Book description
King Arthur has been overthrown. Long live King Arthur! The Dark Ages
are over and the wonderful Days of Yore have begun. Everyone is looking
forward to a magnificent coronation of the new King Arthur, followed by
huge amounts of legendary peace and happiness that will entirely cover
the whole of Avalon and there will be purple tights for all. But there
is a rebellion in the land. Brat, the old false king, and Bloat, a
teenage dragon, have vowed to overthrow the lovely wonderful King Arthur
and bring back the Dark Ages. But Morgan le Fey and Sir Lancelot and a
thirsty vampire will save the day. Or will they? Since he started
writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has
had more than 65 books published. He has received several awards,
including an Aurealis Award for the novel How to Live Forever, CBCA
Picture Book of the Year for The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of
Riley and CBCA Honour Book and the Family Therapists' Award for The Big
Little Book of Happy Sadness. He has been shortlisted for many other
awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious
children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen,
Australia. His books with Random House Australia include How to Live
Forever, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series,
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness, Free to a Good Home and Barry.
