Arthur: The Always King

Name: Arthur: The Always King
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland
ISBN: 9781666634341

Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/11/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

Translated, adapted, told, and retold, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have captivated imaginations across time. Now comes a masterful retelling sure to enthrall a new generation. From the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to the quest for the Holy Grail, stories both familiar and unfamiliar are woven into a vivid tapestry of Arthurian lore that spans from the king’s conception to his final battle. Merlin, Guinevere, Lancelot, and other timeless characters come to life as complex men and women in a rich and atmospheric feat of storytelling that feels at once historical and fantastical, otherworldly and fully human. This volume is sure to be treasured by listeners of all ages.

About Kevin Crossley-Holland

Kevin Crossley-Holland is a Carnegie Medal-winning author and a well-known poet. He is the author of the Arthur trilogy, including The Seeing Stone, which won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, as well as Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor, and Loki. He currently resides on the north Norfolk coast in England.

About Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator, a writer of children’s books, and a political cartoonist. He is the illustrator of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver, retold by Martin Jenkins, as well as A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young and Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes, both by Michael Rosen. The winner of three Kate Greenaway Medals and a former British Children’s Laureate, he lives in England.

About Ralph Lister

Ralph Lister is an experienced actor and voice artist who trained at LAMDA. He spent fifteen years in mainstage theatre in London, Madrid, Hong Kong, and Edinburgh before moving to America, where he focuses on film, television, and audiobook narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on September 09, 2019

I loved the first book in this series The Seeing Stone-I loved the characters especially Arthur, Gatty, Tanwen, Sir John and Merlin. I loved the Canterbury Tales feel and the way mediaeval England was so beautifully done, and looked forward to reading the sequel At The Crossing Places-and the part t......more

Goodreads review by Judith on January 11, 2024

I loved the first book in the trilogy, and enjoyed reading the Arthur in the now bits in this sequel, but felt increasingly frustrated by the Arthurian legend chapters, which felt too heavy. I would have liked more about the 13th century characters and I think the author, in my humble opinion, got t......more

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Mr. Crossley-Holland includes enough courtly language and historical references to keep the stories situated in their time, but otherwise he writes with a freshness and economy that will make these centuries-old tales accessible to the modern reader.