The Bright Sword

A BEST SUMMER READ: The New York Times,Los Angeles TimesVultureBoston GlobeElleTown & CountrySeattle TimesNew York PostLit HubCosmopolitanMinneapolis Star TribunePasteBiblioLifestyleE! OnlineAARPBookBubBookRiot ΓÇ£For anyone whoΓÇÖs ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöRebecca Yarros#1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame ΓÇ£If you love King Arthur as much as I doyouΓÇÖll love Lev GrossmanΓÇÖs The Bright Sworda fresh and engrossing take on the Matter of Britain featuring a colorful cast of Round Table knights who donΓÇÖt often get as much story time as they deserve. The creator of The Magicians has woven another spell.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöGeorge R. R. Martin#1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Tableonly to find that heΓÇÖs too late. The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlannleaving no heirand only a handful of the knights of the Round Table survive. They arenΓÇÖt the heroes of legendlike Lancelot or Gawain. TheyΓÇÖre the oddballs of the Round Tablefrom the edges of the storieslike Sir Palomidesthe Saracen Knightand Sir DagonetArthurΓÇÖs foolwho was knighted as a joke. TheyΓÇÖre joined by Nimuewho was MerlinΓÇÖs apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill. Together this ragtag fellowship will set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance. But ArthurΓÇÖs death has revealed BritainΓÇÖs fault lines. God has abandoned itand the fairies and monsters and old gods are returningled by ArthurΓÇÖs half-sister Morgan le Fay. Kingdoms are turning on each otherwarlords lay siege to Camelot and rival factions are forming around the disgraced Lancelot and the fallen Queen Guinevere. It is up to Collum and his companions to reclaim Excalibursolve the mysteries of this ruined world and make it whole again. But before they can restore Camelot theyΓÇÖll have to learn the truth of why the lonelybrilliant King Arthur felland lay to rest the ghosts of his troubled family and of BritainΓÇÖs dark past. The first major Arthurian epic of the new millenniumThe Bright Sword is steeped in traditionfull of duels and questsbattles and tournamentsmagic swords and Fisher Kings. It also sheds a fresh light on ArthurΓÇÖs Britaina diversecomplex nation struggling to come to terms with its bloody history. The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and womenfull of strength and painwho are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.