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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

Name: The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
SKU: 9780735224063
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Contributors:

Lev Grossman

Publisher:

Penguin Publishing Group

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Fiction

Book Subcategory:

Fantasy, Literary

Book Topic:

Epic, Historical

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Release Date:

7/8/2025

ISBN 13:

9780735224063

Weight:

1.15 lbs

Size:

8.30 x 5.50 x 1.40 inches

Pages:

688

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A New York Times Editors' Choice - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy and "master storyteller" (New York Times) returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, VANITY FAIR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, TOWN & COUNTRY, ELLE, VOX, PASTE, LIT HUB, POLYGON, KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword stands out as the best fantasy of the year." --The Wall Street Journal

"Grossman, who is best known for his The Magicians series, is at the top of his game with The Bright Sword." --The New York Times Book Review

"A thrilling new take on Arthurian legend. . . . Marvelous." --The Washington Post

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a place at the Round Table, only to find that he's too late. King Arthur died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table are left.

The survivors aren't the heroes of legend 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 return, 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 steeped in tradition, complete with duels and quests, battles and tournaments, magic swords and Fisher Kings. It's also a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, trying to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.

About the Author
Lev Grossman is the author of the number one New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy--The Magicians, The Magician King, and The Magician's Land--which has been published in thirty countries and adapted as a TV show that ran for five seasons on SYFY. He's also a screenwriter and the author of two children's books, The Golden Swift and The Silver Arrow, and his journalism has appeared in Time, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, among many other places. He lives with his wife and children in New York City.

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