by Kevin Crossley-Holland · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782012007475
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«Arthur, tome 1: La Pierre prophétique» is the fantasy novel by Kevin Crossley-Holland, published by Hachette in paperback (571 pages, in French).
In 1199, young Arthur de Caldicot secretly receives a smooth black stone through which he sees a parallel universe: another Arthur, from Arthurian legend, lives adventures that baffle the protagonist. While awaiting his destiny as a knight, Arthur enters a medieval world of harshness, courage and wondrous elements.
First installment of the Arthur trilogy; the English original, The Seeing Stone, was published in 2000 and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
For readers aged 12 and up, with a taste for medieval fantasy and new versions of the legend of King Arthur.
Kevin John William Crossley-Holland is an English translator, children's author and poet. His best known work is probably the Arthur trilogy (2000–2003), for which he won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and other recognition.
