The Once and Broken King: An epic Arthurian novel as told by its knights, queens, and enemies (Tales From the Old World) Hardcover – October 21, 2025

Britain is breaking. Oaths fray faster than shields, and a boy who listens to smiths and widows is asked to carry a crown.The Once and Broken King is a sweeping Arthurian retelling told by the people who lived—and lost—it: Merlin and Morgan, Guinevere and Lancelot, Bedivere and Bors, Tristan and Isolde, even Mordred himself. From Uther’s night at Tintagel to the sword in the stone, from the first bright days of the Round Table to the Grail’s terrible light, this mosaic novel moves like living testimony. Every chapter is a different voice; every voice changes what you think you know.As Camelot rises, love tangles with law. Lancelot chooses the queen and pays in blood. The Grail enters the hall and hollows the court, calling the best away when they are needed most. And when a sealed charter and a careful lie are turned into weapons, Mordred claims a “lawful” crown and Arthur must fight his best knight abroad while his kingdom crumbles at home. On a misted shore called Camlann, a king learns what it costs to keep an oath. On a darker shore called Avalon, women carry a legend into the fog.Grounded in early chronicles and the great romances yet written in clear, modern prose, The Once and Broken King gives you the whole arc of Arthur—from Excalibur to Avalon—through the eyes of those who made him, loved him, and unmade him.Perfect for readers of T. H. White, Mary Stewart, Bernard Cornwell, and modern myth retellings like Circe and The Song of Achilles.Expect: multi-POV epic scope, courtly intrigue, tragic romance, battles and betrayals, a luminous Grail quest, and a final image you won’t forget. Read more