The Camelot Betrayal
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · November 2, 2021
The second book in the fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never lived.
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- Who it’s for
- A Camelot fantasy where the search for self complicates the role of queen.
- Genres
- Arthurian YA, YA Fantasy Romance, Epic YA Fantasy
- Published
- Random House Children's Books, November 2, 2021
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The second book in the fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never lived. EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE IN CAMELOT: King Arthur is expanding his kingdom's influence with Queen Guinevere at his side. Yet every night, dreams of darkness and unknowable power plague her.
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Guinevere might have accepted her role, but she still cannot find a place for herself in all of it. The closer she gets to the people around her--Brangien, pining for her lost love Isolde; Lancelot, fighting to prove her worth as Queen's knight; and Arthur, everything to everyone and thus never quite enough for Guinevere--the more she realizes how empty she is. The more she tries to claim herself as queen, the more she wonders if Mordred was right: she doesn't belong. She never will. When a rescue goes awry and results in the death of something precious, a devastated Guinevere returns to Camelot to find the greatest threat yet has arrived. Not in the form of the Dark Queen or an invading army, but in the form of the real Guinevere's younger sister. Is her deception at an end? And who is she really deceiving--Camelot, or herself?
Self in Camelot
A Camelot fantasy where the search for self complicates the role of queen.
Come here for
- Camelot’s familiar legends tangled with questions of identity and belonging
- Magic, romance, and betrayal with personal stakes
Expect
- Guinevere’s uneasy ties with Arthur, Lancelot, and Brangien
- Dreams of darkness and a threat that reaches into her past
Where it sits
| Arthurian YA | 96% |
|---|---|
| YA Fantasy Romance | 38% |
| Epic YA Fantasy | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Wizards & Witches for Teens
- Medieval YA
- Arthurian YA
- Authors
- Kiersten White
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- November 2, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Wizards & Witches for Teens