403 pages
Italian language
Published June 1, 1998 by Mondadori.
Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the Saxon enemy, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed romance with beautiful Guinevere.
I found this quite difficult, possibly because of the narrative stance, possibly because a lot of the characters were rather wooden. Good in parts......
A typical Cornwell novel: good read, but somehow predictable
