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| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Marc Adams[1] |
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthur trilogy |
| Genre | Children's historical fantasy |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Group |
Publication date | August 2000 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback), audiobook (tape and CD) |
| Pages | 324 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 1-85881-397-2 |
| OCLC | 44915913 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C88284 Sf 2001[2] |
| Followed by | At the Crossing-Places |
The Seeing Stone, or Arthur: The Seeing Stone, is a historical novel for children or young adults, written by Kevin Crossley-Holland and published by Orion in 2000, the first book of the Arthur trilogy (2000 to 2003).[1] Set primarily in the March of Wales during A.D. 1199 and 1200, it features a young boy named Arthur de Caldicot who observes a secondary story in the "Seeing Stone", the early life of legendary King Arthur. Crossley-Holland and The Seeing Stone won the annual Guardian Prize and Tir na n-Og Award.[3][4][5]
The trilogy is a contemporary retelling of Arthurian legend, told by Arthur de Caldicot as a first-person narrative, where both the primary and secondary settings contribute to the retelling.
- ^ a b Kevin Crossley-Holland at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "The seeing stone" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
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