#BlogTour: Camelot by Giles Kristian @GilesKristian @TransworldBooks @annecater #Camelot #GilesKristian #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

Britain is a land riven by anarchy, slaughter, famine, filth and darkness. Its armies are destroyed, its heroes dead, or missing. Arthur and Lancelot fell in the last great battle and Merlin has not been seen these past ten years. Now, the Saxons are gathering again, their warbands stalk the land, their king seeks dominion. As for the lords and kings of Britain, they look only to their own survival and will not unite as they once did under Arthur and his legendary sword Excalibur.

But in an isolated monastery in the marshes of Avalon, a novice of the order is preparing to take his vows when the life he has known is suddenly turned upside down in a welter of blood. Two strangers – the wild-spirited, Saxon-killing Iselle and the ageing warrior Gawain – will pluck the young man from the wreckage of his simple existence. Together, they will seek the last druid and the cauldron of a god. And the young man must come to terms with his legacy and fate as the son of the most celebrated yet most infamous of Arthur’s warriors: Lancelot.

For this is the story of Galahad, Lancelot’s son – the reluctant warrior who dared to keep the dream of Camelot alive . . .

Camelot is published in ebook and hardback on the 14th May 2020. You can pre-order your copy using the link below.

My Review:

Camelot is the fantastic sequel to Lancelot which is one of my favourite books ever. Once again the author has written a beautiful, clever book which makes history come to life so that you feel you are living everything alongside the characters. This is a story that has a bit of everything in it, adventure, magic, epic brutal battles and love which combined helps to make this an incredibly absorbing read. There are also some very emotional, heartbreaking moments which were just gut wrenching to read. I thought it was very clever how the author manages to write the different parts so well and move seamlessly between them.

I must admit to not knowing much about this period of history so found it fascinating to learn more about it. It was definitely an unpredictable, cut throat time where everyone just seemed to be interested in their own agendas rather than looking at what’s best overall. For me it was especially interesting to see how much things had changed in the ten years since Lancelot and not necessarily for the better.

This is the second book in the series and it is probably best to read Lancelot first as this story revisits a lot of the same characters and places. I found it very interesting to see how everyone had changed and to catch up with everyone again. I’m hoping that the ending means there will be a sequel to this book as I’d love to read more!

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld for my copy of this book via Netgalley.

About The Author:

Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction of Bernard Cornwell inspired GILES KRISTIAN to write. Set in the Viking world, his bestselling ‘Raven’ and ‘The Rise of Sigurd’ trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers alike. In The Bleeding Land and Brothers’ Fury, he tells the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote Wilbur Smith’s No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. In his most recent novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Lancelot, Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. For his next book, he continues his epic reimagining of our greatest island ‘history’.
Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.