Camelot
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 1 (1. Sky God)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 1Camelot is Bob's name for the Deltans' new, safer village, where gorilloids have mostly stopped preying on them.
- Ch 3Camelot sits on a mesa reachable only by two paths, making it far easier to defend than the Deltans' old forest clearing.
- Ch 33Camelot is now covered in tents, and its growing population has brought co-ed street gangs and violence between Deltans.
- Ch 71Camelot has grown so large that no one can keep track of everyone; Caerleon is also growing, with tension between the two.
Connections
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- related toHippogriff islandoffshore to the southwest
- enemy ofCaerleontense rivalry between villages
- related toCaerleontrading partners
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 1Cruella adopts boiled water
Pressured by the hunters, Cruella grudgingly cleans Fred's wound with boiled water as Bob had advised, a major victory for Bob.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Archimedes learns about the Bobs
On the bluff above Camelot, Archimedes asks how many Bawbes exist, and Bob explains that each brother is a copy of himself with a slightly different personality.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Deltans settle into Camelot
The Deltans practice flint-knapping and spear-throwing in their defensible new village, though gorilloids still claim lives.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Archimedes wins a mate
Using jujitsu moves Bob taught him, Archimedes beats bigger rivals during breeding season and pairs with Diana.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Predator victim found near Camelot
Marvin finds a predator-killed Deltan skeleton near Camelot; Bob consults Archimedes and Moses, posts perimeter drones, and Marvin expands the search.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Hippogriff attack on Camelot
Fourteen hippogriffs attack Camelot; Bob and Marvin's busters kill most, Arnold and the hunters kill one, but three Deltans die.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Council confronts Bob
Hoffa challenges Bob in council over the Deltans' worsening troubles and suggests offering Archimedes to the hippogriffs.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Deltans banish Bob
The Deltan council, through Hoffa, tells Bob he is no longer welcome; a devastated Bob withdraws, telling Archimedes he will talk to him later.
- Book 2 · Ch 22Bob's secret meetings with Archimedes
Despite his banishment, Bob secretly meets Archimedes, protecting Camelot from hippogriffs and teaching him about bows and arrows.
- Book 2 · Ch 33Rising violence in Camelot
Bob and Marvin observe growing gang activity and violence in an overcrowded Camelot; the banished Bob chooses not to intervene.
- Book 2 · Ch 47Troublemakers leave Camelot
Bob's reverse-psychology plan works: Camelot's worst troublemakers march off to resettle an old village, and Archimedes gets the credit.
- Book 2 · Ch 71Bob visits Camelot in disguise
In Charlie, Bob walks into Camelot with Archimedes and sits at his family fire, unrecognised even by Diana.
- Book 3 · Ch 1Report to the Council
Donald and Robert report the ambush to Council leader Jeffrey, who says there have been several such attacks; Robert then plans an Earth-style trap with extra hunters.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Fred hunts Robert
Fred and four Caerleon hunters stalk Robert in the woods; Bob slips past them undetected and watches Fred bully his own men before they give up.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Donald proposes a counter-hunt
Back at Archimedes' flint-working site, Donald suggests going on a hunt of their own to question Caerleon, while Bob suspects more than Fred is behind the trouble.
- Book 3 · Ch 28Archimedes examines Fred's spear
Archimedes notes the spear's poor workmanship, leading Bob to suspect Caerleon's aggression comes from inferior tools.
- Book 3 · Ch 49Peace with Caerleon
Archimedes' spear-point gift wins over Caerleon; he trains three apprentices and trade grows between the villages.
- Book 3 · Ch 60Archimedes is dying
As Archimedes' cough worsens, he tells Bob he is ready to die, and Bob is overwhelmed by grief at losing his friend.
- Book 3 · Ch 71Goodbye to Eden
In a disguised android, Bob walks through Camelot one last time to say goodbye to Archimedes' world, then leaves the village.