Jack Whyte Libros

We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king. But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back to Rome, or struggling to create a last stronghold against the barbarian onslaughts from the north and east. Legends do not tell of Arthur's great-grandfather, Publius Varrus, the warrior who marked the boundaries of a reborn empire with his own shed blood; they do not tell of Publius's wife, Luceiia, British-born and Roman-raised, whose fierce beauty burned pale next to her passion for law and honor. With The Camulod Chronicles, Jack Whyte tells us what legend has forgotten: the history of blood and violence, passion and steel, out of which was forged a great sword, and a great nation. The Singing Sword continues the gripping epic begun in The Skystone: As the great night of the Dark Ages falls over Roman Britain, a lone man and woman fight to build a last stronghold of law and learning--a crude hill-fort, which one day, long after their deaths, will become a great city . . . known as Camelot.

As modern Scotland chooses its future, Jack Whyte presents his epic adventure about its founding hero, Robert the Bruce, and the battle for the heart of his homeland.

Born of the chaos of the Dark Ages, the Dream of Eagles produced a king, a country and an everlasting legend--Camelot Publius Varrus is a veteran Roman officer and a maker of swords. In the early fifth century, amid the violent struggles between the people of Britain and the invading Saxons, Picts and Scots, he and his former general, Caius Britannicus, forge the government and military system that will become known as the Round Table, and initiate a chain of events that will lead to the coronation of the High King we know today as Arthur. Rich in historical detail, brimming with drama, intrigue and passion, The Skystone gives new resonance to an enduring and powerful legend.

The Eagles’ Brood continues the saga of the Colony known as Camulod, and the tale of the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Celt and Roman peoples when the Roman legions departed Britain. Most know the new leader of the Colony as Merlyn; all call him Commander. Cauis Merlyn Britannicus is responsible for their safety, and all look to him for guidance, leadership, justice, and salvation. It is a harsh life but a good community, and Merlyn is dedicated to spreading the influence of Roman culture beyond the Colony’s borders. Uther Pendragon, the man who will father the legendary Arthur, is the cousin Merlyn has known and loved since they were birthed, four hours apart on the same day, the year the legions left Britain. He is the tireless warrior--the red dragon to Merlyn’s great silver bear--and between the two of them, the Colony knows few enemies. As different as they can be, they are inseparable: two faces of the same coin. In a world torn apart by warfare and upheaval, each is the other’s certainty and guarantee of the survival of the Colony . . . until a vicious crime, one that strikes at the roots of Merlyn’s life, drives a wedge between them. A wedge that threatens the fate of a nation . . . .

The story of Uther Pendragon, cousin to sorcerer Merlyn and father to Arthur.

A final entry in a trilogy that began with Standard of Honor and Knights of the Black and White begins just prior to the Day of Infamy and traces the flight of Sir William St. Clair with hundreds of betrayed knights, a widow and the Temple's legendary treasure. Reprint.

Merlyn Britannicus and Uther Pendragon - The Silver Bear and The Red Dragon - are the leaders of the Colony, lifeblood to the community from which will come the fabled Camulod. They are the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Celt and Roman peoples when the Roman legions departed Britain. They have sworn to protect the Colony's safety and have pledged their lives to preserve the past and to fulfill a dream. But their tranquillity is in ruins, Uther lies dead following treachery... and all that is left of the dream is the babe Arthur. Heir to the Colony of Camulod, born with Roman heritage, as well as the royal blood of the Hibernians and the Celts, Arthur is the living incarnation of the sacred dream of his ancestors: independent survival in Britain amidst the ruins of the Roman Empire. When Arthur is adopted by his cousin, Caius Merlyn Britannicus, an enormous responsibility is placed upon Merlyn's shoulders. Now he must prepare young Arthur to unify the clans of Britain and guard the mighty sword Excalibur, crafted by his great uncle Publius Varrus. Above all, Merlyn must see that Arthur survives to achieve his ancestors' dreams - in spite of the deadly threats rumbling from the Saxon Shore.

In his Sphere debut, Sunday Times-bestselling author Jack Whyte tells the bloody, action-packed story of one of history's most famous warriors: William Wallace, the man known as Braveheart.

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful and mysterious Knights of the Temple: the Third Crusade under Richard the Lionheart.

Shortly after his initiation into the Order of the Knights Templar, Sir Hugh de Payens is drawn into the turbulence of the First Crusade and joins with fellow members of the Order to uncover the roots of the secret society that has guided his family for generations.

Britannia, anno del Signore 447. Merlino e Artù rientrano a Camelot dal vecchio fortino nel nord dove si erano nascosti per sfuggire ad Ironhair, nemico giurato del giovane di Uther Pendragon. Dopo una serie di peripezie dal ritmo incalzante, un'imboscata segnerà una tragica svolta nella vita di Merlino che sembrerà eclissarsi per un periodo, fino a quando ricomparirà sotto le spoglie dello stregone della famosa leggenda. Solo lui saprà liberare le terre d'occidente dal deforme e gigantesco mostro Carthac, solo lui sarà in grado di organizzare la storica cerimonia nella quale Artù sembrerà magicamente estrarre Excalibur dalla roccia.

