This instead begins, in the first book, with a young boy enjoying his childhood, later joined by the magician Merlin who teaches him about the world by transforming him into various animals and taking him on adventures.
Arthurian legends usually begin with the drawing of the famous sword from the stone, continue through Arthur’s rise to power and end with betrayal by Lancelot. White appears to have asked himself how a boy raised to be a squire might have lived, and then what the life of a King might be after the cracks in his noble idea being to show. The book is a classic Arthurian legend written around the edges of the noble tale of glory that usually occupies the entire story. " mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow-while telling one of the great tales of the Western world.An epic fantasy tale told with skill and imparting an important message about humanity’s capacity for both senseless violence and great love. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain-and to the king himself. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values.
* * Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.
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