The
Guinevere Deception by Kirsten
White is
the first book in a new series that is inspired by the legend of King Arthur and
is billed as a retelling of it with a new spin. In this universe, King Arthur has
been forced to send Merlin away due to a strict ban on magic. If King Arthur
had not sent Merlin away, he would have been deposed because the people of
Camelot do not trust magic. Despite the fact that King Arthur fights magical
threats and uses a magical sword to defeat them, the people of Camelot want
magic and anyone who uses magic---except for the King—banned from the land. Regardless of what the people want, which King
Artur will comply with not to be deposed, he still needs more than his sword.
He needs a magical protector to protect him from all foes who use magic as a
weapon.
Merlin has a
unique plan. He will send his own daughter to live as a deceased princess named
Guinevere. She will give up her real name, her memories, and everything she has
known to be Princess Guinevere. She will marry the King, become his Queen, and
his protector. Merlin is sacrificing his own daughter so that King Arthur will
live and fulfill his destiny. For that to happen, she will have to face enemies
inside and outside of Camelot who seek to destroy the young King and Camelot itself.
This is a book
that that is not easy to talk about without ruining the read. It can be said
that this version of the legend blends new and old elements from the various myths
and clearly is at least partially inspired by the Merlin BBC TV series. The Guinevere Deception is an
intriguing tale that mixes humor, action, drama, and magic, in a very good
start to a new series.
The next book in
the series is, The Camelot’s Betrayal, and it is currently on order at the
library system.
The Guinevere
Deception (Camelot Rising Trilogy)
Kirsten White
http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/
Delacorte Press
(Penguin Random House)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572887/the-guinevere-deception-by-kiersten-white/
November 2019
ISBN#:
978-0-525-58167-3
Hardback (also available
in audio, eBook, and paperback format)
347 Pages
My reading copy
came from the Lakewood Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2020
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