King of the Scepter'd Isle: `

by Michael G. Coney

Hardcover, 1989

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Publication

Dutton (1989), Edition: 1st, 399 pages

Description

The beautiful Dedo Nyneve's innocent tales of a land called Camelot have spawned a real-life cast determined to choose their own fates, yet each move draws them closer to catastrophe. And as the many happentracks of the universe narrow to a dangerous few, the actions of every sorcerer, man, and living creature will determine whether the great god Starquin lives or dies. For the first time in remembered history, humans and gnomes find themselves sharing the same Earth happentrack. But King Arthur has larger concerns as he watches the society he rules spiralling toward ultimate destruction. Little does he know that the evil Mogan Le Fay has been working her treacherous magic to split the happentracks wide open - a deadly betrayal that could spell the end of Camelot. With the ma possible futures swiftly shrinking to one last destiny too awful to contemplate, courageous Fang the gnome joins forces with Arthur and Nyneve to manipulate history in a final confrontation of wills and worlds. The last move is Fang's, as he unravels the strands of time to keep his clan from the brutal vision of Starquin's end.… (more)

Awards

Prix Aurora Award (Finalist — 1991)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1989

Physical description

399 p.; 1 inches

ISBN

0453006671 / 9780453006675
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