• Book 1: THE CALL OF DESTINY

• Book 2: THE HOUR OF CAMELOT

A contemporary re-imagining of the Arthurian legend, in THE RETURN OF ARTHUR Alan Fenton delivers two superb novels of extraordinary power and imagination that capture the hopes and fears of the troubled age we live in.

THE CALL OF DESTINY:                                                                     

In the new millennium the world is sliding into chaos, its stability threatened by evil men engaged in the ruthless pursuit of global domination.  The brilliant scientist, Merlin, takes under his wing the newborn Arthur, illegitimate son of a leading British politician. Guided by Merlin, the boy grows to manhood, becoming a renowned soldier and natural leader. But will he have the courage to fulfill his destiny?

The Call of Destiny is the first book of Alan Fenton's compelling cycle, The Return of Arthur, in which the Arthurian legend is played out against the backdrop of the 21st Century.

THE HOUR OF CAMELOT:

Fulfilling the age-old prophecy, King Arthur has returned.

Confronted by global terrorism, world leaders are disunited and indecisive. On a remote island a new Camelot is born, from where Arthur and the 21st Century Round Table launch a series of devastating attacks on the dark forces that threaten the planet. Yet within Camelot itself, forbidden love, murder and conspiracy threaten Arthur's quest. As the kingdom begins to crumble, will the dream of Camelot die?

The second book in Alan Fenton's powerful cycle, The Return of Arthur, is as compulsive as the first, a wonderfully entertaining re-imagining of the legendary story of King Arthur that combines enthralling adventure and passionate romance, and in the process touches on universal themes.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in London, Alan Fenton was educated at Mercers’ School in the City. Having won an open scholarship to Oxford he did two years National Service in the Royal Air Force, becoming a Pilot Officer, before going up to St Edmund Hall to read English Language and Literature.

On graduating, he worked as a trainee in business for a couple of years before writing a sketch for a children’s television programme starring Ronnie Corbett. This led to a career writing comedy sketches and scripts for T.V. comedy series, Saturday Night Spectaculars and Sunday Nights at the London Palladium for most of the top comedians of the day, including Ronnie Corbett, Bruce Forsyth, Dickie Henderson, Roy Castle, Arthur Haines, Jack Douglas and Joe Baker, Dick Emery, Irene Handl, Des O'Connor and many others.
After several years of comedy scriptwriting he drifted back into business. Working for a large American trading organization he traveled the world, until he and a few friends set up their own company trading in metals and minerals, and ultimately in oil. Leaving business a few years later, he wrote the Shadow of the Titan, his first novel, based loosely on his business experiences. Subsequently he wrote The Call of Destiny, the first book in the Return of Arthur cycle, and its sequel, The Hour of Camelot. Alan Fenton lives in London with his wife and nine Pekinese dogs.