Last in a line of proud queens elected to rule the fertile lands of the West, true owner of the legendary Round Table, guardian of the Great Goddess herself . . . a woman whose story has never been told--until now.
Brokenhearted at her parting from Lancelot and anguished over the loss of the sacred Hallows of the Goddess, Guenevere reconciles with Arthur. But their fragile peace is threatened by a new presence at Camelot. Mordred, Arthur's son by Morgan Le Fay, has come to be proclaimed heir to Guenevere and Arthur's kingdoms. At his knighting, the great Round Table, owned by the Queens of the Summer Country since time immemorial, cracks down the center and a terrible darkness falls over Camelot. In the midst of the chaos appears a new knight, Sir Galahad, who may hold the key to the mystery of the stolen Hallows. His arrival sets into motion the Quest for the Holy Grail and the fall of Camelot, which brings Guenevere to the brink of the most dreaded tragedy of all . . . and may ultimately fulfill her destiny as the greatest Queen of the Isles.
"Available now, Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country and The Knight of the Sacred Lake, Books 1 and 2 of the Guenevere Trilogy. Coming in July 2002, Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle, the First Book of the Tristan and Isolde Trilogy About the Author Rosalind Miles is a well-known and critically acclaimed English novelist, essayist, and broadcaster. Her novels, including Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country and The Knight of the Sacred Lake, the preceding volumes of the Guenevere Trilogy, have been international bestsellers.From the Hardcover edition. Links Reading Group Guide Available Read an excerpt From The Publisher: At the end of Knight of the Sacred Lake, Lancelot has taken the Hallows from Avalon to protect them from the Christian monks who seek to destroy the Lady of the Lake. Broken-hearted by their parting, Guenevere reconciles with Arthur, although the fragile bond between them is threatened by a new presence at Camelot, for Prince Mordred, Arthur's son by his evil sister Morgan, has come to stay. As "Child of the Holy Grail" opens, Sir Lancelot returns to Camelot, desolate. He has lost the Hallows of Avalon, but cannot remember how they disappeared. Arthur has declared Mordred his heir (over Guenevere's protests) and prepares to make him a knight of the Round Table. He has even reserved for his son the Siege Perilous, the one unoccupied seat at the Round Table -- one reserved for "the Most Peerless Knight in all the World". But at the knighting, when Mordred takes his seat in the Siege Perilous, a terrible darkness falls over Camelot, and the great Round Table, owned by the Queens of the Summer Country since time immemorial, cracks down the center. In the middle of the chaos appears a new knight, barely fourteen years old, who brings with him the Hallows -- which the Christians have declared to be the Holy Grail. The mysterious knight is a stranger -- and he may be living proof of the Queen's worst fear -- that Lancelot has a son by another woman. The scene sets into action the final cycle of the Arthurian legend -- the Quest for the Holy Grail and the Fall of Camelot -- which brings Guenevere to the brink of the most dreaded tragedy of all...and which may ultimately lead to her resurrection as the greatest and most powerful queen of the Isles. |
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