The timeless story of love, enchantment, adventure, heroism and betrayal, brought to new life for our times. Born with the help of Merlin's magic, blessed with the sword of Excalibur, Arthur becomes King of a troubled, leaderless England, beginning a golden age of chivalry at the court of Camelot. But the reign of Arthur is soon to be torn apart. As whispers of his wife Guinevere's infidelity with Arthur's favoured knight, Sir Lancelot, intensify, loyalties become divided. Gradually, the fellowship of the Round Table is broken. And when Arthur's treacherous son, Mordred, plots against his own father, a bloody cycle of violence, revenge and tragedy ensues. Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur made the legend of King Arthur, immortal. Peter Ackroyd's new retelling transforms this richly inventive medieval epic into a dramatic modern story. Bringing to life a world of bravery and majesty, yet imbued with a sense of fate and loss, this is a magical and moving evocation of humanity's endless search for perfection.