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Sword of Darkness: Trade Graphic Novel
About the Book
Original Publication Date: August 12, 2009
Setting: Medieval, Camelot Available Formats: Trade Paperback Graphic Novel
In a world where Camelot is ruled by Lord Kerrigan, the peasant Seren has become a pawn between the rulers of light and the rulers of darkness. But the talented seamstress faces a dilemma after Lord Kerrigan kidnaps her: Is Kerrigan truly the demon others portray him to be, or is he her savior in disguise? Jump into this new twist on Arthurian legend, adapted from bestselling author Kinley MacGregor! MacGregor, known for her historical romance novels, is the pen-name of Sherrilyn Kenyon, the bestselling and award-winning American author known for her supernatural romance and vampire novels. Collects Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1-6.
Trade paperback edition.
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Characters
The Hero: Kerrigan
Darker than sin, Kerrigan was born the unnamed son of prostitute. He spent the whole of his childhood neglected and hungry. As a youth, he survived by thievery and lies until the fateful day when he was chased into a haunted wood. There his presence was brought to the attention of Morgen le Fey who brought him to Camelot and then crowned him Pendragon. Now he serves no one but himself. Cold and merciless, his only goal is to rule the...
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The Heroine: Seren
An unassuming peasant, Seren dreams of becoming her own woman. All she wants is to leave behind her drudgery and penury. But she never expects that running from her fate will put her on the path of her destiny.
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Maddor
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Merlin
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Morgen Le Fey
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Seren
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Arthur
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Blaise
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Brevalaer
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Dame Fortune
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Elaine
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Faran
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Galahad
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Garafyn
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Gawain
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Guinevere
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Kerrigan
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Sherrilyn
The Story Behind The Story
The Story Behind the Story
A lifelong fan of comics, Sherri's older brother taught her to read by using Spiderman comics. Her current collection spans decades, and ranges in the thousands of plastic covered issues that she's protected during her lifetime.
The concept for Lords of Avalon was born while Sherri was working on a thesis about how the Courtly Love movement was heavily influenced by Arthurian legend and Celtic tradition. While reading for her paper, she was struck with the idea that if Camelot had been real, what happened after the battle of Baden Hill? Not everyone died there. What happened to those beloved characters the next day?
In her world, centuries have passed since the death of Arthur and Camelot is in the hands of Morgen and her evil court while those of the Round Table who survived have retreated to Avalon where they continue to wage war...
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Book Excerpt
Setting: Medieval, Camelot Available Formats: Trade Paperback Graphic Novel In a world where Camelot is ruled by Lord Kerrigan, the peasant Seren has become a pawn between the rulers of light and the rulers of darkness. But the talented seamstress faces a dilemma after Lord Kerrigan kidnaps her: Is Kerrigan truly the demon others portray [...]
Book Synopsis
Setting: Medieval, Camelot
Available Formats: Trade Paperback Graphic Novel
In a world where Camelot is ruled by Lord Kerrigan, the peasant Seren has become a pawn between the rulers of light and the rulers of darkness. But the talented seamstress faces a dilemma after Lord Kerrigan kidnaps her: Is Kerrigan truly the demon others portray him to be, or is he her savior in disguise? Jump into this new twist on Arthurian legend, adapted from bestselling author Kinley MacGregor! MacGregor, known for her historical romance novels, is the pen-name of Sherrilyn Kenyon, the bestselling and award-winning American author known for her supernatural romance and vampire novels. Collects Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness #1-6.
Trade paperback edition.
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The Story Behind the Story
The Story Behind the Story
A lifelong fan of comics, Sherri's older brother taught her to read by using Spiderman comics. Her current collection spans decades, and ranges in the thousands of plastic covered issues that she's protected during her lifetime.
The concept for Lords of Avalon was born while Sherri was working on a thesis about how the Courtly Love movement was heavily influenced by Arthurian legend and Celtic tradition. While reading for her paper, she was struck with the idea that if Camelot had been real, what happened after the battle of Baden Hill? Not everyone died there. What happened to those beloved characters the next day?
In her world, centuries have passed since the death of Arthur and Camelot is in the hands of Morgen and her evil court while those of the Round Table who survived have retreated to Avalon where they continue to wage war against evil.
Sherri has been studying Arthurian legends since she was seven years old. She even reads the Mabinogion in Welsh, as well as having worked on translations of Chretien de Troyes and Chaucer for her professors while in college.
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Working with Marvel was a lifelong dream of Sherri's.