Arthur by Giles Kristian - ISBN: 9780552178525
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Britain’s iconic legend reimagined: war, betrayal, and a boy’s destiny.

Arthur

Out of the mists of myth and legend thunders the ultimate Arthurian tale from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    3 June 2025

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Summary

The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Lancelot brings his acclaimed re-imagining of Britain’s most iconic legend to a thrilling close with the story of the warrior and warlord at its heart … Arthur, the Never King.

Superb … authentic and terrifying … fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Winter King trilogy will devour this and conclude that Kristian has surpassed the Master. - Antonia Senior, The Times

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552178525
ISBN-10:0552178527
Author:Giles Kristian
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:3 June 2025
Weight:351g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Superb … authentic and terrifying … fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Winter King trilogy will devour this and conclude that Kristian has surpassed the Master. – Antonia Senior * THE TIMES *
Giles Kristian is a sure hand. Great ending and a talented author. * Conn Iggulden, Daily Express *
A truly excellent finale to a wonderful trilogy. Gritty and heartbreaking, this is a novel that grabs you and sweeps you along to its emotional and bittersweet ending. A must read. – JOHN GWYNNE, author of The Faithful and the Fallen
For me, Arthur is Kristian’s crowning achievement. Taken together, his trilogy will surely stand in a high place of honour among the many great retellings of the legend of Arthur. – THEODORE BRUN, author of The Wanderer Chronicles
Giles Kristian’s Arthur is brilliant … it is a rare gift to be able to transport readers into such an ancient and alien time and make them smell, see, hear and experience every battle, each sword thrust or step of a journey as if they were physically there. But Kristian has that gift in spades … an exquisitely poignant and perfect ending. – KAREN MAITLAND, author of Company of Liars
The best re-telling of Arthur’s legend I’ve read … Giles brings Dark Age Britain to life in a way no one else could. He touches all your senses, from the sight of a rook in flight to the smell of Britain’s rich earth. Every bird, tree, landmark or hilltop painted in vivid colour for the reader as they travel through the Dark Isles in the midst of legends of old … bloody and glorious, and very well done. – ADAM LOFTHOUSE, author of Ravensworn
Shines out like a beacon … the characters scarred and ravaged by time, it pulls no punches in its depiction of the dark ages, these were brutal and hard times … the ending is sublime … full of heart and emotion … had me spellbound throughout. * AMWBOOKS *
Every now and then, a book comes along that stands head and shoulders above the rest … it is perfection. If there is only one book you read this year, make sure it is Arthur by Giles Kristian. – Sharon Bennett Connolly * HISTORY…THE INTERESTING BITS! *
A tale elegantly and expertly told; Kristian’s novels are the modern exemplar of the Arthurian mythos. – RICHARD SWAN , author of the ‘Empire of the Wolf’ trilogy
Absorbing and gripping … Arthur is a moving, atmospheric, and enthralling experience that culminates the Arthurian Tales in the best possible manner. * GRIMDARK *

About The Author

Giles Kristian

Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction of Bernard Cornwell inspired GILES KRISTIAN to write. Set in the Viking world, his bestselling ‘Raven’ and ‘The Rise of Sigurd’ trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers alike. In The Bleeding Land and Brothers’ Fury, he tells the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote Wilbur Smith’s No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. His contemporary survival thriller, Where Blood Runs Cold, won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. With his Sunday Times bestseller Lancelot, Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. His epic reimagining of our greatest island ‘history’ continued in Camelot and draws to a breath-taking close with Arthur.

Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.

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