Caio Merlino Britannico, dopo un fallito attentato alla vita del piccolo Artù, è fuggito da Camelot. Navigando verso nord, i fuggitivi giungono nel porto neutrale di Ravenglass, il cui re è Derek, l'uomo che ha ucciso il padre di Artù e violentato sua madre. Merlino deve reprimere l'odio che porta a quell'uomo e arriverà addirittura a salvargli la vita. In cambio si farà concedere un vecchio fortino abbandonato dai romani. Lì nascosto, Merlino educherà e addestrerà il giovane Artù di Pendragon.

Un macabro benvenuto aspetta Veronica Varro al suo arrivo in Cambria, regno del suocero Ullic. Gabbie di legno sospese su un'enorme fossa di fuoco e all'interno di esse centinaia di uomini destinati a bruciare vivi. L'orrore di quella notte strappa a Veronica una muta avrebbe sottratto il figlio a quella barbarie. Così l'infanzia di Uther, futuro padre di Artù, trascorre divisa tra l'oscura e rude Cambria e Camelot, la raffinata corte materna. AI suo fianco, il cugino Merlino, inseparabile amico e compagno di giochi. Ma la vita ben presto gli imporrà una difficile scelta.

Když dávno bývalo Skotsko perlou severu. Mocenskou říši hrdých mužů a statečných žen. Jenže ty časy patří minulosti a příběhům. Nyní je království hračkou mocných, kteří neváhají zradit svou zemi a národ cizímu králi. Angličané to dobře vědí a pod rouškou nabídky pomoci si připravují půdu pro vlastní krutovládu. Jenže stejně jako se šíří násilí a nespravedlnost, v temných lesích, strmých horách a stísněných městečkách se probouzí hrdinství a ochota bojovat za téměř ztracený sen. Sen o cti a právu. O svobodném Skotsku. Tím, kdo bude za tento sen bojovat, je William Wallace. To on dal statečným srdcím směr, odvážným pažím sílu. To on se stane ochráncem Skotska. Jenže ne dnes. Zatím to není válečník ani postrach Anglie. Zatím je to prostý muž toužící po lásce své ženy a bezpečí své rodiny. Blíží se však den, kdy se všechna přání, všechna víra v dobro a slovo rytířů a odhodlání žít v míru obrátí v prach....

Quando Artù lo aveva inviato in Bretagna, qualche mese prima, Lancillotto pensava che il suo destino fosse già stato scritto: era un Cavaliere della Tavola Rotonda e il suo compito sarebbe sempre stato quello di combattere al fianco del suo re. Questa volta però la missione è molto più delicata: creare un esercito di cavalieri che unisca il potere di tutti i sovrani di quelle terre lacerate da anni di lotte e che combatta in nome dei valori di Camelot. Ma la rivalità tra quei popoli non è il solo ostacolo che gli sbarra la strada. Perché la minaccia più grande per i suoi sogni di pace arriva da un esercito di guerrieri provenienti dall'Est che pare inarrestabile: gli Unni, guidati da Attila, stanno radendo al suolo tutto quello che trovano sul loro cammino e hanno preso d'assedio la regione di Benwick.

Jedinečná příležitost získat všechny tři díly nesmírně úspěšné templářské trilogie v dárkovém balení! Chrámová hora – mladý rytíř Hugo z Payns vstupuje do Řádu a nedlouho po zasvěcení se ocitá uprostřed šílenství první křížové výpravy. Ve Svaté zemi se pak na příkaz vůdců Řádu se svými spolubratry pouští do pátrání po pokladu nedozírné ceny. Korouhev cti – mladý skotský templář a člen hrstky vyvolených sdružených v Sionském bratrstvu Alexandr Sinclair se po prohrané bitvě u Hattínu uchýlil do pouště. Ve stejném čase se Richard Lví srdce vypravuje na tažení, které má osvobodit Svatou zemi, ale i tentokrát Řád ohrožují intriky křižáckých vůdců. Zkáza Řádu – William Sinclair je oddaným služebníkem templářského řádu, ale vše, v co věřil, má z příkazu francouzského krále brzy lehnout popelem. William ovšem ví, že největší bohatství Řádu nepředstavuje zlato, nýbrž tajemný poklad, který by v nesprávných rukou mohl otřást i základy křesťanské církve…

Příležitost získat všechny tři díly nesmírně úspěšné templářské trilogie v dárkovém balení! Chrámová hora – mladý rytíř Hugo z Payns vstupuje do Řádu a nedlouho po zasvěcení se ocitá uprostřed šílenství první křížové výpravy. Ve Svaté zemi se pak na příkaz vůdců Řádu se svými spolubratry pouští do pátrání po pokladu nedozírné ceny. Korouhev cti – mladý skotský templář a člen hrstky vyvolených sdružených v Sionském bratrstvu Alexandr Sinclair se po prohrané bitvě u Hattínu uchýlil do pouště. Ve stejném čase se Richard Lví srdce vypravuje na tažení, které má osvobodit Svatou zemi, ale i tentokrát Řád ohrožují intriky křižáckých vůdců. Zkáza Řádu – William Sinclair je oddaným služebníkem templářského řádu, ale vše, v co věřil, má z příkazu francouzského krále brzy lehnout popelem. William ovšem ví, že největší bohatství Řádu nepředstavuje zlato, nýbrž tajemný poklad, který by v nesprávných rukou mohl otřást i základy křesťanské církve…