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Title The bright sword [electronic resource]. Lev Grossman.
Author Grossman, Lev.
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Other Classification Number FIC009020 FIC009030 FIC019000 bisacsh
Personal Name Grossman, Lev.
Title Statement The bright sword [electronic resource]. Lev Grossman.
Imprint 2024.
Physical Description 1 online resource
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Summary, Etc. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Editors’ Choice • 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 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES , NPR, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL , VANITY FAIR , TIME , OPRAH DAILY , TOWN & COUNTRY , LIT HUB, 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 “If you love King Arthur as much as I do, you’ll love Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword , a fresh and engrossing take on the Matter of Britain featuring a colorful cast of Round Table knights who don’t often get as much story time as they deserve. The creator of The Magicians has woven another spell.” —George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones 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.
Reproduction Note Electronic reproduction. New York: Viking, 2024. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Literature. OverDrive
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