The Wicked Day

Author: Mary Stewart

Librarian note: alternate covers for this edition can be found here and here.Born of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to Camelot by events he cannot deny, Mordred becomes Arthur’s most trusted counselor — a fateful act that leads to the ‘wicked day of destiny’….Read More

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