Sword of the Rightful King

Name: Sword of the Rightful King
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Jane Yolen
ISBN: 9781490676838

Author: Jane Yolen

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/09/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Even though he has been king of Britain for four years, Arthur's position is far from secure. Rulers of the island's many small fiefdoms are still reluctant to admit his sovereignty. And the sorceress Morgause, believing her own sons have as much blood right to rule as Arthur, plots openly against his life. This clever recrafting of the early Arthurian saga is splendidly rendered by multiple award-winning author Jane Yolen.

About Jane Yolen

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyssa on January 16, 2011

I'm a college student in Arthurian Literature right now, and we had to read a modern version of the legends and write a book review for it. I chose this book because YA is the genre I'd like to write in some day, and I wanted to see what other YA writers were doing with the stories. I tried to keep......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on August 18, 2012

Sword of the Rightful King is a quick, fun read. It's very much in the Malory/T.H. White tradition, rather than anything more innovative. It's not very subtle -- the little mysteries of the story are fairly easy to work out. It has a very clever Guinevere, though Morgause is sluttish and stupid as u......more

Goodreads review by Trent on January 06, 2009

This book provides a fun twist on the classic story of the sword in the stone. The story began building and building, then suddenly it was ending. I thought the ending was going to be too sudden - there wasn't as much adventure or Dan Brown style deep twists as I had expected. Then it ended, and I w......more

Goodreads review by Kate on June 28, 2013

As one might guess from the title, this is a retelling of the Arthurian myth. I overdosed on these quite a few years ago and have been avoiding them ever since. However, this is Jane Yolen, a writer who I LOVE. So I bought and read it, and enjoyed it hugely. Jane's writing is as easy and supple as e......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 05, 2016

An interesting take on the Arthur legend.......more