{"product_id":"arthur-w-wm-mee-9798233354441","title":"Arthur: The Forever King","description":"\u003cp\u003eLet's get something straight right from the start, shall we?!. People called me \u003cem\u003eArtrose the Bear\u003c\/em\u003e, not \"Arthur Bloody Pendragon\"! That was a title --- \u003cem\u003ePen Draig\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eCimru\u003c\/em\u003e or what you British call 'Welsh' --- that my father Uther took when he became the \u003cem\u003e'dragonus-rex'\u003c\/em\u003e or war-leader against the raiding\u003cem\u003e Saise\u003c\/em\u003e or 'Saxons'. I was born in what the Christians call the year 510 AD and my real name was and still \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eArtrose ap Uther ap Hector of Dunn Harrow.\u003c\/em\u003e And I was then and still am now a bloody handed bastard!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like most men in my clan, I grew up a part-time farmer and full-time soldier. And a\u003cem\u003e warrior\u003c\/em\u003e was all I ever wanted to be. But for over a thousand years now, you people have been making up stories about me - most of which are just one great, ever-growing steaming pile of shite! Dragons, shape-shifting wizards, fancy jousts and extravagant tournaments!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There were\u003cem\u003e no\u003c\/em\u003e magical swords pulled from bewitched stones, \u003cem\u003eno\u003c\/em\u003e holy quest for a cup that fools believed once held your Nailed God's blood. All of that is just 'gold cloth and silver lace' draped over a wild-eyed, gore-smeared soldier newly back from the killing fields --- a pitiful attempt to sweeten the sour taste of cold, cruel war!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, I'm sick of the lies, and I've finally forced my restless spirit back here to set the record straight! My tale is about joy and sadness; kept promises and broken oaths; honor and revenge; betrayal and regret. It tells of the glorious promise of youth, the heady heights of power and fame, and the loss and loneliness of old age. All this while wading through rivers of blood, guts, and shite found both on the sunlit battlefield and in the darker, more dangerous shadows closer to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Wm Mee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233354441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W.Wm.Mee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"W. Wm Mee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50594212413695,"sku":"9798233354441","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arthur-w-wm-mee-9798233354441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}