num_pages: 342
description: In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gave him a magical seeing stone which showed him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.
language: English
title: The Seeing Stone
titlecomplete: The Seeing Stone
genres: Fiction, Arthurian, Medieval, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 5212
places: Wales
series: Arthur Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books