Gillian Bradshaw

Haunted by his mother's evil Darkness, Gwalchmai wields a sword of great magic and strives to serve the Light and his king, Arthur Pendragon, as civilization dies and men fight a noble battle against evil. Reprint.

Hawk of May

Janice Hopper

I liked this book very much. It's the first part of a retelling of the story of King Arthur's knight Gawain. There's just enough magic (a horse from the Undying Lands, Taliesin the bard, time spent Elsewhere, etc.) to be interesting, but not enough to overshadow the story of the people.

Gawain has a troublesome family. His mother is a sorceress who's embraced dark magic, and tries to bring Gawain along with her to the dark side. She's an adamant enemy of Arthur. Gawain escapes her clutches at the last moment, but another brother is not so lucky. Gawain then decides to become part of Arthur's cohort, whether Arthur wants him or not. And Arthur doesn't, at least at first.

This is the story of how Gawain becomes part of Arthur's war band. It's lovely.

Caterina P.

In sixth century Britain, Gwalchmai, the second son of Morgawse and Lot, escapes from the evil world of his sorceress mother and joins King Arthur's men, challenging the cruelest of Arthur's enemies--Aldwulf the sorcerer

Hawk of May

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