Whyte was born in Scotland and came to Canada in 1967. An actor, orator, singer and poet, his narrative poetry earned him two gold medals at the prestigious New York International Film Festival in 1991 for Best Writing and Best Narration. Jack Whyte's critically acclaimed A Dream of Eagles cycle includes the titles
The Skystone, The Singing Sword, The Eagles' Brood, The Saxon Shore,
and
The Sorcerer
Books I and II:
The Fort at River's Bend and Metamorphosis.
Copyright © Jack Whyte, 1992 All rights reserved.
Publisher's note: The Skystone is based in part on actual events, but all the principal characters are fictional.
To my wife Beverley,
who always believed,
but now can't, quite.