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The Witch in the Wood

The Once and Future King seriesbook 2 of 5Next:

The Ill-Made Knight(1940) →

The Queen of Air and Darkness, is the second book in his epic work, The Once and Future King. It continues the story of the newly-crowned King Arthur, his tutelage by the wise Merlyn, his war against King Lot, and also introduces the Orkney clan, a group of characters who would cause the eventual downfall of the king.

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The original second book in the series was The Witch in the Wood, published in 1939. It has the same general outline as the replacement work, but is substantially longer and most of the text is different.

Setting
medievalEngland
Subject
history
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 100 pages

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