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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...

"367 A.D. The empire is falling. The legions of Rome are in retreat. The green and pleasant lands of Britain have become a dark and deadly killing ground. It is a time that breeds treachery in some men and greatness in others."--BOOK JACKET. "This is the rich and rousing story of Gaius Publius Varrus, one of the finest soldiers ever to fight under the eagles of Rome. He is among the first to see the truth, that Britain must fend for itself in an increasingly...

Commander Caius Merlyn Britannicus rules the colony of Camulod along with the help of his cousin and lifelong friend Uther Pendragon, the man who will father the legendary Arthur, but the survival of the community and the fate of the nation is threatened when a vicious crime drives a wedge between the two men.

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 attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod. Once there, Merlyn realizes it's time for Arthur to become worthy of the sword he is destined...

Uther, the man who would sire the King of the Britons, spent his boyhood with his cousin and close friend, Merlyn, knowing that both of them were destined for greatness but never imagining that he would play a crucial role in the history of Camulod.

"Beginning with The Skystone, the first in his Camulod Chronciles, Jack Whyte has embarked on an ambitious re-telling of the Arthurian cycle, giving us a fresh take on a story that has been beloved for centuries." "The Eagle brings us at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory. Whyte takes us into the minds and lives of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, three astonishing but fallible...