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Red Crows
150 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
L.A. Wilson
26 books22 followersUnique writer of Arthurian fiction; this is King Arthur like you have never read before, called The Silurian: the Silurian is Arthur, and this is his story told by his closest companion and foster-brother, Bedwyr, called The Fox.
There are ten books in the Silurian series, with book ten issue only as part one, The Wounded Bear. Part Two will follow in 2013.
Book One: The Fox and The Bear
Book Two: The King of Battles
Book Three: Arthur's Army
Book Four: Hunters and Killers
Book Five: Longhand, White-tooth and the Fox
Book Six: Bedwyr's Loss
Book Seven: The Blacksmith's Hammer
Book Eight: Facing the Bear
Book Nine: The Fox on the Water
Book Ten, Last Man to Avalon; Part ONE: The Wounded Bear
Book One of the series received an 'Honorary Mention' in the London Book Festival of 2007
My work has been describe as 'art', as intense and full of passion. The Silurian, a battleground of Saxon invasions and British survival, of loss and love and enduring resistance. Whatever The Silurian is, it is not in the mould of 'Lancelot loves Guinevere'; but in the true mould of Dark Age warriors, who fight for their lord in war-host to the very ends of the endurance, with Arthur at their head. This is not the romance of Merlin, Tristan, Lancelot, or the 'knights of the round table': this is real life in the raw,told in a unique first person narrative, in the unique style of Bedwyr, the Fox...
There are ten books in the Silurian series, with book ten issue only as part one, The Wounded Bear. Part Two will follow in 2013.
Book One: The Fox and The Bear
Book Two: The King of Battles
Book Three: Arthur's Army
Book Four: Hunters and Killers
Book Five: Longhand, White-tooth and the Fox
Book Six: Bedwyr's Loss
Book Seven: The Blacksmith's Hammer
Book Eight: Facing the Bear
Book Nine: The Fox on the Water
Book Ten, Last Man to Avalon; Part ONE: The Wounded Bear
Book One of the series received an 'Honorary Mention' in the London Book Festival of 2007
My work has been describe as 'art', as intense and full of passion. The Silurian, a battleground of Saxon invasions and British survival, of loss and love and enduring resistance. Whatever The Silurian is, it is not in the mould of 'Lancelot loves Guinevere'; but in the true mould of Dark Age warriors, who fight for their lord in war-host to the very ends of the endurance, with Arthur at their head. This is not the romance of Merlin, Tristan, Lancelot, or the 'knights of the round table': this is real life in the raw,told in a unique first person narrative, in the unique style of Bedwyr, the Fox...
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April 6, 2011
I found this ebook on a site for free, and the plot seemed interesting. I wasn't expecting too much (since it was free after all) but I can't really pinpoint how I feel about it.
The begining is certainly interesting, with the main character waking up with no memory, but there were already some problems with grammar, spelling, and a lot of repitition. I wonder if the book was edited at all. In addition to the technical problems, the plot lacked any continuity. All of the characters changed from one kind of character to almost the exact opposite for no reason.
For example Christian Jharr at first is a kind guy, who has killer impulses because he was an assassin, and he's described as having wolf like eyes and instincts. In the middle of the book, he's an asshole, straight up, unless it involves this one guy. In the end, he's still sort of an ass, but has leveled out or something, and the wolf-like aspects were completely dropped.
The girl who is introduced as another main character, Simone, starts off as a tough as nails, mysterious and sexy woman, and by the end she has fallen into the background and does nothing but cry, spew religious babble, and have sex.
Even the change in Carolina the android isn't explained, though the reason for the change can at least be guessed at, while the others just leave you baffled. Also, this isn't just a character problem. The plot goes from a simple colony on mars and escalates until there is a god character and the entire story is unrecognzable. The colony was described as being empty but waiting for people to come, but then they guy who made the colony never even mentions doing that, and instead destroys everything.
I think this wouldn't be too bad a story if it was just edited and polished.
The begining is certainly interesting, with the main character waking up with no memory, but there were already some problems with grammar, spelling, and a lot of repitition. I wonder if the book was edited at all. In addition to the technical problems, the plot lacked any continuity. All of the characters changed from one kind of character to almost the exact opposite for no reason.
For example Christian Jharr at first is a kind guy, who has killer impulses because he was an assassin, and he's described as having wolf like eyes and instincts. In the middle of the book, he's an asshole, straight up, unless it involves this one guy. In the end, he's still sort of an ass, but has leveled out or something, and the wolf-like aspects were completely dropped.
The girl who is introduced as another main character, Simone, starts off as a tough as nails, mysterious and sexy woman, and by the end she has fallen into the background and does nothing but cry, spew religious babble, and have sex.
Even the change in Carolina the android isn't explained, though the reason for the change can at least be guessed at, while the others just leave you baffled. Also, this isn't just a character problem. The plot goes from a simple colony on mars and escalates until there is a god character and the entire story is unrecognzable. The colony was described as being empty but waiting for people to come, but then they guy who made the colony never even mentions doing that, and instead destroys everything.
I think this wouldn't be too bad a story if it was just edited and polished.
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