Queen of Fury
A romantic retelling of Gawain and the Green Knight
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:3rd Dec '24
Should be back in stock very soon

The gorgeous second volume in Barron's female-led Arthurian romantic fantasy trilogy!
Princess Hwyfar has returned to Avillion to find her father ruined by madness and a usurper poised to take the throne. King Arthur pledges her an army, providing she marries one of his knights—but she falls in love with Gawain of Orkney instead, and in Arthur’s court, without the King’s blessing, love is treason.
* THE SEQUEL TO THE AWARD WINNING QUEEN OF NONE * 'Barron's delightful reinterpretation of Arthurian legends continues' - BOOKLIST 'A compelling tale of two deeply textured and entwined characters' - FANTASY HIVE 'Hwyfar is fire and fury and everything you would want in a Queen' - ANNA TAN 'We got to see a whole new side to Gawain' - ELEMENTARY MY DEAR ONE BY ONE THE KINGS OF BRAETAN KNEEL BEFORE KING ARTHUR UNDER A BANNER OF PEACE Hwyfar, eldest daughter of King Leodegraunce and famed libertine of Carelon, has returned to Avillion to find her father ruined by madness and a usurper poised to take the throne. Reluctantly she takes the mantle of Queen Regent to protect her kingdom, but she'll need an army - which King Arthur pledges to send her, providing she marries one of his knights and surrenders the crown. Arthur's forces arrive under the command of Gawain of Orkney, who Hwyfar remembers as a brute; but she comes to realise he is not the man she thought he was, and finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. But Arthur has plans for her, and has commanded Gawain to keep well away - and in Arthur's court, without the King's blessing, love is treason. Hwyfar and Gawain must navigate both a world of ancient forests and corrupt magic, and the political machinations of two courts, if they have any hope of escaping Arthur's ever-tightening grBarron's delightful reinterpretation of Arthurian legends continues, embracing different perspectives to provide new insights * Booklist *
A compelling tale that takes the legend of Gawain and the Green Knight as inspiration for a far fuller and richer story of two deeply textured and entwined characters * Fantasy Hive *
Hwyfar is fire and fury and everything you would want in a Queen -- Anna Tan, author of THE TALE OF THE HOSTAGE PRINCE
We got to see a whole new side to Gawain, including his doubts, his tenderness, and his complicated relationship with Arthur * Elementary My Dear *
Barron plays with Arthurian legend with the skill of a sorceress * GeekMom *
ISBN: 9781837860630
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 30mm
Weight: 320g
464 pages
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