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Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the Colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons.

Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination at-tempt goes awry, Merlyn takes Arthur and Throughout the widely praised Camulod Chronicles, Merlyn Britannicus has been driven by one sacred dream -- to see Britain united under one just, powerful king. In The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis, it is time for the Sorcerer to fulfill his promise -- to With Uther, Jack Whyte, author of the richly praised Camulod Chronicles, has given us a portrait of Uther Pendragon, Merlyn's shadow--his boyhood companion and closest friend.

And the man who would sire the King of the Britons. From the trials of Clothar, the son of a Frankish lordling, attends one of the few schools in Europe where logic and philosophy are taught along with battle techniques. He grows to manhood vowing to uphold the concepts of justice and righteousness. His family is des They created Camelot, the glory that was Britain's shining dream The Gaulish nobleman C The Skystone by Jack Whyte. How do you find a new way to approach a story as f… More.

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Book 3. The Eagles' Brood by Jack Whyte. The Eagles' Brood continues the saga of the Colony…. Shelve The Eagles' Brood. Book 4. The Saxon Shore by Jack Whyte. Shelve The Saxon Shore. Book 5. Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as … More. Shelve The Fort at River's Bend. Book 6. The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis by Jack Whyte. Throughout the widely praised Camulod Chronicles, … More. Other than writing historical fiction books in his writing career, author Whyte also served as the bard in the official The Calgary Highlanders.

He even performed a few tracks of song and poetry on the recording of the Regimental Drums and Pipes of The Calgary Highlanders known as the Eighty Years of Glory.

Before going on to become a noteworthy author of the historical fiction genre, author Whyte completed his education from France and England. Then he shifted to Canada in search of employment. The first job that he got was of an English teacher in a high school in Canada. Whyte continued with this job for a period of one year and then shifted his focus towards numerous other professions like singing, acting, music, and as an entertainer.

The latter was the only job that he followed in his life in one form or the other for around 20 years. The Camulod Chronicles series written by author Jack Whyte consists of 9 books in total published between the years and One of the books in the series titled Uther serves as the companion to the initial 6 books in the series, whereas the last couple of books constitutes a mini series called The Golden Eagle.

It was released by the Tor Book publishers. The plot of this book shows how to find a different approach to a story that is already popular in the English language. With this novel, author Whyte has taken a great step backward to the older days of the rule of the Roman Empire in Britain in order to retell the stories of the Arthurian saga in his own style. The main character of the book is depicted in the form of Publius Varrus, who was the last legionnaire of Britain.

He is depicted as a common man having some aristocratic friends. Author Whyte has described Publius Varrus as a successful ironsmith and a soldier. Soon, the Romans begin to crumble around Britain slowly and Publius gets involved in some personal and political vendetta. With the help of his friends, he becomes successful in establishing a refuge in the form of a valley in order to keep the old virtues of the Romans alive and avoid the many faults of the empire.

Overall, the novel proves to be a fine description of Roman history and shows the details of everyday life during the 4th century Britain. Author Whyte has made some allusions to the original details of the legends of the Arthurian era until Publius Varrus comes in contact with a stone, a sword, a lake, and a Celtic tribe known as Pendragon. This book was released by the Forge Book publishers in the year At the beginning of the novel, author Whyte has shown that the usual legend of King Arthur is known to everyone.

People know that Arthur fought for justice against the cruel forces. His father named Uther took a kingdom out chaos during the fall of the Roman Empire, and the fact the greatest king of England drew the sword Excalibur from the stone.