Castle Herald Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) [Special Note: The new website is now live. As a result the links throughout this thread are invalid except for the latest posting to the thread. All of Arthur's stories can now be found at Arthur] NEW STORYChapter 1 presented by Arthur Edited October 3, 2017 by Zach Caldwell Link website notification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Chapter 2 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteOwl13 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I like good read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Chapter 3 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Chapter 4 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohguy Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Great story so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Norris Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 This is a different story for Arthur. But one I'm liking a whole bunch! JohnnyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Chapter 5 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Chapter 6 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteOwl13 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Do not make this young man madVery good read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Chapter 7 continued at Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteOwl13 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Best chapter to this outstanding story thanks for a very good read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Norris Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 This is something a bit different for Arthur, but I have to say I am really enjoying this story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohguy Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 ArthurEventideChapter 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Herald Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 ArthurEventideThe Epic ConclusionChapter 10 JohnnyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteOwl13 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I truly like this story. I hope sometime to see book 2 good read thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) There will be a book 2?Well, I suppose someone has to discover gunpowder, hehehe... Edited December 10, 2015 by Zergrinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyC Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thank You Arthur for This Wonderful & Adventurous Tale . Will there be a 2nd novel ? Pretty Please ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle955 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Boy, this took a lot of research and the plot is quite different than I evpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf1953 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I am just starting on this story, I am sure it will be a good one, thanks Arthur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 (spoilers through the end of chapter 2) I have read the first two chapters so far. The chapters are long but well-written, with a good sense of location and an overall mood that draws me in. On the less positive side, to this point it doesn't feel like it is Eventide's story. While there has been a lot of foreshadowing concerning who he might become, he has actually done very little yet has received huge rewards. He is introduced well, showing talent as he defends himself from assault. Later we see he has at least some degree of proficiency with the (quarter?) staff. He hasn't actually use it yet, but is able to handle it well when he receives a fine staff early on. His honesty and lack of ego has gone a long way to impress others. It seems though, that everything he has gained has been through the luck of who he has met, not in what he has done. Mahmud has been the youth to actually accomplish things. I fully expect to see Eventide grow and become a player in his own story. The joust event was fun to read and see the strategy and tactics used by the commoners against most of the squires. I was just disappointed that there was no direct comeuppance at the hands of Eventide for the dishonor he had received when the horse dung was thrown at him by the lead squire. While the Bedouin as a whole were able to demonstrate that they are not the worthless foreigners many of the squires thought them to be, Eventide himself basically just stood there and looked cool. Castle Roland's library classifies the Eventide story as a fantasy, but my expectations for this classification have not yet been met. The story has been a medieval adventure. I can't remember anything that has actually been fantastical in nature. It has been stated that Eventide descends from the "old ones", with strong hints that he might be a druid. I look forward to this sort of thing come to fruition. While this post focuses on the elements which disappointed me, I am enjoying the story overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 It is best described as historical fantasy, with the fantastical elements more technological than high fantasy. So I think the classification is fine as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Zergrinch, I wasn't really complaining about the classification. My point was simply that in the first two chapters nothing "magical" had happened yet. Actually I have completed Eventide, and there is a minor amount. It is not a major plot element, and almost everything is accomplished via normal means. That's cool; not every story needs a lot of fantasy. I was happy to see that Eventide did become more central to the story, and he accomplished some pretty cool things using his talents. The story relates that he himself felt that most of what had happened to him early on was due to luck. He is also given a lot of credit for helping to plan the first joust. I don't remember anything like that being mentioned in chapters 1 or 2, but his strategic and tactical skills become major story elements after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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