Twilight of Avalon

by Anna Elliott · 2009

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A retelling of the Arthurian romance finds queen Isolde, the daughter of Mordred, grieving for her murdered husband, struggling to overcome court suspicion in order to retain her throne, and falling for a prisoner who aids the queen's effort to outmaneuver a scheming Lord Marche.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
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ArthurianArthurianMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
long · 440 pages

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