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The Forgotten Queen

Retelling Camelot
Annette Mackey

2013 Silver Medal
313 Pages
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Fiction - Adventure

2013 Silver Medal
Avalon has long been considered the traditional place of Arthur's burial. But what if that place was actually named after someone? As an infant, Avalon is stripped of beauty so that all that remains are her dramatic green eyes. She is taught from birth that Arthur is her destiny. Out of curiosity she watches him in the magical waters of the lake and finds it impossible not to fall in love--and yet he is the king. She has nothing to offer but a pure heart. And so with the future of Camelot at stake, Arthur turns his attention toward the politically strategic Princess Guinevere and makes her his queen. In this exciting retelling of Camelot, Arthur struggles against the forces of evil until he reigns supreme, only to discover that his closest friend, Lancelot, is having an affair with his wife. Upon discovery, Camelot is forced to the brink of destruction. It's then that Arthur realizes what a fool he has been. Broken and alone, shamed before the entire kingdom, Avalon comes back into his life. With her he finds the kind of passion that he has so long sought. Raised in the shadows, subservient to the Lady of the Lake, Avalon rises above it all to become the true queen of Camelot. She is the for­got­ten queen ... and the sole bearer of Arthur's heart. Full of unexpected twists and turns, action, suspense, treachery, and deceit, "The Forgotten Queen" will tear at your heartstrings until the very satisfying ending.