Arthur Numan

Advantages: A very open and honest look at Numan's Career
Disadvantages: Some parts seem to repeat two or three times, Not for Celtic fans

...While on my Dad's side of the family we are Carlisle United fans on my mums side they tend to favour Glasgow Rangers. In fact from a young age I was brought up as both a fan of Carlisle and Rangers but as the years have gone by and I got older Carlisle came to the fore with Rangers becoming a club I looked out for. Over the years though there have been some truly memorable players pulled on the Blue jersey at Ibrox and one of my favourites has to be Arthur Numan. He signed for Rangers for 4.5 million in 1998 after the World Cup and played for the club over 5 years. While Numan himself isn't a universally known superstars like David Beckham or Steven Gerrard the chance to read his autobiography seemed like one I couldn't pass up. The book itself details his career from humble beginnings with his local team in Holland, through his moves... Read review

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Advantages: Readable, well researched
Disadvantages: None.

..."The Winter King" is the first volume in Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles trilogy, the story is narrated by Derfel Cadarn, one of Arthur's warriors. The novel (as would be expected in a telling of Arthurian legend) cover romance, battles and sorcery: But in a unique way. The battles are gory (as is usual with Bernard Cornwell), the characters are ofter cruel and unfeeling, and the magic is never obvious but can always be explained. In summary, the series is the most readable and certainly the most realistic telling of the legend of Arthur and "The Winter King" is a powerful mixture of intrigue, magic and warfare.... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to read informative book
Disadvantages: Little infomation in some chapters

...Arthur The seeing stone is the first book in the Arthur trilogy. Trying I will try to explain the book as best I can but the plot is fairly complicated basically Merlin gives Arthur, a teenage boy who lived 800 years ago a seeing stone which shows him the life and key moments of King Arthur, the on from the stories and legends we all know and how he becomes king of England and the problems he faces. Arthur (the teenage boy) can also see King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table and Guinevere, his Queen. Kevin Crossely-Holland has cleverly written the book in diary form. This allows us to read what the teenage Arthur is thinking and how he feels about certain events. The book is exactly 100 chapters long with each chapter being quite short at only three or four pages long, this make for easy reading in spare time or when reading in larger... Read review

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