The Seeing Stone - Kevin Crossley-Holland - Audio Book

The Seeing Stone - Kevin Crossley-Holland : he year is 1199, and on the borders of England and Wales young Arthur de Caldicot practises his tilting and archery, learns to be a dutiful page to
his father, and waits impatiently to grow up and become a knight.

One day his father's friend Merlin gives Arthur a shining black stone. When Arthur starts to see stories in the stone, his own life at the manor quickly becomes entwined with that of his namesake, the boy who pulls the sword from the stone.

The Legend of King Arthur ! It's all our youth which is coming back at full speed. Worth to listen to it.

Gatty's Tale - Kevin Crossley-Holland - Audio Book

Gatty's Tale - Kevin Crossley-Holland : In the year 1203, nine companions set out on a great pilgrimage. The journey on foot, on horseback and by sea is fraught with danger. Not all of them will come home.

Among them is Gatty, whose whole life has been spent working in the fields. Bright, eager and resolute, with the singing voice of an angel, she is at the heart of this enthralling novel that sweeps across Europe towards Jerusalem. We come to know the pilgrims intimately their bickering, praying and joking, their fear and exhaustion, their loyalty and sacrifice as they face thieves and storms and precipices, a vicious attack and a heartbreaking bereavement.

It is a very beautiful novel extremely well adapted for this audio book explaining the medieval world and all that this word imply.