*Running Time => 8hrs.*
An anthology of gender-bent, race-bent, LGBTQIA+, and inclusive retellings from the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Featuring Stories by:
Alexander Chee ▪︎ Preeti Chhibber ▪︎ Roshani Chokshi ▪︎ Sive Doyle ▪︎ Maria Dahvana Headley ▪︎ Ausma Zehanat Khan ▪︎ Daniel M.. Lavery ▪︎ Ken Liu ▪︎ Sarah MacLean ▪︎ Silvia Moreno-Garcia ▪︎ Jessica Plummer ▪︎ Anthony Rapp ▪︎ Waubgeshig Rice ▪︎ Alex Segura ▪︎ Nisi Shawl ▪︎ S. Zainab Williams ▪︎ Nicola Griffith ▪︎ Daniel Mallory Ortberg
Here you'll find the Lady of the Lake reimagined as an albino Ugandan sorceress and the Lady of Shalott as a wealthy, isolated woman in futuristic Mexico City; you'll see Excalibur rediscovered as a baseball bat that grants a washed-up minor leaguer a fresh shot at glory and as a lost ceremonial drum that returns to a young First Nations boy the power and the dignity of his people, There are stories set in Gilded Age Chicago, '80s New York, twenty-first century Singapore, and space; there are lesbian lady knights, Arthur and Merlin reborn in the modern era for a second chance at saving the world and falling in love - even a coffee shop AU.
Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in 'SWORD STONE TABLE' will bring fresh life to beloved myths and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in their favorite legends.
©2021 Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington (P)2021 Random House Audio
