The Wicked Day

Pages: 432
Published: 1991
Language: English

Mordred, King Arthur's illegitimate son, struggles against a dire prophecy foretelling his role in Arthur's downfall. Despite his efforts to forge his own destiny, he finds himself ensnared by the manipulative schemes of his mother, Queen Morgause. She has raised him as a tool for her own vengeance, pushing him towards a fate he desperately wishes to avoid.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Complex

Revenge Betrayal Morally Grey Reluctant Hero

Fantasy Folklore Historical Fiction Mythology Romance

Mary Stewart

Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow was born on 12 September 1916 in Sunderland, England, the United Kingdom. She graduated from Durham University, from where she received an honorary D.Litt in 2009. She was a lecturer in English Language and Literature there until her marriage in 1945 to Sir Frederick Stewart, former chairman of the Geology Department of Edinburgh University, who died in 2001. Lady Mary Stewart was author of twenty novels, a volume of poetry, and three books for young readers, she...