I Am Mordred is a fantasy novel written by Nancy Springer. It begins with King Arthur having fathered a child with his half-sister Morgause and placing all the newborn babies born on May 30 on a boat to drown, including his own son, Mordred. After a long, hard voyage through the cold waters of the ocean, only Mordred survives. A fisherman and his wife find and adopt him. When Mordred is about six years old, Nyneve, a sorceress, approaches and takes Mordred away to his biological mother. Mordred is not too keen on becoming a prince, for that means that he has to be a brave, strong, and a skilled warrior, someone he is not.
Reception
[edit]I am Mordred is a Booklist's Top 10 Fantasy Books for 1999 and an ALA's Best Book for Young Adults.[1][2] The novel also won the 1999 Carolyn W. Field Award.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Best Books for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association. American Library Association. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ (subscription required) Estes, Sally. "Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth: 1999". Booklist Online. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Carolyn W. Field Award". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
External links
[edit]Davis, Stephen M. "The SF Site Featured Review: I am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot". SF Site. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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