The Seeing Stone: Book 1 (Arthur)

The Seeing Stone: Book 1 (Arthur)

by KevinCrossley-Holland (Author)

Synopsis

The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo and anticipate the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life. " as bright and as vivid as the pictures in a Book of Hours. Deep scholarship, high imagination, and great gifts of storytelling have gone into this; I was spellbound.' Philip Pullman, The Guardian 'instantly evokes T H White's The Once and Future King in blending the pastoral idyll of a medieval manor with the myths of King Arthur. There the similarity ends ' this is truly a crossover book, settling in the interesting space between children's and adult fiction.' The Times

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 01 Jun 2001

ISBN 10: 0752844296
ISBN 13: 9780752844299
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Medieval life and Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends all boundaries.
Prizes: Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2001. Shortlisted for Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award 2001 and Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 2000.

Author Bio
Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Seeing Stone won the prestigious Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and At The Crossing-Places won a Silver award at the SWPA Spoken Word Awards. Gatty's Tale was shortlisted for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.