{"product_id":"bright-sword-1","title":"Grossman Lev: The Bright Sword [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eFor anyone who's ever craved a seat at the Round Table. \u003cb\u003eUtterly enchanting.' \u003c\/b\u003eREBECCA YARROS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e beautifully written, suitably weird, very human take\u003c\/b\u003e on King Arthur that feels both modern and ancient.' JOE ABERCROMBIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Bright Sword, joins 1,400 years of storytelling and resoundingly \u003cb\u003eearns its place among the best of Arthurian tales\u003c\/b\u003e' KIERSTEN WHITE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking tale\u003c\/b\u003e that honors past iterations while producing something entirely unexpected' \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHER'S WEEKLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut first they'll have to solve the mystery of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, \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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eCompulsively readable\u003c\/b\u003e and expertly told. Lev Grossman transports the reader with such assurance and finesse. Just pick it up and \u003cb\u003elose yourself inside these pages.\u003c\/b\u003e You won't want to leave until the tale is done.' \u003cb\u003eVICTOR LAVALLE, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLone Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Breathlessly weaves themes of faith, duty, and selfhood with a classic sword-and-sorcery adventure - t\u003cb\u003ehis is why we read fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eAVA REID\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Breathtaking' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lev Grossman's fresh new Arthurian legend is \u003cb\u003ethis year's must-read\u003c\/b\u003e novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFORBES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lev Grossman's new novel, \"The Bright Sword,\" joins 1,400 years of storytelling and resoundingly earns its place among \u003cb\u003ethe best of Arthurian tales.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003elively, gripping new epic\u003c\/b\u003e in which the dreamy magic of the medieval romance is refreshed and made newly relevant for today.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grossman, Lev","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50945639514451,"sku":"9781804951620","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lev-grossman-grossman-lev-the-bright-sword-2025-paperback-9781804951620-1161530724.jpg?v=1746746243","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/bright-sword-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}