{"product_id":"9780765303721","title":"The Skystone : The Dream of Eagles Vol. 1","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Skystone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jack Whyte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis first novel in Jack Whyte's riveting Arthurian series tells how the story of Camelot may have actually come to be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all know the story—how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and how Camelot came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut how did it really happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman citizens of Britain faced a deadly choice: leave to live in a corrupt Roman world, or stay amidst the violence of the warring factions of Picts, Celts, and invading Saxons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Publius Varrus and Caius Britannicus, there is only one answer. They will stay, try to preserve the best of Roman life, and create a new culture from the wreckage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn doing so, they will plant the seeds of a legend. For these two men are Arthur's great-grandfathers and their actions will shape a nation...and forge the sword known as Excalibur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From the building blocks of history and the mortar of reality, Jack Whyte has built Arthur's world, and showed us the bone beneath the flesh of legend.” —\u003ci\u003eDiana Gabaldon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack Whyte is a master storyteller . . . . Wyte breathes life into the Arthurian myths by weaving the reality of history into them.” —\u003ci\u003eTony Hillerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I loved the book. It was an extraordinary story, totally original and clearly there is a lot more excitement to come in the upcoming volumes.” —\u003ci\u003eRosamunde Pilcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765303721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594758926542,"sku":"9780765303721","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_aecd5adb-ac0b-41f3-9f1e-6e25f94da38f.jpg?v=1637816930","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765303721","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}