A finely crafted historical novel, The Skystone pays close attention to the details of everyday life in fourth-century Britain. As the Roman world slowly crumbles around them, and Publius becomes involved in a political and personal vendetta, he and his friends seek to establish a refuge, a valley where the old Roman virtues will be kept alive and the empire's many faults be avoided. He is a common man with aristocratic friends, and successful both as a soldier and an ironsmith. Publius Varrus is the last legionnaire in Britain, and The Skystone is in many ways his story. How do you find a new way to approach a story as familiar as any in the English language? If you're Jack Whyte, you begin your retelling of the Arthurian saga by taking one giant step backward to the latter days of the Roman Empire in Britain, sometime between the first breaching of Hadrian's Wall and the legendary days of King Arthur. How to get your own book title flairīy: Jack Whyte | 494 pages | Published: 1992 | Popular Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, fiction, arthurian, historical Got any questions or requests? Feel free to message the moderators.

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