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Albion: The Legend of Arthur

By: Robert Valentine
Narrated by: Lois Chimimba, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Gruffudd Glyn, Craig Roberts, Owen Teale
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Summary

We arrive in Albion, AD 490. Once spirits of both light and darkness ruled the land, now tribes of Britons stand alone as Saxon invaders threaten the vulnerable shores. But that’s the least of their worries, the Old Gods are returning from the shadows, bringing their magic with them.

Albion: The Legend of Arthur pushes friendships and family loyalties to the test in a world of warlords, witchcraft, heroism and betrayal as we join Arthur on an adventure like no other and witness the birth of one of our greatest legends.

This Audible Original drama stars Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) alongside a full cast.

Performed by: Scott Arthur, Edward Barry, Caroline Berry, Jake Burgum, Simon Carlyle, Lois Chimimba, Christopher Dane, Gareth David-Lloyd, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Owen Findlay, Gruffudd Glyn, Michael Golab, Smari Gunn, Daniel Hawksford, Michael Hillberg, David Holt, Gerran Howell, Guy Lewis, Kyle Lima, Damian Lynch, Anette Martinsen, Neil McCormack, Neve McIntosh, Sam Morgan-Davies, Richard Reed, Richard Rees, Craig Roberts, Hugh Ross, Joel Saxon, John Scougall, Lewys Taylor and Owen Teale.

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Ambrosius feasts his eyes on the sacred King-Stone
Lady Gwenyfar oversees the battle
Anna and Arthur are reunited
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  • Ambrosius feasts his eyes on the sacred King-Stone
  • Lady Gwenyfar oversees the battle
  • Anna and Arthur are reunited
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At the edge of the world in the western sea, white cliffs guard a fabled isle. Once peopled with giants, now beset by dragons; it is a realm of shadow, a kingdom of mists, a land of legend... Albion.

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About the Performer

Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, Welsh actor Owen Teale made his television debut in The Fifteen Streets and has since starred on stage and screen, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Stage Role in 1997. Owen has featured in much-loved programmes and films such as Dream Horse, A Discovery of Witches, Line of Duty, Stella and as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

About the Performer

Aimee-Ffion Edwards is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing Sketch in Skins (2008), Esme Shelby in BBC’s crime drama Peaky Blinders (2013-2017), Sophie in Detectorists (2014-2015) and Abi in Loaded (2017). Aimee has lent her voice to animations such as Thunderbirds Are Go (2018-2020) and 101 Dalmations (2018-2020). She can next be seen in the feature film Blithe Spirit (2020).

About the Performer

Craig Roberts is a British actor, director, writer and producer. In 2010 Craig took on what’s considered his breakout role in Richard Ayoade’s Submarine, for which he won the BAFTA Cymru Award for ‘Best Actor’, the London Critics Circle Film Award for ‘Young British Performer of the Year’. More recently, Craig has played the lead in the hit Amazon Prime series Red Oaks, and starred opposite Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez in Rob Burnett’s The Fundamentals of Caring. Craig’s second feature, Eternal Beauty, which he both wrote and directed, features a stellar cast led by Sally Hawkins, and includes David Thewlis, Billie Piper and Morfydd Clark.

About the Performer

Lois Chimimba is a Scottish actress, and can be seen in prominent shows such as Doctor Who, Holby City, Trust Me and Casualty. Recently, Lois starred in the reimagined version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at The Almeida Theatre. Her other stage work includes the 2019 revival of Noises Off, and - all for the National Theatre - Wonder.land, Common and Tigerlily in Peter Pan, which was later broadcast to cinemas.

About the Performer

Gruffudd Glyn trained at RADA and is from Cardiff. Since graduating, he has gone on to star in hit films including The Theory of Everything, Thor: the Dark World and The Martian. His TV credits include A Christmas Carol, Doctor Who, Poldark, Stella, Lewis, Hinterland/Y Gwyll and 35 Diwrnod. Gruffudd has also performed in a number of theatre productions including Three Sisters, The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet.

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Fulfills that low fantasy medieval story niche

A very enthralling and impressively told tale, with solid, engaging performances from the voice cast on all sides.
This audible story tells the story of Arthur and his struggles through an entirely new lens in post roman Britain, where Saxons, barbarians and epic power struggles replace dragons and giants of the classical fantasy tale.
All the traditional characters are reimagined in an interesting and compelling way yet their story arcs around each other as well as their characters pays tribute to the original mythos.
My only objections is that this depiction of Arthur could have been less of an vain careless arsehole to his friends and I am curious as to whether this audible original series will receive a sequel based on how open the ending left matters in the plot.
This is a worthwhile listen with a Game of a Thrones inspired design of morally grey or imperfect characters replacing the noble knights of chivalry and worth a buy to listen to while on your walks or during work breaks.

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Not what I was expecting.

I really enjoyed this book, especially as it was included free. It was not what I was expecting but is a good "origin" story for Arthur and his knights. It works as the original tale based in historical antiquity before all the embellishments are added with each retelling of the story.

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Legend of Arthur

This tale gives an insight to King Arthur before his time with the round table, and was exciting to see his before he became the true legend

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Good Performance

I thought it was good, I enjoyed the whole cast performance, not to be taken to seriously but good.

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Surprisingly good

Didn't expect much from this as its part of the free audio books, but was pleasantly surprised but the good production levels and story.

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Worth Your Full Attention!

When Audible get these audio dramas right they really can produce something a bit special and this is one of those cases. If you want to escape for a few hours to ancient Briton and just lose yourself in an excellent re-forging of the story of Arthur then this is a fine way to do it. It's worth noting that if you're looking for something like that wonderful old Disney film and a very traditional telling of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table then this isn't it. This is much more along the lines of Cornwell's "Last Kingdom" series, a gritty re-imagining of events that might have lead to the legends that we know today.

The acting is superb and the sound effects visceral enough to suit this bloody and treacherous story. It's one of those where the soundscape might make it difficult to listen to in noisy surroundings but don't let that stop you. Just sit back, relax somewhere quiet and let Audible take you back to ancient Britain. This is worth your full attention, it's that entertaining.

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Anglo Muppets !!

Talk about Deranged Beasts of the Neverland, of course you could probably change that for Muppets of Zombeland Now if you like !!!

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Good but not brilliant

I got this on plus so I might have felt different about it if I had spent a credit on it .. but .....

It has variable acting, some of it is really excellent, most of it is ok and the storyline is clever, fresh and fairly entertaining (a little too much sword clashing and shouting maybe). It has all the parts to be really good but somehow it just fails to put it all together. I would absolutely listen to another in the series and I might even spend a credit on it.

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Brilliant but confusing

This was a well scripted and acted story. The only problem I have is that it was slightly confusing. Still, a fantastic reading.

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amazing Arthurian tale

I'm a BIG fan of the Arthurian legend and I found this book and was hooked from the start!

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