- Romans, Adaptations, Fiction, Arthurian romances
Roman soldier Publics Varrus returns to Britain after the withdrawal of the Roman legions. Becoming a Blacksmith, he begins a work to smelt down a mysterious meteorite, and create the most famous sword in history.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Jack Whyte
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 632
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd, Viking, Forge
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140170504
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“Today is my sixty-seventh birthday, a hot day in the summer of 410 in the year of our Lord, according to the new Christian system of dating the passage of time.”
È nato in Scozia, e ha studiato in Inghilterra e in Francia. Nel 1967 si è trasferito in Canada. Da sempre interessato alle saghe arturiane, ha ottenuto uno straordinario successo con la pubblicazione delle Cronache di Camelot e della serie dedicata a Lancillotto. La caduta dei Templari è l’ultimo romanzo della serie Saint-Clair, interamente dedicata alla storia dei Templari. Vive a Vancouver, è sposato, e ha cinque figli. I suoi libri tradotti in italiano: Le cronache di Camelot; La pietra del cielo; La spada che canta; La stirpe dell’aquila; Il sogno di Merlino; Il forte sul fiume; Il segno di Excalibur; Le porte di Camelot; La donna di Avalon; Io Lancillotto; Il cavaliere di Artù; Il marc
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