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No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.
When gifted young knight Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a place on the Round Table, he quickly discovers that heโs too late:The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table are left.
And the survivors arenโt the heroes of legend either, like Lancelot or Gawain. Theyโre the oddballs of the Round Table, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight, and Sir Dagonet, Arthurโs fool, who was knighted as a joke. Theyโre joined by Nimue, who was Merlinโs apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill.
But itโs up to them to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance, even as God abandons Britain and the fairies and old gods are returning, led by Morgan le Fay. They must reclaim Excalibur and make this ruined world whole again.
But first theyโll have to solve the mystery of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell.
The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.
'For anyone whoโs ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.'
Rebecca Yarros, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing
ยฉ Lev Grossman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024