Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country

Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country retells the Arthurian legend from Guenevere's perspective, opening in the Summer Country, a realm still ruled through the female line. When her mother, Queen Maire, is killed, young Guenevere must claim the throne herself, and does so with the help of Arthur, heir to the Pendragon dynasty, who marries her while agreeing that she rules the Summer Country in her own right.

The marriage unites two kingdoms into the largest power in the isles, but it draws enemies: Arthur's half-sisters, wronged by their father Uther Pendragon, have their own claims on revenge. As Camelot takes shape around the new king and queen, Guenevere meets the knight Lancelot, and the novel follows the beginning of a love that will eventually put the kingdom at risk.

Rosalind Miles writes the legend as political and personal history rather than pure fantasy, giving Guenevere a ruling authority of her own rather than casting her only as Arthur's consort.