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The Seeing Stone
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the many-layered novel of which this is the talking book, King Arthur is seen as a figure for all time, an exemplar to his namesake, a mysterious presence influencing not just one time and place but many. The 100 short chapters are almost like sound bites, not only of the mythical past of King Arthur but the real, earthy, uncomfortable Middle Ages. The turn of the century; uncertainty about the future; war and peace; Christianity and Islam; rationalism and superstition; the sharp contracts in the lives of rich and poor; all these issues impact on the life of a boy in a medieval manor and give the book its uniquely contemporary feel.
The Seeing Stone is a unique and brilliant new take on the Arthurian story-cycle. The author is a magician with words and his light, speedy narrative is as easy to listen to as it is poetic.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-02-2020
Audio is not the complete story
Very disappointed. This is a great story. However, the audio version is different to the actual book. I am a teacher and recommended Audible to my students to help them with their reading of this novel in class. This audio version is useless for them as it skips large chunks of the text.
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