Lev Grossman: The Bright Sword

The Bright Sword follows an idealistic young knight who arrives at Camelot ready to serve, only to find that King Arthur is dead and the Round Table is in shambles. An extraordinary new take on Arthur’s Britain and those who inhabit it, it centres deeply human characters looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.

Grossman discusses the lasting power of Arthurian mythology, writing humans rather than heroes, and bringing Camelot to a contemporary audience with CS Pacat.