'a Gorgeous, Rich Retelling Of The Arthurian Tale.' - The Times Rome Is Burning. In Britain, Uther Pendragon Is Dying. Enemies Stalk His Land. Into This Uncertain World A Boy Is Cast - An Outsider, Plagued By Memories Of Those He's Lost. Under The Watchful Eye Of Merlin, The Boy Begins His Journey To Manhood. He Meets Another Outcast, Guinevere - Wild, Proud And Beautiful. And He Is Dazzled By Arthur - A Warrior Who Carries The Hopes Of The People Like A Flaming Torch In The Dark. But These Are Treacherous Times, And The Fate Of Britain Rests On A Sword's Edge. This Young Man Becomes A Lord Of War: Loved, Hated, Admired And Feared. He Is A Man Forsaken But Not Forgotten. He Is Lancelot. ________________ Set In A 5th Century Britain Besieged By Invading Bands Of Saxons And Franks, Irish And Picts, Giles Kristian's Epic New Novel Tells - In Lancelot's Own Words - The Story Of The Most Revered Yet Reviled Of All Arthur's Knights, The Warrior Who Fought At His Lord's Side - Yet Stole His Wife. This Is The Story Of One Of The Great Figures Of British Myth And Legend - A Story Ready To Be Re-imagined For Our Times.