Uther (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 7)

Uther tells the tale of a young man torn between his love for his adopted Camulod and for the land of his birth, Cambria. Born to be one of the seven Chiefs of the Pendragon federation of Cambria, with the possibility of becoming its king one day, Uther goes from being a carefree boy to a seasoned leader of his people who must wage war to protect his land. Along the way, Uther loses his friendship with Merlyn and falls in love with the wife of his enemy, thereby forging a union that will lead to the birth of Arthur, King of the Britons.

Once again Whyte weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, love, and war in a gritty and realistic tale that continues to explore the legend of Camelot. With Uther, Whyte is at his best--he takes his time telling the story and allows his main characters to be both flawed and heroic. Fans of the Camulod Chronicles will be familiar with the inevitable ending of this book, but Uther is a worthwhile addition to the series. For those new to the series, Uther can stand alone as an entry to the story, but it might be best to start with The Skystone, where Whyte's tale truly begins. --Kathie Huddleston

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Jack Whyte is an INCREDIBLE author, 2008-07-23
For fantasy novel readers, Jack Whyte could be the greatest author ever. His Camulod series is remarkable. It is fiction with a touch of factual history. Completely captivating. I couldn't wait til the next one came out. I am giving them all to my nephew so that he can enjoy every one of them as much as I did! I pre-ordered his last 2 books and waiting for them was torture. These are amazing!


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Stuff that's already been said...., 2008-04-11
As a whole, this series is by far the most fascinating I have ever read on the subject. Comparisons to Cromwell and Stewart are inevitable, but these nine books stand alone. For starters, the magic is missing. And the obvious attempt at historical accuracy, particularly in regards to countless aspects of late-Roman Britain, make the books supurb.

UTHER, however, did not need to be written. EAGLE'S BROOD had a mystique about it, because the reader had so many unanswered, and because of the narrator in Merlin - unanswerable, questions.

Whyte's fans begged for answers. Eventually, he relented in his initial refusal to. He should not have. After reading UTHER, it is obvious his heart was not in it.

1) The editing was awful. Spelling mistakes throughout; sentences that just end abruptly. But of course this is more than just the author's fault.

2) A dead mother who was very much alive at the same period in EAGLE'S BROOD.

3) A character contrived SIMPLY TO BE the answer to all of those unanswerable questions. There was no fun in that whatsoever.

I wish I had not read UTHER, and if you have not yet, skip it. The mystique in EAGLE'S BROOD is better left as it is.


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haunting, 2007-07-05
I am a medievalist with a concentration in Arthurian legend, so I'm always interested to find a new interpretation of the legend. In most versions of the tales, the character of Uther has not been developed extensively, so I was particularly fascinated by Whyte's book. It was the first of Whyte's books that I've read, and it has stayed in my mind in a haunting and bittersweet way. I feel for Whyte's characters and care about them. And I like to think that Uther had some good qualities hidden behind that tough exterior.

Uther was hard for me to put down. I must say, however, that the editing was not impressive. There were numerous mechanical errors plus a couple serious errors in names that should have been caught. Even so, it inspired me to want to read the whole Camulod series. I think I'm in for a rare treat!


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Not too bad, 2007-06-07
I absolutely love the series and how they provide the legend of Arthur as a real person. In that this book provides insight into the man who becomes Arthur's father.

But I was very disappointed with the editing of this book. There are many instances of grammatical and spelling errors along with contextual errors. For me it was hard getting past all these errors and when 3-5 of them would appear on one page I came very close putting the book down altogether.

I did finish the book and once past all the errors it has a good story and fits in well with the other books in the series. It provides the missing links to The Eagles Brood and events leading up to The Saxon Shore as told by Merlyn.


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Uther The missing links, 2007-01-19
For the committed Camulod readers this supplies some of the links that can easily be missed in following Merlynb and Arthur's stories. It is, as per usual, filled with action aplenty but also some delicate and well written sequences in which we trace relationships and are led to identify with the characters in a kind of 007 of the fifth century kind of way. Woth getting to fill in the gaps and complete the cycle.

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