Book description
Tales of the young Merlin, Arthur, Lancelot and more from Australia s
best fantasy writersThe heroes and heroines of Arthurian legend have
never ceased to fascinate us. But what were they like before they knew
their destiny? How did they cope with the idea that, one day, they'd be
on the road to Camelot, and immortal fame? Fourteen of Australia's best
writers of fantasy have imagined what it's like to be a child of destiny
with stories of the adventures and life-changing moments that help to
make each of these characters the legends they become. Join Merlin,
Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Morgana, Gawain, Gareth, Galahad, Iseult,
Elaine, Perceval, Mordred, Nimue - and even Arthur's jesting dwarf - as
they set out on the road to Camelot. Stories from: Allan Baillie,
Isobelle Carmody, Ursula Dubosarsky, Kate Forsyth, Maggie Hamilton,
Richard Harland, Dave Luckett, Juliet Marillier, Sophie Masson, Garth
Nix, Sally Odgers, Felicity Pulman, Lucy Sussex, Janeen Webb Sophie
Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents and was brought up mainly
in Australia. A bilingual French and English speaker, she has a masterÂ
s degree in French and English literature. Sophie is the prolific author
of numerous young adult fantasy novels as well as several adult novels.
She lives in Armidale, New South Wales, with her husband and children.
