Thomas D. Lee believes all sorts of things about how art and literature can be used as tools to fight for a better future, but mostly he just wants to make his readers laugh. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Manchester, where he is currently studying for a PhD specializing in queer interpretations of the Arthurian mythos. He frequently considers emulating Merlin and becoming a hermit in the woods who speaks only in riddles. Perilous Times is his first novel.
“[A] hugely entertaining yet thought-provoking cli-fi novel .
. . The book [is] properly hilarious, that kind of whimsical and
observational humor that Fforde and Pratchett fans are going
to love. . . . Lee has brought Arthur’s legends into these modern,
perilous times.”—The Fantasy Hive
“A breakneck pace and a compelling urgency that pulls readers along
on a wild, glorious, and epic ride . . . Highly recommended
for lovers of Arthurian reinterpretations and climate-disaster
thrillers.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“Full of dark humor and insights into the ills of the twenty-first
century, [Lee] hits close to home by asking readers to reflect on
how King Arthur would save modern-day England if it were plagued by
rampant racism and political infighting as well as the devastating
effects of climate change. . . . A fresh, irreverent perspective on
the well-known myth.”—Booklist
“It’s rare to find a book so entertaining yet thematically juicy.
Perilous Times has knights, mad science, corporate villainy,
radicals from the far fringes of the left and right . . . and
dragons ready to burn it all down. A delightful and
poignant read for our times.”—Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron
Druid Chronicles
“[Lee] maintains a steady faith in humanity’s ability to bring
itself back from the brink; swords can do more than cleave if
they become rallying symbols for folks who do not recognize their
own heroism.”—Publishers Weekly
“Wow, what a book. . . . Hilarious, heartwarming, and
harrowing all at once, with such a fun, fresh twist on Arthurian
legend . . . All great fantasy is escapist, but this one offers a
hard—and quite necessary—dose of reality as well.”—Nicholas Eames,
author of Kings of the Wyld
“An angry, funny novel, grounded in a vital, urgent reality and
soaring with joyous fantasy—a needful delight of a book.”—Claire
North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
“Enormous fun, combining razor-sharp wit with savage political
commentary, propulsive action, and near-endless Arthurian Easter
Eggs, this is a brilliant collision of ancient mysticism with
modern madness.”—Robert Jackson Bennett, USA Today bestselling
author of The Founders Trilogy
“I howled my way through this book! Smart, funny, refreshing
fantasy, full of vivid characters who will bring a lot of joy to a
lot of people—it carves out a place for ancient legends in a
brand-new world.”—Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of
Filigree Street
“Funny, weird, wise, lovely, and full of mad shit . . . You’ve
never read anything like it before.”—Stuart Turton, author of The 7
½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
“Thomas D. Lee has written a gloriously fun book, easily the best
I’ve read this year. It’s relentlessly entertaining, deadpan
hilarious, and full of heart. Give it five pages and you’ll be
hooked.”—Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char
“A glorious experiment of a folklorist’s ‘what-if?’ trounced by the
dual-headed dragon of climate change and capitalism . . . It takes
a keen writer to play with legends and come out with raw, evolving
characters and Lee has done just that.”—A. J. Hackwith, author of
the Hell’s Library series
“One of my very favorite books of the year—a magical, profane, and
hilarious adventure . . . I raced through Perilous Times and
finished it thinking about all the people I could buy it
for.”—Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan
“A deft evisceration of the state of modern Britain and the broader
Western world. Lee has a maestro’s eye for satire.”—Richard
Swan, bestselling author of The Justice of Kings
“Lee’s tale of the Knights of the Round Table versus climate change
grabs hold and won’t let go. Forget the
once-and-future-king; this is a once-and-future
classic.”—Jackson Ford, author of The Frost Files series
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