The Knight of the Sacred Lake (The Guenevere Novels Number 2)
by Rosalind Miles | Women's Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0609808028 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0609808028 Global Overview for this book
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LAST IN A LINE OF PROUD QUEENS ELECTED TO RULE THE FERTILE LANDS OF THE WEST, TRUE OWNER OF THE LEGENDARY ROUND TABLE, GUARDIAN OF THE GREAT GODDESS HERSELF . . . A WOMAN WHOSE STORY HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD--UNTIL NOW.
As High King and Queen, Arthur and Guenevere reign supreme across the many kingdoms of Great Britain. Still, Guenevere secretly mourns the loss of her beloved Lancelot, who has returned to the Sacred Lake of his boyhood, hoping to restore his faith in chivalry in the place where he learned to be a knight. In a glittering Pentecost ceremony, new knights are sworn to the Round Table, including Arthur's nephews, Agravain and Gawain. After many years of strife, peace is restored to Guenevere's realm.
But betrayal, jealousy, and ancient blood feuds fester unseen. Morgan Le Fay, now the mother of Arthur's only son, Mordered, has become the focus of Merlin's age-old quest to ensure the survival of the house of Pendragon. From the East comes the shattering news that Guenevere may have a rival for Lancelot's love. A bleak shadow falls across Camelot--and across the sacred isle of Avalon, where Roman priests threaten the life of the Lady herself. At the center of the storm is Guenevere, torn between her love for her husband, her people, and Sir Lancelot of the Lake.
With rare and intuitive magic, Rosalind Miles brings to life a legendary woman's bravery and passion, and all the pageantry, heartbreak, violence, and beauty of an age gone by.
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This is the second in a trilogy of novels. See what I thought of the first one, Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country and the third, The Child of the Holy Grail.
As High King and Queen, Arthur and Guenevere reign supreme across the many kingdoms of Great Britain. Still, Guenevere secretly mourns the loss of her beloved Lancelot, who has returned to the Sacred Lake of his boyhood, hoping to restore his faith in chivalry in the place where he learned to be a knight. In a glittering Pentecost ceremony, new knights are sworn to the Round Table, including Arthur's nephews, Agravain and Gawain. After many years of strife, peace is restored to Guenevere's realm.
But betrayal, jealousy, and ancient blood feuds fester unseen. Morgan Le Fay, now the mother of Arthur's only son, Mordered, has become the focus of Merlin's age-old quest to ensure the survival of the house of Pendragon. From the East comes the shattering news that Guenevere may have a rival for Lancelot's love. A bleak shadow falls across Camelot--and across the sacred isle of Avalon, where Roman priests threaten the life of the Lady herself. At the center of the storm is Guenevere, torn between her love for her husband, her people, and Sir Lancelot of the Lake.
With rare and intuitive magic, Rosalind Miles brings to life a legendary woman's bravery and passion, and all the pageantry, heartbreak, violence, and beauty of an age gone by.
This is the second in a trilogy of novels. See what I thought of the first one, Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country and the third, The Child of the Holy Grail.
