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The newly crowned King Arthur is unsure of himself; worse, the people are unsure of him. Too many people want the throne, and treachery is everywhere. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or-worst of all-gets married. So Merlin magically places a sword into a slab of rock, lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword.After a bit of showmanship, Arthur will draw the blade (with a little magical help, of course), and the people will rally around the young king.
Except someone else pulls the sword out first. . . .
List of contents
Contents
I. Queen's Anger/Mage's Dream 1
1. Summons 2
2. Bloodlines 7
3. Queen's Entrance 15
4. Travel from Orkney 22
5. Message Delivered 36
6. Castle Mage 46
7. Dream 55
8. May Queen 65
9. Talking to Trees 72
II. Mage's Dream/King's Hope 79
10. Under the Oaks 80
11. Visitor to Cadbury 88
12. Fledgling 96
13. Dungeon 106
14. Hard Work 116
III. King's Hope/Prince's Danger 123
15. Riding South 124
16. Hard Hands 131
17. Brothers 138
18. Prince's Choler 148
19. Off on the Hunt 160
20. Aftermath 169
21. The Price of Honor 176
IV. Prince's Danger/King's Hand 189
22. The Marvel 190
23. Sword in the Stone 196
24. Courtyard 202
25. Helping a Mage 207
26. Round Table 217
27. Doves 229
28. Hand to the Sword 236
V. King's Hand/Queen's Magic 245
29. May Queens All 246
30. At the Gate 252
31. Queen/King/Mage 258
32. The Great Dinner 268
33. Curses 276
34. Confessions 283
35. Changes 297
VI. Queen's Magic/King's Sword 307
36. Reading the Air 308
37. Out to the Stone 316
38. Trying the Sword 324
39. Sword of the Rightful King 334
40. Weddings 344
About the author
Jane Yolen is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland.
Summary
The newly crowned King Arthur is unsure of himself; worse, the people are unsure of him. Too many people want the throne, and treachery is everywhere. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or—worst of all—gets married. So Merlin magically places a sword into a slab of rock, lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword.
After a bit of showmanship, Arthur will draw the blade (with a little magical help, of course), and the people will rally around the young king.
Except someone else pulls the sword out first. . . .
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2003
