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Once & Future

Once & Future

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Paperback Published on: 26/03/2019
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Once & Future
So.Much.Fun!
I whizzed through this in only two or three days, nearly missing my stop on the train at one point because I was so engrossed. The twists and updates on ... READ MORE
Holly Workman at Wokingham
Once & Future
Great gender-bent re-imagining
This was such a romp of a book and I really enjoyed it! It tells the story of Ari, the 42nd incarnation of King Arthur, who teams up with a teenage Merlin ... READ MORE
Laura at Harrogate
Once & Future
Fun adventure with something for everyone!
I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of this to read and I demolished it in two days! It was a fun sci-fi adventure (with added dragons!) that didn't... READ MORE
Rachael at Croydon

Synopsis

King Arthur as you’ve never seen her! This bold YA novel reimagines the Once and Future King as a queer teenage girl on an epic quest to save the universe.

Coming to terms with your identity is always difficult. But for Ari, the 42nd reincarnation of King Arthur, it just got a whole lot more complicated. Gender-bending royalty, caustic wit and a galaxy-wide fight for peace and equality all collide in this epic adventure.

With an awkward adolescent Merlin and a rusty spaceship, this is the Arthurian legend as you have never before seen it.

‘A rip-roaring, no holds-barred, gloriously queer reinvention of Arthurian legend.’ Malinda Lo, author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

‘Utterly compelling, brilliantly witty, and delightfully queer.’ Simon James Green, author of Noah Can't Even

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • ISBN: 9781786076540
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
  • Languages: English

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Once & Future
Wonderfully Queer Arthurian Space Fantasy
This is a cracking little book. Hopeful, energetic, positive & inclusive YA fiction, with a fantastically diverse cast & a really interesting setting. It g... READ MORE
Paul S. at Lancaster
Once & Future
A delightfully queer romp through space
This was an extremely fun time, and appropriate to mention during Pride month because it's probably the queerest book I have ever read.  This is a gender... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
Once & Future
Heartbreaking, addictive, fast paced and overall EPIC!
4.5 stars.This book. It's heartbreaking, addictive, fast paced and overall EPIC! A must read for fans of the BBC adaptation of Merlin and for Sci-fi lovers... READ MORE
Emma Lucy Spence-Hirst
Once & Future
A fantastic, glorious romp of a story!
I’m very fond of retellings, and this has fast become one of my favourites. The old elements of Arthurian legend spun into a bright new story with magic an... READ MORE
H is for Hazel
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Once & Future
New favourite book!
The representation is just phenominal. The retelling is brilliant and the storyline is heartbreakingly good. Cannot recommend this enough!!
Kerry Burgoyne
Once & Future
Everything I never knew I always wanted
Loved this book! A fresh take on the classic King Arthur legend, with a world you can really imagine yourself in and characters you'll fall in love with in... READ MORE
Lucy Saxon
Once & Future
A Fun and Fast-Paced Science Fantasy
Actual rating: 4.5/5 Yes another sci-fi. I'm beginning to think that sci-fi was never my problem, just the sci-fi books people kept recommending me becaus... READ MORE
Ryan Phillips
Once & Future
King Arthur meets sci-fi in a fun filled adventure!
One & Future follows a young woman named Ari, who's in fact the newest incarnation of King Arthur. With only an awkward teenaged Merlin and a rusty spacesh... READ MORE
E Birch