Kevin Crossley-Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland is a Carnegie Medal-winning author and a well-known poet. He is the author of the Arthur trilogy, including The Seeing Stone, which won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, as well as Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor, and Loki. He currently resides on the north Norfolk coast in England.
All Books By Kevin Crossley-Holland
Across the Rainbow Bridge
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Simon Vance
- Length: 1 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 02, 2021
- Language: English
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3.8(79 ratings)
Enter an ancient world of green glades and glaciers, where gods and goddesses spread their magic whilst rock-giants and mountain-trolls roam. This astonishing new collection of Norse tales from the award-winning Kevin Crossley-Holland will enthrall listeners of all ages.
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- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Ralph Lister
- Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 11, 2023
- Language: English
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4.08(40 ratings)
Translated, adapted, told, and retold, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have captivated imaginations across time. Now comes a masterful retelling sure to enthrall a new generation. From the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to the quest for the Holy Grail, stories both familiar and unfamiliar are woven into a vivid tapestry of Arthurian lore that spans from the king’s conception to his final battle. Merlin, Guinevere, Lancelot, and other timeless characters come to life as complex men and women in a rich and atmospheric feat of storytelling that feels at once historical and fantastical, otherworldly and fully human. This volume is sure to be treasured by listeners of all ages.
... Read moreAt the Crossing Places
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Michael Maloney
- Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2002
- Language: English
The second thrilling novel in Kevin Crossley-Holland’s bestselling Arthur trilogy
Arthur de Caldicot has achieved his dream: He now serves as squire to Lord Stephen of Holt Castle. But this new world opens up fresh visions as well as old concerns. Arthur longs to escape the shadow of his unfeeling father and meet his birth mother. To marry the beautiful Winnie, but maintain his ties with his friend Gatty. And to become a Crusader, with all the questions of might and right involved.
Just as he so brilliantly did in THE SEEING STONE, Kevin Crossley-Holland weaves Arthurian legend with everyday medieval life in the unforgettable story of one hero’s coming of age.
... Read moreBetween Worlds
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: David Shaw-Parker
- Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 08, 2019
- Language: English
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3.68(298 ratings)
A handsome, cocky young man is swept up by a dark horseman and cast into a life-or-death adventure. A pair of green children emerge from a remote hollow and struggle to adapt to a strange new land. A dauntless farm girl finds that her fearlessness earns her a surprising reward. Dark but often funny, lyrical yet earthy, the folktales presented here have influenced our landscape and culture. This definitive collection of forty-eight stories, retold by master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland, opens a doorway to a lost world and shows the enduring power of language and imagination.
... Read moreBracelet of Bones: The Viking Sagas Book 1
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Michael Maloney
- Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Mobius
- Publish date: April 05, 2016
- Language: English
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3.38(8 ratings)
One morning Solveig wakes to find her father, Viking mercenary Halfdan, has broken his promise to her by leaving to join the Viking Guard in Constantinople, without her. Deciding to follow him, Solveig sets off in a tiny boat and into an epic adventure, encountering Swedish traders, a ghost-ship and a Russian king, braving arrow-storms and witnessing a living sacrifice. Through it all, Solveig’s belief in her father is unwavering. Will she ever reach Constantinople? And will her father be there? An imaginative and poignant novel that explores friendship and betrayal, the father-daughter relationship, the clash of religions and the journey from childhood to adulthood, Bracelet of Bones is a vivid adventure not to be missed.
King of the Middle March
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Michael Maloney
- Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2004
- Language: English
Thousands of knights and foot soldiers are mustering in Venice for the launch of the fourth Crusade. Among them in young Arthur de Caldicot, soon to dubbed a knight. He is thrilled to be part of this huge gathering; but all too soon the crusade falls into disarray.
War, romance, murder, family quarrels, power politics, the conflict between Christianity and Islam: all these are elements in an action-packed story that gives us a startlingly vivid picture of medieval life, enriched by earthy comedy and the magic of the Arthurian legends.
... Read moreNorse Myths
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrator: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 12, 2021
- Language: English
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4.19(4816 ratings)
These dramatic and atmospheric tales are based on the Scandinavian myth cycle, one of the greatest and most culturally significant stories in the world. From the creation of the nine worlds to the final battle of Ragnarok, listeners will pore over the enthralling exploits of all-powerful Odin, mighty Thor and his hammer, and Loki, the infamous trickster. In this stunning anthology, the strange world of ancient magic, giants, dwarfs, and monsters is unforgettably imagined.
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