Arturo el Rey (Excalibur Regained Series) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Joan Upton Hall (Author)

Book Description

Series: Excalibur Regained | Publication Date: April 16, 2008

Art Reyes, a young Marine, suffers eerie visions of dying with a lance in his chest-as none other than King Arthur. Was it only a legend-Arthur's promise to return when the world needs him?

Then bio-terrorists unleash a plague that ravages the population and crumbles civilization. With marauding gangs vying for power, Art is launched into a leadership position as the one man with the charisma to unify citizens to fight back.

Miles away, a young woman named Shanna struggles to survive the chaos of the new Dark Age. Fate inexorably draws the two together, the reincarnated King Arthur and Lady Guinevere. Their task: to restore order, rediscover their lost love and, this time, to get it right.

Editorial Reviews

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-Joan Hall-s Arturo El Rey is a most sabroso dish-tense near-future Texas thriller, timeless tale of the Arthurian mythos, redemptive story of love. This salsa version of the Grail Myth is worth questing for from many angles.- - Don Webb, author of The Flying Dutchman of MacKinnon Hall and Where Have All the Space Aliens Gone? -Hall's tight, energetic prose illuminates a futuristic world gone wrong after bio-terrorists destroy most of earth's population. In a gritty and surprising revisit to the legend of King Arthur, Hall creates compelling characters faced with no less a task than finding true love and saving the world.- - M.K. Preston, winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award for Song of the Bones -In Arturo el Rey, Joan Hall successfully revives the gallant legend of King Arthur and, more importantly, the heroic ideal itself in a contemporary setting. Though the tale is particularly chilling in light of the events of 9/11, it-s universal enough to fit any era. Joan's writing style allows the reader to become directly involved, engaged in the story line, an active participant rather than a passive observer. In its ambitious scope, Arturo el Rey is somewhat reminiscent of Stephen King's The Stand, and I suspect it will last through generations.- -Harvey Stanbrough, Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, editor, and author of Writing Realistic Dialogue and Flash Fiction. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

For 28 years of the last millenium, JOAN UPTON HALL taught English, also editing and cartooning a teacher newsletter that won national awards. Now a full-time freelance writer and editor, she instructs writing classes and speaks to any group that will listen to her. Her manual, Rx for Your Writing Ills, has helped hundreds of writers, and several writer newsletters carry her "Demystifying Writers' Demons" column. She contributes travel columns and an occasional humor column to the county newspaper, and has published short stories and more articles than she can remember in magazines as diverse as Texas Highways, American Jails, The Elegant Texan, and ByLine writers' magazine. And if you think that indicates a split personality, her book credits run from historical nonfiction to the paranormal and urban fantasy. View the covers and read free samples on her website: www.joanuptonhall.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Zumaya Publications, LLC (April 16, 2008)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1934135534
• ISBN-13: 978-1934135532
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,747,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King Arthur is Back, December 12, 2006

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Jacqueline J. Griffey (, Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arturo el Rey (Paperback)

In San Antonio, Texas in 2011, Marine Cpl. Art Reys witnesses the end of any organized government or help from anywhere as a deadly virus pluges Earth into global chaos.
People hide from armed bands, scavenging to survive and finding shelter wherever they can. Armed gangs kill to get food, weapons, and gas for their motorcycles.
Art and his friends protect the helpless wherever they can and make enemies as well as friends as others join them for protection.
Art's heart aches and he has puzzling deja vu flashs of his past life as King Arthur.
As mankind hides like animals or becomes slaves to survive, Shanna Cranston and her father make their way to a compound protected by a high rock face to settle.
When Art and his friends find a group of people hiding in an abandoned library near New Braumfels, Art is reunited with John Nilson, his seventh grade teacher ad mentor. Nilson was Merlin in a past life and it becomes obvious as they work to help others, that Art is King Arthur brought back to restore order.
Art meets Shana on a visit to Cranston's Compound and they fall in love, but Art leaves to continue his quest for security on his own as many are flockilng to him for protection. As Art's influence and reputation quickly spreads, he is declared 'King of Texas' and he is able to offer a secure place to Shanna.
Can Art continue building his safe and democratic kindgdon? Can he hold fast to his code of ethics? Can he win Shanna Cranston to be his Queen?
Joan Upton Hall's well drawn characters and realistic scenes give us page turnng entetainment; Arturo el Rey and Shanna give us hope for peace as they capture our hearts.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extraordinary Tale that Keeps the Brain and Pulse Racing, January 9, 2007

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Cheryl Swanson "Author" (Kauai, North Shore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arturo el Rey (Paperback)

Arturo el Rey is a superbly conceived tale in which a futuristic plot of biochemical warfare kicks into reverse, colliding with the Arthurian Age. Penned by Joan Upton Hall, the story begins in Texas in 2011. The opening pages crackle with tension, as readers are ushered into a world where a deadly virus has reduced what is left of mankind to killing each other to survive.

While violent gangs struggle for control, Arturo Reyes and his band of outcasts try to defend and unite the innocent. Art's inner struggles include haunting visions of his death as well as a puzzling sense he has a purpose--and perhaps some connection to King Arthur.

Joan Hall has a masterful grip on the ins and outs of her complex plot and whips the action along at a brisk pace. This is what keeps you turning the pages of Arturo el Rey faster and faster--it is such a great story. But Joan Upton Hall is also a wonderful student of human nature and her characters are compellingly drawn.

The flipping of a genre is a fantastic way to create something fresh and interesting in a book or movie. Arturo el Rey features classic elements of the horror, thriller, fantasy and romance genres--giving the author the chance to raise the level of drama in a myriad of different ways. Tense and gripping, Arturo el Rey is an extraordinary tale that keeps both the brain and pulse racing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A first book to collect, August 16, 2003

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Elizabeth Baldwin (Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arturo El Rey (Paperback)

Joan Upton Hall's Arturo El Rey is a first book that makes me look forward to more books from this author.
It is a futuristic suspense novel that explores the Arthurian legend in the light of a future that needs legendary leaders for impossible times.
For those who like to get first editions of authors who are going to have a significant future in their field I recommend getting this book. With a limited printing these are going to be real collectors items in the future.