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Arthur de Caldicot, on his way to becoming a man, witnesses the horrors of the Fourth Crusade in Venice and Zara, as well as the downfall of King Arthur's court, in his seeing stone., The final book in the ARTHUR trilogy opens in Venice, with Arthur de Caldicot, now age 16 and a knight, impatiently waiting to partake in the Fourth Crusade attack on the Saracens. As he encounters reasoning and judgments that run contrary to his own faith and morals, the purpose of the Crusade becomes less and less clear to him. The black seeing stone given to him by Merlin mirrors the last days at court at Camelot with his own troubling experiences. Will Arthur be able to make the right choices?
| Details | | Series: | Horn Book Fanfare List (Awards) |
| Size | | Length: | 409 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 32.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Crossley-Holland's short, evocative chapters and sensitive descriptions lend this third book the same gentle perceptiveness evident in the first two volumes of this trilogy...."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (02/01/2005)
"Superb writing, prodigious research, a wealth of detail, and fine bookmaking make these the best tales of the Middle Ages for young readers, an epic they will hate to see end.
Kirkus online (09/15/2004)
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