The Seeing Stone
Front cover of first edition | |
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
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| Cover artist | Marc Adams |
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthur trilogy |
| Genre | Children's historical fantasy |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Group |
Publication date | August 2000 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), audiobook (tape and CD) |
| Pages | 324 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 1-85881-397-2 |
| OCLC | 44915913 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C88284 Sf 2001 |
| Followed by | At the Crossing-Places |
The Seeing Stone, or Arthur: The Seeing Stone, is a historical novel for children or young adults, written by Kevin Crossley-Holland and published by Orion in 2000, the first book of the Arthur trilogy (2000 to 2003). Set primarily in the March of Wales during A.D. 1199 and 1200, it features a young boy named Arthur de Caldicot who observes a secondary story in the "Seeing Stone", the early life of legendary King Arthur. Crossley-Holland and The Seeing Stone won the annual Guardian Prize and Tir na n-Og Award.
The trilogy is a contemporary retelling of Arthurian legend, told by Arthur de Caldicot as a first-person narrative, where both the primary and secondary settings contribute to the retelling.