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Editore: Penguin Books Canada, 1993
ISBN 10: 0140170502ISBN 13: 9780140170504
Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 1993
ISBN 10: 0140170502ISBN 13: 9780140170504
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art, Oakville, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. This book has been read, no wear to covers, very minor pencil marking first inner page. Spine intact, no creases. "How do you find a new way to approach a story as familiar as any in the English language? If you're Jack Whyte, you begin your retelling of the Arthurian saga by taking one giant step backward to the latter days of the Roman Empire in Britain, sometime between the first breaching of Hadrian's Wall and the legendary days of King Arthur. Publius Varrus is the last legionnaire in Britain, and The Skystone is in many ways his story. He is a common man with aristocratic friends, and successful both as a soldier and an ironsmith. As the Roman world slowly crumbles around them, and Publius becomes involved in a political and personal vendetta, he and his friends seek to establish a refuge, a valley where the old Roman virtues will be kept alive and the empire's many faults be avoided. A finely crafted historical novel, The Skystone pays close attention to the details of everyday life in fourth-century Britain. As the first book in Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, it makes few allusions to the usual details of the Arthurian legends until Publius comes into contact with a sword, a stone, a lake, and a Celtic tribe who name themselves Pendragon." Greg L. Johnson "Jack Whyte is an author and writer born and raised in Scotland, but has been living in western Canada since 1967, and in Kelowna, British Columbia, since 1996. Whyte's major work to date is the A Dream of Eagles series (as it is titled in Canada, but known as The Camulod Chronicles in the United States and elsewhere). This series of historical novels presents the tale of King Arthur set against the backdrop of Roman Britain. This retelling of the popular legend eschews the use of magic (as in T. H. White s The Sword in the Stone) to explain Arthur s ascent to power and instead relies on the historical condition (with some artistic license) of post-Roman Britain to support the theory that Arthur was meant to counter the anarchy left by the Roman departure from Britain in 410 AD and the subsequent colonization and invasion of Britain by various peoples from Northwestern Europe, including the Saxons, Jutes, Franks, and Angles). Whyte incorporates both traditional Arthurian names, places and events (albeit in gaelic or Latin form) as well as the names of various historical figures that have been suggested as being the possible basis for the original King Arthur legend. The tacit implication is that Whyte's version of history is the true story that has become distorted over time to become the legend and stories of magic that we know today. Jack Whyte served as the official bard of The Calgary Highlanders and performed several tracks of poetry and song on the 1990 recording by the Regimental Pipes and Drums of The Calgary Highlanders entitled Eighty Years of Glory: The Regimental Pipes, Drums and Bard of The Calgary Highlanders." Good Reads.
Editore: Penguin Books Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.86.
Editore: Penguin Books Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.86.
Editore: Penguin Books Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.86.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condizione: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published.
Editore: Penguin Canada, 2016
ISBN 10: 0735233144ISBN 13: 9780735233140
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Libro
Condizione: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within.