A review by olliebolen
Albion: The Legend of Arthur: An Audible Original Drama by Craig Roberts, Gruffudd Glyn, Lois Chimimba, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Owen Teale, Robert Valentine
1.0
This was not worth the listen. The best part, I will say, was the acting and immersive sound effects. However, this wasn't always a good thing, either as there were 2 sex scenes that I definitely could have lived without.
There were very few female characters, and fewer still were actually developed. Indeed, 2 were love interests of Arthur, 1 was immediately killed for no reason, and the last existed purely to show what a jerk the king's son is, so as to make Arthur look better by comparison.
Both Arthur and his uncle (the king before him) are weirdly obsessed with emulating great Ancient Roman heroes, to the point where they're both part of the Cult of Mithras, and Arthur's horse is named Bucephalus (a nod to Alexander the Great's beloved horse).
Arthur's friend Awaine is set up as a Patroclus to Arthur's Achilles.
However, the only thing Arthur has in common with Achilles is a propensity to sulk. Arthur is a flat character with 0 sympathetic points. The parts that follow his exploits are the least interesting.
He proves himself dishonorable and prejudiced. In fact, the only way you could find Arthur less than morally reprehensible is if you truly believe that following a traditional religion (as opposed to Christianity) warrants the death penalty, to be meted out by any sword-bearing Christian passing by.
I absolutely would not recommend this book.
There were very few female characters, and fewer still were actually developed. Indeed, 2 were love interests of Arthur, 1 was immediately killed for no reason, and the last existed purely to show what a jerk the king's son is, so as to make Arthur look better by comparison.
Both Arthur and his uncle (the king before him) are weirdly obsessed with emulating great Ancient Roman heroes, to the point where they're both part of the Cult of Mithras, and Arthur's horse is named Bucephalus (a nod to Alexander the Great's beloved horse).
Arthur's friend Awaine is set up as a Patroclus to Arthur's Achilles.
However, the only thing Arthur has in common with Achilles is a propensity to sulk. Arthur is a flat character with 0 sympathetic points. The parts that follow his exploits are the least interesting.
He proves himself dishonorable and prejudiced. In fact, the only way you could find Arthur less than morally reprehensible is if you truly believe that following a traditional religion (as opposed to Christianity) warrants the death penalty, to be meted out by any sword-bearing Christian passing by.
I absolutely would not recommend this book.