The Camelot Kids - Softcover

Zackheim, Ben

4.37

27 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475263074 ISBN 13: 9781475263077

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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What would you do if an odd girl in a cloak told you, "You know you're a descendant of King Arthur's knight, Lancelot, right?" You'd probably do the same thing 14-year-old New Yorker Simon Sharp does. Back away nice and slow.

But Simon learns the truth when he's kidnapped by a drunk troll, rescued by a 7-foot man named Merlin, and thrown into training with 149 other heirs of the Knights of the Round Table.

Can Simon survive a prophecy that predicts the world will be saved through its destruction? The Camelot Kids is about one boy's struggle to make it to tomorrow in a world both real and fantastic.

"Zackheim does an excellent job of twisting the story away from your expectations - and in places even uses your expectations, both of the genre itself and the source material, against you." - Nicholas Pozo, Goodreads reader

"Another great book by Ben Zackheim. This guy really knows how to make fun and compelling characters...You'll be hooked from page one!" - Dalia Hierro, Amazon reader

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About the Author:

Ben's storytelling adventures started as a Production Assistant on the set of the film, A River Runs Throught It. After forgetting to bring the crew's walkie talkies, losing Robert Redford's jacket and asking Brad Pitt if he was related to Paul Newman (in front of Paul Newman) he decided that film production didn't "speak" to him. Since no one else on the set would speak to him either he knew he needed to find work that required minimal human contact. Writing. THAT he could do. He's taken up the writerly life in the Forbidden Forest at 42.5098� N, 72.6995� W. He's teaching classes in digital marketing at New York's School of Visual Arts MFA Visual Narrative program. Sign up for Ben Zackheim's newsletter and enjoy peeks at his upcoming releases at benzackheim.com

Review:

"A creative twist of the Merlin mythology, tapping into the classic literary description but wisely giving him more of an edge...Nice ending, that leads in well to the next book of the series. It looks even better than the first! Well done." - Judge, 2nd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards

"If you have been waiting for a book that will take you back to the day when you first read Harry Potter, then your wait is over." - A Chick Who Reads review (5 Stars)

"I don't think I have had such a fun time with a book since I read Percy Jackson." - Belle's Beautiful Books review

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