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The Seeing Stone

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The Seeing Stone

By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Narrated by: Samuel West
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 The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo and anticipate the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life.

Read by Samuel West

(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd©2000 Kevin Crossley-Holland Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Fantasy Arthurian Middle Ages Royalty

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Loved this series of books, and was enjoying listening to it again some years on. Then thought there were bits missing. Checked, and yes, this is abridged. Which is sad because the narration is great, the story is brilliant, but huge great wonderful chunks have been excised - I'd never have bought it if I'd read the details more carefully.
So listen by all means, but having done that, go read the book in full, and then read the full length version of the others. Don't miss out on a gem of a series by listening to this half-version!

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Wonderful, intriguing and evocative story, and a great way to introduce children to the Arthur story. My 12 year old son (not a great reader) loved listening to it on the long drive to Cornwall (his parents enjoyed it too) and now wants to read the second volume in the series as a real book!

Hooray for Arthur

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This is a flawless masterpiece by a brilliant author.
I liked the language used and the description. I had no dislikes.
I like Arthurian legend in any for so I think I would recommend it to all my friends and family.
I enjoyed this book very much and I hope that everyone else who read/listens to it enjoy as much as I did.
Well done Kevin Crossley Holland!

The Seeing Stone

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