IN PERILOUS TIMES LIKE THESE THE REALM DOESN'T JUST NEED A HERO. IT NEEDS A KNIGHT IN
SHINING ARMOUR. Sir Kay and his fellow knights awake from their mythical slumber whenever
Britain has need of them they fought at Agincourt and at the Somme. But in these perilous
modern times the realm is more divided than ever a dragon has been seen for the first time in
centuries and Kay is not the only ancient and terrible thing to come crawling up out of the
ground . . . Perilous Times is a fiercely entertaining contemporary take on the myths of
Camelot which asks: what happens when the Knights of the Round Table return to fix the
problems of the modern world? This debut is perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett Jodi Taylor
or Ben Aaronovitch. ****************************************** AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES
BESTSELLER ****************************************** WINNER OF THE FANTASY HIVE 'DEBUT OF
THE YEAR' AWARD ****************************************** 'If you like . . . Terry Pratchett
you'll enjoy Perilous Times . . . wryly witty it's an utterly original take on Arthurian myth'
The Times ' This audacious original debut is angry as well as entertaining and an exciting
new take on the Matter of Britain' Guardian 'Funny weird wise lovely and full of mad
sh*t. You've never read anything like it before and you should bang that order button now'
Stuart Turton author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 'Lee has brought Arthur's
legends into these modern perilous times ' Fantasy Hive 'Like Good Omens with Arthurian
knights. I've never read a book that treads so happily the ground between making you think and
making you laugh out loud ' Beth Underdown 'I HOWLED my way through this book! Smart funny
refreshing fantasy. . . Anyone who liked Rivers of London will love this' Natasha Pulley
'Forget the once-and-future-king this is a once-and-future classic' Jackson Ford 'Lee has a
maestro's eye for satire' Richard Swan 'A brilliant collision of ancient mysticism with modern
madness' Robert Jackson Bennett ' Relentlessly entertaining deadpan hilarious and full of
heart. Give it five pages and you'll be hooked' Scott Hawkins 'Maintains a steady faith in
humanity's ability to bring itself back from the brink' Publishers Weekly 'Perilous Times
has knights mad science corporate villainy . . . and dragons ready to burn it all down...
delightful ' Kevin Hearne 'An awesomely accomplished debut ' Daily Mail *A No. 1 Sunday
Times bestseller as published by the Sunday Times in the 4th June 2023 issue.
