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Chosen for March by Karen Howlett of Cornflower Books
This is a cracking read! A re-telling of the Arthurian legend, it's historical fiction for older children and adults of any age. There's action and adventure enough to propel the plot along at a fair speed but there's also so much Dark Age detail there, so much fact and myth alike, and it's never forced and stilted but of a piece with the story.
Tog - real name Artognu, pronounced Arthnu - is, of course, Arthur, although he has no clue about his parentage and what lies before him, but while the legend of the sword in the stone is well known to most of us, this version is so fresh, so full of humour and keen intelligence that it's new and original and a joy to read. There's nothing arch or contrived here and there's a realism about the characters which will make them recognisable to readers of any age, and important to them - you will care what happens (and there are too many novels of which that can't be said). Gripping stuff!
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