Arthur the King: A Romance

by Allan Massie

Book Overview

At the top of his form, historical novelist Allan Massie revisits Britain in the dark years after the collapse of Rome, when the land is being ravaged by bitter struggles for power among warring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753817810
• ISBN13: 9780753817810
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

a Well Told Tale

The Arthurian legends have taken on many guises and formats over the years and Allan Massie's attempt is as good as most. It does stray in many ways from the original tale but as the whole Arthurian saga is more myth than actual proven fact this does not really matter. I think that in this particular book Allan Massie writes to shock the reader and for those of a delicate or sheltered upbringing the book will certainly achieve that. I found the book an interesting read, not the best telling of the Arthurian legend, but certainly not the worst. What does bug me though with many of the books about Arthur is that the book cover illustrators find it necessary to depict the men in suits of armour, a form of protection that is medieval. If Arthur existed at all, he lived many centuries before then and would not know a suit of armour if one dropped on his foot.