially to fans of Bernard Cornwell’s seminal Warlord
Chronicles.
*ANGUS DONALD, author of Outlaw*
Adventure, intrigue and love abound in this retelling of a tale
that is veiled in myth and legend . . . Kristian's writing weaves a
spell on the reader as surely as Merlin at the height of his
powers. Kristian has done it again. Camelot is a wonderful
book.
*MATTHEW HARFFY, author of The Serpent Sword*
Camelot gave me one-hell of a punch. It contained some of the best
writing in historical-fiction today and completely knocked me off
my feet. It had the emotion and intimacy of Lancelot, just with
something more. A phenomenal read.
*GRIMDARK Magazine*
Giles Kristian has set himself a rather monumental task. Namely,
how do you follow a novel like LANCELOT - surely already a classic
in the Arthurian canon and one of those books that leaves you with
your head swimming and your heart thumping long after you’ve read
the last word? His monumental answer is: CAMELOT . . . an immense
achievement . . . together, these two novels represent something
altogether more monumental. Nothing short of a new milestone in
British myth-making. It deserves to be an instant classic and I’d
bet my last arm-ring that it will be.
*THEODORE BRUN*
After finishing Lancelot, I had my doubts whether Camelot could
have the same impact on me, whether it could captivate and enchant
me in the same way. I needn’t have feared. Kristian once again
works his sorcery, and weaves a superb blend of high fantasy and
historical fiction, enriched by luscious prose . . . herein lies
the beauty of Camelot, it is a book where the past hauntingly
mirrors the present.
*FANTASY HIVE*
Camelot sees the storytelling brilliance of Giles Kristian reach
for and attain new heights . . . this duology for me is now the
go-to Arthurian tale, surpassing Bernard Cornwell’s . . . it truly
is a classic.
*PARMENION BOOKS*
A wonderfully crafted novel . . . a good book is one that will take
you through a range of emotions, from laughter to tears, and that
will – when you get to the final page – leave you bereft that there
is no more to read, and disappointed that you know you will not
read anything so good any time soon. Camelot fills all these
criteria. It surprises you at every turn. It is probably the best
book I will read this year – and it’s only April!
*HISTORY...THE INTERESTING BITS!*
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