Let me think, will you?” He pointed to a telescope by the nearest window. Her big brother picked up her rubber-gloved hand and slapped a coin in it. “I could have left you stuffed in a trunk.” Mercer is doing random spot checks in the parking docks.” “Are you seriously picking fights right now?” Kay asked. “Really? That plaque over there says chivalry gave birth to toxic masculinity, which caused Old Earth a few millennia of bullshit patriarchy.” “And the ability to realize when they should not draw attention to themselves.” “How did you ever train in this thing at knight camp without peripheral vision?” She teetered back around in the stiff suit to face her brother. The starship Heritage was the galactic corporation’s flagship, teeming with associates who would arrest her as soon as sell her a souvenir. It is a good secret spot.”Īri let him have that one, reminding herself that while this place felt like a harmless museum in a forgotten wing of a giant floating mall, it was also ground zero for the Mercer Company. “An equal voice for all, plus he’s the one true king? Sounds like delicious hypocrisy.” “So that no single person would be at the head. He gave a voice to all, righted the wrongs… made a round table.” “Don’t you remember our classes on Lionel? Arthur was the one true king who saved his people from the Dark Ages. “It’s the best Old Earth myth,” Kay muttered, going over the grocery list on his watch. Off to the side, hook-nosed and formidable, was a lone figure labeled M ERLIN. She stiffly turned to take in the glass cases bursting with period drama: mannequins in knight regalia, sweating horses, and piercing swords. “This is a weird secret spot, Kay,” Ari said through the slits of the visor on the knight’s helmet. The rubber knight’s costume she wore squeaked with each movement and smelled like her brother-before he’d embraced deodorant. * “All hail this worthier-than-ever, fresh, and affirming reincarnation of the legendary king and her round table of knights which dazzles with heroic flair, humor, and suspense.” - Kirkus, starred review Read Excerpt Their quest? Defeat the cruel, oppressive government and bring peace and equality to all humankind. Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back. When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the newest reincarnation of King Arthur. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I’ve always had to hide who I am. I have a magic sword, a cranky wizard, and a revolution to start. King Arthur as you’ve never seen her! This bold, sizzling YA novel reimagines the Once and Future King as a teenage girl determined to save the universe from an evil curse.
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