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THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING - TERENCE H WHITE KART...

T. H. White s masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary
as Excalibur and Camelot  and a poignant story of adventure  romance  and magic that has
enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time  a young boy called Wart was tutored by a
magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn t possibly imagine. A future in
which he would ally himself with the greatest knights  love a legendary queen and unite a
country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all
time as Arthur  King of the Britons. During Arthur s reign  the kingdom of Camelot was founded
to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages  while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a
noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love
between Queen Guenever and Lancelot  the wicked plots of Arthur s half-sister Morgause and the
hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king s dreams for Britain and to
the king himself.[The Once and Future King] mingles wisdom  wonderful  laugh-out-loud humor and
deep sorrow while telling one of the great tales of the Western world. Guy Gavriel Kay

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