He is so good at hurt and shame-how did he also manage to be so funny? I have laughed at his great Arthurian novel and cried over it and loved it all my life.'-Ursula K. White wrote about fierce and damaged people-and children, and animals-with a brilliant, painful innocence that has no equal in literature. ' mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow-while telling one of the great tales of the Western world.'- Guy Gavriel Kay

But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain-and to the king himself. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons.ĭuring Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values.

Once upon a time, a young boy called 'Wart' was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.

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