Mordred, Bastard Son

This is a twist on the story of Mordred from the Arthurian legend. The author tells you right at the beginning that he plays loose and fast with the legend and does it very well. In this telling, Mordred is gay, and the story takes you from his childhood to early adulthood. I really enjoyed this well-written story, with beautiful prose and great characterization. I was sucked into the story quickly and disheartened to find that the author never wrote the rest of his planned series. The book is a quick read, and I would have bought the other books. Normally, Clegg writes horror and suspense, having won several awards in that genre. This was his first venture into pure fantasy and it got him a nomination for the Lambda Literary Award for SF/Fantasy/Horror in 2007.

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