Natania Barron Queen of Mercy

PRAISE FOR THE QUEENS OF FATE TRILOGY: 'A captivating look at the intriguing figures in King Arthur's golden realm' - KIRKUS 'A layered, engaging retelling, sure to please fans of the Arthurian tales' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Readers could slip from the mundane to the fantastical at any moment' - LIBRARY JOURNAL 'Barron's take will leave readers with entirely new insights into Arthurian legend' - BOOKLIST "THE FIRST BORN OF ARTHUR WILL BRING HIS END." When the high priestess Vyvian du Lac dies, Morgen le Fay - acolyte to the priestess, midwife to queens, apprentice to Merlin - is left mysteriously bereft of magic. She finds herself transported to the wild, ancient forest of Brocéliande, which she must cross - and survive - to save Carelon from disaster. And death itself, it seems, is close on her heels. Morgen's daughter Llachlyn, her cousin Sir Galahad and their friend, the squire Percival, share a vision of the mysterious graal. Mawra - Arthur's jealous, spiteful queen, with ambitions on the graal of her own - threatens to send Llachlyn to a nunnery, but with Galahad's help she and Percival escape north to her cousin Sir Gawain's home. Gawain and Hwyfar, who have spent ten peaceful years away from court in a forbidden marriage, are now swept back into the secrets, lies and politics of Carelon. Merlin's darkest prophecy looms, the Council of Nine - Morgen's secret council of sorceresses - is broken, and the battle for Arthur's legacy has just begun...