The Bright Sword

The Bright Sword

Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Science Fiction & Fantasy
Hardback Published on: 16/07/2024
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The Bright Sword
My favourite Grossman work!
Easily my favorite of Grossman's work, TBS is an enchanting, mythical tale exploring the AFTER of King Arthur's death. With impeccable worldbuilding, magic... READ MORE
Ella-Mae from Lewes
The Bright Sword
Arthurian tales re-told
So I don't know all of the Arthurian legends, or I didn't before I read this. While this is a historical novel, it is more like a deep-dive into Arthurian ... READ MORE
Bluehairedbookseller
The Bright Sword
A new classic for King Arthur
As much as the legend of King Arthur, and his sort of cultural identity with Britain, has always interested me, I went into this book without knowing a gre... READ MORE
Milo

Synopsis

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 he’s 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 aren’t the heroes of legend either, like Lancelot or Gawain. They’re the oddballs of the Round Table, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight, and Sir Dagonet, Arthur’s fool, who was knighted as a joke. They’re joined by Nimue, who was Merlin’s apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill.

But it’s 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 they’ll 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.

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781529939125
  • Number of pages: 688
  • Weight: 940g
  • Dimensions: 241 x 160 x 55 mm

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The Bright Sword
The Bright Sword
"The Bright Sword" is a captivating historical fantasy novel that delves deep into the rich tapestry of Arthurian legends. For enthusiasts of Arthurian ta... READ MORE
Mark Redman
The Bright Sword
I enjoyed the characters’ backstories
I’ve been keen to read a Lev Grossman book for years but, for one reason or another, the stars never aligned. When I saw this book, which promised a bunch ... READ MORE
Schizanthus Nerd
The Bright Sword
The Bright Sword
"The Bright Sword" is a captivating historical fantasy novel that delves deep into the rich tapestry of Arthurian legends. For enthusiasts of Arthurian ta... READ MORE
Mark Redman
The Bright Sword
I enjoyed the characters’ backstories
I’ve been keen to read a Lev Grossman book for years but, for one reason or another, the stars never aligned. When I saw this book, which promised a bunch ... READ MORE
Schizanthus  Nerd