The Excalibur Curse

Zusatztext Praise for THE EXCALIBUR CURSE: " Thought-provoking inspiration behind the lives of the women of Camelot, a must purchase ."-- SLJ "Readers will be ensorcelled by the redemptions , revelations , and reconciliations ."-- Kirkus Praise for THE CAMELOT BETRAYAL: The Camelot Betrayal is a phenomenal read This story continues to have this powerful subtlety to it that is addicting and evocative , with the added bonus of romance and betrayal .-- The Nerd Daily If you're familiar with the Arthurian legends, you'll be delighted in the ways White has taken hold of the classic characters and twisted them into her own versions.-- SYFY Wire Another dazzling fantasy tale by White, filled with exhilarating adventures, intrigue, and strong female characters ; a powerful addition to any teen literary collection."-- School Library Journal [A] refreshingly feminist new spin on the world of Arthurian legend" --Culturess Praise for THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION: A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults "An enjoyable and even thoughtful entry into a mythos that has obsessed us for generations." NPR Spellbinding , Unique and refreshing Hypable A fresh take on Camelot . . . this should be another hit . Booklist Readers will be dying to fill in the gaps of Guinevere's memory and to continue the atmospheric adventure in this Arthurian retelling. Bulletin Informationen zum Autor Kiersten White Klappentext The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everythingfriends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself. While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into the hands of her enemies. Behind her are Lancelot, trapped on the other side of the magical barrier they created to protect Camelot, and Arthur, who has been led away from his kingdom, chasing after false promises. But the greatest danger isn't what lies ahead of Guinevereit's what's been buried inside her. Vowing to unravel the truth of her past with or without Merlin's help, Guinevere joins forces with the sorceress Morgana and her son, Mordredand faces the confusing, forbidden feelings she still harbors for him. When Guinevere makes an agonizing discovery about who she is and how she came to be, she finds herself with an impossible choice: fix a terrible crime, or help prevent war. Guinevere is determined to set things right, whatever the cost. To defeat a rising evil. To remake a kingdom. To undo the mistakes of the past...even if it means destroying herself. Guinevere has been a changeling, a witch, a queenbut what does it mean to be just a girl? Leseprobe Chapter One Once, not so long ago, Guinevere had ridden surrounded by armed soldiers and marveled at her power. Now she rode surrounded by armed soldiers and marveled at her smallness. She tried to hold on to both thoughts at once: her power and her smallness, each a comfort in its own way. She was only one girl, after all, in a world full of them. Unfortunately, the armed soldiers around her at this precise moment were enemies of Arthur: Picts, led by their king, Nechtan; the sorceress Morgana, Arthur's half sister; and his nephew, Mordred the betrayer. Guinevere had thought herself triumphant in sealing the city just before they arrived. But they had never been coming for the city. They had been coming for her. It was enough to drive her mad, but she was too tired for it. Guinevere half susp...

Praise for THE EXCALIBUR CURSE:

"Thought-provoking inspiration behind the lives of the women of Camelot, a must purchase."--SLJ

"Readers will be ensorcelled by the redemptions, revelations, and reconciliations."--Kirkus

Praise for THE CAMELOT BETRAYAL:
“The Camelot Betrayal is a phenomenal read…This story continues to have this powerful subtlety to it that is addicting and evocative, with the added bonus of romance and betrayal.”--The Nerd Daily

“If you’re familiar with the Arthurian legends, you’ll be delighted in the ways White has taken hold of the classic characters and twisted them into her own versions.”--SYFY Wire

“Another dazzling fantasy tale by White, filled with exhilarating adventures, intrigue, and strong female characters; a powerful addition to any teen literary collection."--*School Library Journal 

• “[A] refreshingly feminist new spin on the world of Arthurian legend"--Culturess

  Praise for THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION:

  A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults

  "An enjoyable and even thoughtful entry into a mythos that has obsessed us for generations." —NPR

  “Spellbinding,… Unique and refreshing” —Hypable

  “A fresh take on Camelot . . .  this should be another hit.” —Booklist

  “Readers will be dying to fill in the gaps of Guinevere’s memory and to continue the atmospheric adventure in this Arthurian retelling.”  —Bulletin**

  Autorentext

  Kiersten White

  Klappentext

  The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself.

  While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into the hands of her enemies. Behind her are Lancelot, trapped on the other side of the magical barrier they created to protect Camelot, and Arthur, who has been led away from his kingdom, chasing after false promises. But the greatest danger isn’t what lies ahead of Guinevere—it’s what’s been buried inside her.

  Vowing to unravel the truth of her past with or without Merlin’s help, Guinevere joins forces with the sorceress Morgana and her son, Mordred—and faces the confusing, forbidden feelings she still harbors for him. When Guinevere makes an agonizing discovery about who she is and how she came to be, she finds herself with an impossible choice: fix a terrible crime, or help prevent war.

  Guinevere is determined to set things right, whatever the cost. To defeat a rising evil. To remake a kingdom. To undo the mistakes of the past...even if it means destroying herself.

  Guinevere has been a changeling, a witch, a queen—but what does it mean to be just a girl?

  Leseprobe

Chapter One 

Once, not so long ago, Guinevere had ridden surrounded by armed soldiers and marveled at her power. Now she rode surrounded by armed soldiers and marveled at her smallness. She tried to hold on to both thoughts at once: her power and her smallness, each a comfort in its own way. She was only one girl, after all, in a world full of them. 

Unfortunately, the armed soldiers around her at this precise moment were enemies of Arthur: Picts, led by their king, Nechtan; the sorceress Morgana, Arthur’s half sister; and his nephew, Mordred the betrayer. 

Guinevere had thought herself triumphant in sealing the city just before they arrived. But they had never been coming for the city. They had been coming for her. It was enough to drive her mad, but she was too tired for it. Guinevere half suspected the reason they had not dismounted and rested for the past twelve hours was to ensure that her nether regions were so painful that she would not try to escape. She had lost feeling in her toes, and her spine ached from sitting as straight as possible so as not to lean back against Mordred. The least they could have done is give her a horse instead of forcing her to ride with him. 

She had no idea how many leagues they had covered, but it was certainly more than…