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The Dragon Queen

Alice Borchardt

9780593050620

Bantam Press


Fantasy » Arthurian

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389 pages

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It is that time known as the Dark Ages. The Romans have abandoned Britain's shores, leaving behind a brutal, fear-filled twilight world where wild magic, superstition, strife and warfare hold sway. Into this world is born the daughter of a pagan queen, her name is Guinevere and to the all-seeing, malign, power-crazed old sorcerer and High Druid, Merlin, she is a grave threat. Sent into hiding, she grows up under the protection of a shape-shifting wolf and a wayward druid and watched over by dragons. Yet through his dark arts Merlin tracks her down - for he knows her destiny and will stop at nothing to prevent what has been foretold: for if Guinevere becomes queen and Arthur king, they will bring a peace to the land that will leave the sorcerer powerless, a shrivelled and empty old man in a weary cloak. But what Merlin has not foreseen is that Guinevere would inherit dazzling powers of her own - powers she cannot yet fathom and must learn to control but powers strong enough to rival his own. With Arthur trapped in a netherworld from which the only escape is death, Merlin closes in upon the young girl. Calling upon magic she barely understand and calling upon the ancient, primal spir

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By:   Alice Borchardt
Imprint:   Bantam Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm
Weight:   603g
ISBN:  

9780593050620


ISBN 10:   0593050622
Series:   Tales of Guinevere
Pages:   389
Publication Date:   August 2002
Audience:   General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Alice Borchardt was brought up in New Orleans where she shared a childhood full of storytelling with her sister, bestselling author Anne Rice. A nurse by profession, she has nurtured a profound interest in little-known periods of history. Her other books include THE SILVER WOLF and THE NIGHT OF THE WOLF.

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