Knight life

by Peter David

Other authorsHiro Kimura (Illustrator.)
Paperback, 1987

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Available

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Publication

New York : Ace Books, 1987. Ace fantasy edition.

Description

More than 1,500 years after his disappearance into the mists of Avalon, King Arthur has returned. This time, he's prepared to rule the Camelot of a new millennium: New York City. Handsome, charismatic Arthur Penn is running for mayor on a platform of common sense, humor, and knightly virtues. His advisors include a gifted ten-year-old named Merlin; Percival, an immortal accountant; and Gwen, a lovely young woman with no end of problems. Their grassroots campaign steadily gains strength until scandal looms with the sudden emergence of Morgan Le Fay, Arthur's sorceress half-sister, and her son Mordred, the aspiring mayor's ambitious heir. Acclaimed by Kirkus Reviews as ""steady fun"" by ""a darkly amusing fantasist,"" this imaginative romp is the revised and expanded version of Peter David's first novel, Sir Apropos of Nothing, originally published in 1987 and now out of print. David is the author of more than fifty novels, many of which have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. His sparkling update of Arthurian myth abounds in wit, irony, and astute reflections on human nature.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member amberwitch
Merlin has escaped from the cave Nimue imprisoned him in, and has in turn released Arthur Pendragon from the cave he was entombed in after Mordred wounded him. In modernday New York Arthur meets up with the reincarnated Genevieve and faithful knight Percival as he runs for mayor. Morgaine, Arthurs
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sister, and Mordred, their son, tries to destroy Arthur and Merlin.
A funny fastpaced read, but not extremely engaging.
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LibraryThing member mysanal
Fast-paced and laugh-out-loud funny! Peter David has taken a somewhat goofy idea - King Arthur coming back and running for mayor of New York City - and managed to create real characters from mythic archetypes. The book is light-hearted but also has heart in all the right places.

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Original publication date

2002-06

Physical description

195 p.; 18 cm

ISBN

0441451306 / 9780441451302

Local notes

Cover illustration by Hiro Kimura per Speculative Fiction Database: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?19638

Barcode

2016-2474

Pages

195
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