The Perilous Order: Warriors of the Round Table

The Perilous Order: Warriors of the Round Table

by Al Attanasio (Author), Al Attanasio (Author)

Synopsis

Arthor has achieved the impossible, pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone. With his royal lineage revealed to him by Merlin, he is now king of all Britain. But the tribal chieftains are not willing to accept a beardless fifteen-year-old lad as their ruler, even if his ferocity and courage in battle are well known. Especially when he has rejected the pagan gods of the Celts and Saxons and embraced Christ, the foreign, nailed god whose message of love and mercy is at odds with bloodthirsty battles and the celebration of heroes. Arthor must take his frail power, his perilous order of warriors, and win the pledges of loyalty from his subjects. His courage is not in question. But his soul is wracked with a secret of such horror he can barely confess it. His sister Morgeu carries within her their incest child, conceived through trickery, the instrument of her revenge upon Arthor and his kingship.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 01 Apr 1999

ISBN 10: 034069629X
ISBN 13: 9780340696293
Book Overview: A.A. Attanasio is also the author of Radix , The Last Legends of Earth , The Dark Shore , and The Shadow Eater .

Media Reviews
'Here stands a talent: truly amazing, original, towering talent' -- Los Angeles Times 'Rip-roaring, edge-of-the-seat exciting. You have to read this, you just have to!' -- Leon Vincent, Black Tears 'Superbly imagined and executed dark fantasy' -- Darlington Northern Echo 'Altogether remarkable...innovative, intriguing and accomplished' -- Kirkus Reviews on The Dark Shore
Author Bio
A. A. Attanasio was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1951. He is the author of such highly acclaimed novels as Radix, The Last Legends of Earth, The Dark Shore and The Shadow Eater. He lives with his wife and children in Hawaii.