"Fascinating. . . . Kiersten White has taken the best parts of the Arthurian legend and made
them all her own."--Renée Ahdieh #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the
Dawn series. A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author
Christina Lauren calls "brilliant " reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is as
magical and terrifying as a girl. Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger:
the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders the great wizard
Merlin conjured a solution--send in Guinevere to be Arthur's wife . . . and his protector from
those who want to see the young king's idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere's real name--and
her true identity--is a secret. She is a changeling a girl who has given up everything to
protect Camelot. To keep Arthur safe Guinevere must navigate a court in which the
old--including Arthur's own family--demand things continue as they have been and the
new--those drawn by the dream of Camelot--fight for a better way to live. And always in the
green hearts of forests and the black depths of lakes magic lies in wait to reclaim the land.
Deadly jousts duplicitous knights and forbidden romances are nothing compared to the greatest
threat of all: the girl with the long black hair riding on horseback through the dark woods
toward Arthur. Because when your whole existence is a lie how can you trust even yourself?
*THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CAMELOT RISING TRILOGY* "A rare and enviable mix of impeccable writing
heart-stopping action lush scenery and complex relatable characters . . . brilliant!" --New
York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren "Stunning. . . . will leave every reader
hungry for more." --Somaiya Daud author of the Mirage series