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The Bright Sword

A Novel of King Arthur

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The Bright Sword

Auteur(s): Lev Grossman
Narrateur(s): Nicholas Guy Smith, Lev Grossman
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 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Editors’ Choice • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy and “master storyteller” (New York Times) returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist • Locus Award Finalist

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, VANITY FAIR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, TOWN & COUNTRY, ELLE, VOX, PASTE, LIT HUB, POLYGON, 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. Fantastique Historique Le choix des éditeurs Épique Arthurien Redevances Histoires réconfortantes

Editorial Review

Behold the legend of King Arthur’s leftover knights
Lev Grossman has thrown himself headfirst into the legend of King Arthur, and he’s come up with a retelling of the many-faceted story that feels both earnest and tongue-in-cheek. The rub is that the story starts after Arthur has died and Camelot is in shambles—what happens next? Collum, our impassioned, naïve hero, shows up a little too late to become a knight of the glorious Round Table. But fear not! There are plenty of adventures to be had for the despondent leftover knights. Replete with Grossman’s signature critical eye toward tropes and accepted truths, and juxtaposed with narrator Nicholas Guy Smith’s classical British storyteller vibe, The Bright Sword is the King Arthur legend for the questioning masses of today. — Melissa B., Audible Editor

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This book had an incredible start, but as it went on, I found myself listening to interminable narrative dumps that did little or nothing to push the story forward, intercut with action sometimes so obliquely described after such a long period of utter boredom that I was forced to rewind to try to parse out what happened.

I cared about the young knight, but that story became heavily overshadowed with the sorts of characters that remind me of people I'm trying to get away from at a party.

Truly lost me.

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Wonderfully imaginative and thought provoking. The author described scenes I had never imagined until now, great read for fans of medieval times.

Excellent read

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While it does take a while to get into (give it about an hour and a half), this book was a favourite of the year. It’s not flashy or quick, but deep and beautiful. Many poignant lines littered throughout and the narrator did an excellent job

Subtly intelligent

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Some harsh reviews before mine, but I enjoyed learning about all the Arthur side characters and getting a different approach to these characters. I could see how the focus on so many side-characters could difficult since you might not get enough time with each, but I enjoyed each story and thought they came together well and explained the backstory for how things came to be.

I personally loved the Magicians and this is very different in many ways, so understand that going in. But I found it unique in many ways (I've never read something that explored God and miracles in this way, which was fun for me). And as mentioned I think it's a fun take on (what I think) are some lesser known individuals from Arthur's party. Worth a read!

Great introduction to Arthur

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I concede that I am not the ideal audience for this book. The subject matter did not interest me, but might interest a younger audience. The book is very long, which makes much of the content very repetitive. Many characters are introduced and profiled, and a reader needs staying power to stick with this to the end. I made it halfway through and will not finish it.

Tedious and repetitive.

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DNF, I tried but could not do this. It was a chore to listen to.

How bad it was.

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