Author:
Peter David
Title:
Knight Life
Genre:
Fantasy
Publication Date: 1987, updated and republished 2002
Number of Pages: 343
Geographical Setting: New York City and New Jersey
Time Period: The Present
Series:
Two sequels: One Knight Only and Fall of Knight
Plot Summary:
King
Arthur, the once and future King has returned…to modern day New York City. Aided by a twelve year old Merlin (he ages
backwards after all), Percival, former Knight of the Round Table who drank from
the Holy Grail and is now immortal, and Gwen King, who is the essence of the
first Guinevere, Arthur, going by Arthur Penn, has decided to run for Mayor of
New York City. However, Arthur’s evil
half sister Morgan Le Frey, who is still around after all these centuries,
still hates Arthur and with the help of their illegitimate son Modred (a.k.a. Moe), who is
working for another Mayoral candidate, will stop at nothing to stop him from
being elected Mayor and finally rid themselves of Arthur once and for all.
Subject Headings:
- Arthur, King
- Mayoral candidates – New York City
- Resurrection
- Knights and Knighthood
- Enemies
- Elections – New York City
- Arthurian romances - Adaptations
Appeal:
- Funny
- Action-packed
- Engaging
3 Relevant Fiction
Works and Authors (From LibraryThing and Goodreads):
- The Broken Sword: Warren Murphy and Molly Cochran
- Arthur returns in the present and searches for the Holy Grail and the sword Excalibur with the help of Merlin and the former Knights of the Round Table, now a motorcycle gang
- Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel: Thomas Berger
- Retelling of classic King Arthur stories with humorous twists
- One Knight Only: Peter David
- This time Arthur Penn is taking his political aspirations one step further by running for President of the United States
- New York City Politics: Governing Gotham: Professor Bruce F. Berg
- King Arthur in Popular Culture: Elizabeth S. Sklar and Donald L. Hoffman
- The Discovery of King Arthur: Geoffrey Ashe
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