{"product_id":"the-bright-sword-a-novel-of-king-arthur-9780735224049","title":"The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur [Grossman, Lev]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLev Grossman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Today.com \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For anyone who's ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.\" --Rebecca Yarros, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFourth Wing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIron Flame\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, only to find that he's too late. The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, leaving no heir, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey aren't the heroes of legend, like Lancelot or Gawain. They're the oddballs of the Round Table, from the edges of the stories, 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. Together this ragtag fellowship will set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Arthur's death has revealed Britain's fault lines. God has abandoned it, and the fairies and monsters and old gods are returning, led by Arthur's half-sister Morgan le Fay. Kingdoms are turning on each other, warlords 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 Excalibur, solve the mysteries of this ruined world and make it whole again. But before they can restore Camelot they'll have to learn the truth of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell, and lay to rest the ghosts of his troubled family and of Britain's dark past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Sword \u003c\/i\u003eis steeped in tradition, full of duels and quests, battles and tournaments, magic swords and Fisher Kings. It also sheds a fresh light on Arthur's Britain, a diverse, complex nation struggling to come to terms with its bloody history. \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Sword\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735224049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLev Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Magicians trilogy--\u003ci\u003eThe Magicians, The Magician King, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Magician's Land--\u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been published in thirty countries and adapted as a TV show that ran for five seasons on SYFY. He is also a screenwriter and the author of two children's books, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Swift\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Arrow, \u003c\/i\u003e and his journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e among many other places. He lives with his wife and children in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43230363877552,"sku":"9780735224049b","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/products\/img_aeaa965e-0ff4-4383-8a60-63bd844222d3.jpg?v=1709684703","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-bright-sword-a-novel-of-king-arthur-9780735224049","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}