I was born during the fires of Beltane.
My mother was called the Witch-Queen and my father, Arthur, King of the Britons.
From New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg comes a spellbinding novel of Arthurian historical fantasy.
Conceived in violence, born of royalty, and raised in exile, Mordred grows to manhood torn between his powerful mother's desire for revenge, his own conflicted feelings towards the father who betrayed him, and his passionate coming of age into first love with one of the greatest knights of Camelot.
Reviews of Mordred, Bastard Son Starred Review Riveting.
Clegg puts an inspired wrinkle in the hoary tale of Arthur and the grail by casting Arthur's kindred enemy, Mordred, as a gay man.
An injured stranger in a cloak and odd, paganish mask, is captured and held in a monastery, igniting wild speculation among the locals, who believe him a notorious traitor.
And so he is.
He is Mordred, the bastard son of Arthur Pendragon and his half sister, the witch-queen Morgan Le Fay, and he now awaits trial for murder and treason.
How excellent.
- BooklistDouglas Clegg's stunning Mordred, Bastard Son will inspire and refresh.
- Michael Rowe, Advocate MagazineClegg (The Priest of Blood) maintains a nice balance between the human and mythic dimensions of his characters, portraying the familiar elements of their story from refreshingly original angles.
- Publishers WeeklyWell-crafted.
Written in lyrical prose with colorful characters and historical depth.
Lovers of both history and fantasy will discover.
an enchanting read.
- Edge BostonClegg beautifully skewers the Arthurian legends, weaving a compelling story, single-handedly reinventing Mordred's sexuality.
He is no longer the betrayer of Arthur, the knight Lancelot, and Guinevere, Queen of the Britons; he is now the seductive and passionate hero, a lover of men given the almost insurmountable task of finding the cauldron of rebirth.
- Michael Leonard, Curled Up with a Good Book Blog.
Alkemara Press Mordred, bastard son, paperback/douglas clegg
