Bestselling Fantasy Author Lev Grossman Presents New Arthurian Legend Series

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host #1 bestselling fantasy author Lev Grossman for his highly-anticipated new novel, “Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur.”

Lev Grossman will be in conversation with St. Louis-based, bestselling science fiction author Ann Leckie.

The event will take place on Sunday, July 21, 4:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, only to find that he’s too late. The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, leaving no heir, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table survive.

They aren’t the heroes of legend, like Lancelot or Gawain. They’re the oddballs of the Round Table, from the edges of the stories. Together this ragtag fellowship will set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance.

But Arthur’s death has revealed Britain’s fault lines. The fairies and monsters and old gods are returning, led by Arthur’s half-sister Morgan le Fay. Kingdoms are turning on each other, warlords lay siege to Camelot and rival factions are forming around the disgraced Lancelot and the fallen Queen Guinevere. It is up to Collum and his companions to reclaim Excalibur, solve the mysteries of this ruined world and make it whole again. 

The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, “The Bright Sword” is steeped in tradition, full of duels and quests, battles and tournaments, magic swords and Fisher Kings–it is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.

Lev Grossman is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy—”The Magicians,” “The Magician King,” and “The Magician’s Land”—which has been published in thirty countries and adapted as a TV show that ran for five seasons on SYFY. 

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.