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The Sorcerer: The Fort at River's Bend (Paperback)

by Jack Whyte (Author)

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Paperback: 534 pages
Publisher: Viking Canada (APB); 1st thus edition (Sep 4 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670867632
ISBN-13: 978-0670867639
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Fearing for the life of his nephew, eight-year-old Arthur Pendragon, after an assassination attempt in their beloved Camulod, Caius Merlyn Brittanicus uproots the boy and sails with an intimate group of friends and warriors to Ravenglass, seeking sanctuary from King Derek. Though Ravenglass is supposed to be a peaceful port, danger continues to threaten and it is only through the quick thinking of the sharp-tongued, knife-wielding sorceress Shelagh that catastrophe and slaughter are averted. Derek, who now realizes the value of the allegiances Merlyn's party bring to his land, offers the Camulodians the use of an abandoned Roman fort that is easily defensible. The bulk of the novel involves the growth of Arthur from boyhood to adolescence at the fort. There he is taught the arts of being a soldier and a ruler, and magnificent training swords are forged in Excalibur's pattern from the metals of the Skystone. While danger still lurks around every corner, this is a peaceful time for Britain, so this installment of the saga (The Saxon Shore, etc.) focuses primarily on the military skills Arthur masters, as well as on the building and refurbishing of an old Roman fort. Whyte has again written a historical fiction filled with vibrant detail. Young Arthur is less absorbing a character than many of the others presented (being seemingly too saintly and prescient for his or any other world), but readers will revel in the impressively researched facts and in how Whyte makes the period come alive.
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In the fifth installment of the Camulod Chronicles, Caius Merlyn Britannicus has fled Camulod after a failed assassination attempt on young Arthur. Arriving in the neutral port of Ravenglass, Merlyn discovers that the king is Derek, the man who killed Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father, and raped Ygraine, his mother. He wisely suppresses his emotions and bargains for the use of an abandoned Roman fort located in the hills above the town. To ensure the group's safety, and to keep Arthur's presence secret, Merlyn and his young charge publicly board a ship leaving the harbor, then trek back overland to the fort, where "Cay" and his apprentice are welcome. Over the next few years, Arthur begins to grow into the man who will become the legend and one day wield the sword smelted out of skystone just for him: Excalibur. Until then, Cay must keep him alive and hidden from his enemies. Not as bloody as some of its predecessors in this series, Whyte's latest continues to bring the myth convincingly to life. Melanie Duncan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Vital Link, Feb 21 2004

By	John Farrer "John F" (near Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Fort at River's Bend: The Camulod Chronicles (Hardcover)

I was quite surprised to see so many negative comments in the reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book, finding it a vital link in the chain that is the series. Yes, there was not so much action, but there was important thoughtful background to the business of becoming a king in those turbulent times. What helped to bring it alive for me was my many visits to Mediobogdum, the Fort at River's Bend and as I read I was able to develop a very clear mental picture of the scene as I believe Jack Whyte intended it. Incidentally the picture on the cover of the Canadian edition almost exactly portrays the the view from the west wall of Mediobogdum while the castle on the cover of the US edition is in the wrong side of the valley and resembles a construction from an entirely different era. It does however capture the way the fort is perched on a mountainside.
This is not a book to read alone, it should be read in the series in the order that was intended. I highly recommend it to readers of the entire series.

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1.0 out of 5 stars pointless, Mar 31 2002

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This review is from: The Fort at River's Bend (Mass Market Paperback)

If you were to sum up this book by saying that in it Arthur grows from the age of 8 to 15, you would have covered everything of importance that takes place within. Armed with this knowledge, you could move seamlessly from The Saxon Shore (second only to this book in its rambling tediousness) to The Sorceror and barely miss a thing.

While I think Whyte's goal of trying to put the Arthurian legend in historical context is not a bad one, I am growing more and more disillusioned and -- frankly -- bored with each succeeding book. Merlyn is a self-absorbed, unlikeable hero and I dislike the idea of Arthur's reign being something that was due entirely to planning and scheming on the part of his relatives, as if he is nothing more than a figurehead. Not to mention that the story is so altered from the original Arthur tale that if the names were changed you wouldn't recognize it.

Unfortunately, what truly mars this book for me is something else entirely. In an attempt to raise Arthur in anonymity, Merlyn brings him to, of all places, the kingdom of the very man (Derek) who murdered Arthur's father and raped his mother. The characters' dismissal of this rape as, ultimately, unimportant is profoundly shocking. Merlyn, always exploring his feelings, expresses some unease at the memory of actually seeing the rape occur, but he befriends Derek, calls him and portrays him as a good man, and says that "rape and venery are part of war and part of the payments soldiers take for risking their lives."

Well, I guess that makes it okay, then.

Even the best of books would suffer greatly by such a scenario and this book is far from that. If you are interested in learning about King Arthur, I recommend looking at the original Malory, or Mary Stewart, or even Marion Zimmer Bradley -- anywhere but here!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Foot of Clay, Mar 2 2002

By	Mary loves Murder (Indianapolis, Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fort at River's Bend (Mass Market Paperback)

If this Whyte is so smart about the Roman era in England, why does he misuse the word DECIMATE like every other ignorant John Q. Public? From context, he means DEVASTATE (p. 414 paperback). Decimation was a punishment used within the Roman army: if a unit had misbehaved badly enough, one in ten (10%) of the members of that unit were killed, I believe by stoning, and the killings were performed by their fellow soldiers in that unit. Certainly a severe punishment from an emotional standpoint but not catastrophic to the military function of the unit. Devastation, of course, means a severe level of destruction, certainly more than 10%. Mr. Jack Whyte has at least one foot of clay.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Dismal, dreary, dull....need I say more?
I've waded through the first 4 Camulod books hoping they would get better, but The Fort at River's Bend finally did me in. Read more

Published on Jan 25 2002 by Michelle Topham

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful continuation of the series.
I have been enthrauwled by these books and have trouble waiting for the next one to come out. He writes in a way that makes you almost believe that this is not fictional but an... Read more

Published on Jan 15 2002 by kallenbach4

5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable!!
I loved The Fort at Rivers Bend and read late into the night to finish it.After several attempts on Arthurs life,Merlyn and his close friends and supporters relocate to a secure... Read more

Published on May 23 2001 by Beverley Strong

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow and disappointing
(To be honest - I am only half way through, but I felt strongly enough to write this)

After reading the first 4 books in this series, I was expecting a book with the same... Read more