I, Guinevere
by C.K. Brooke
Genre: YA Fantasy,
Arthurian Mythology, Retellings
Release date: October
15th 2018
Summary:
If you think
you know the story of King Arthur and his mythical sword, think again. Your
legends have it wrong.
Here’s the truth: I was never married to Arthur, and he wasn’t a king. Because Arthur never pulled that sword out of the stone. I did.
I, Guinevere.
On the winter solstice, a mysterious sword in a stone appears in the churchyard. Not even the mightiest of the village men can remove it, until fifteen-year-old Guinevere gives it a try. The sword heeds the unsuspecting maiden, proclaiming the unthinkable: she is the blood of Pendrakon, heir to the vacant throne of Camylot.
Guinevere never dreamed she was born royalty. Now, between apprenticing the eccentric wizard, Merlyn; swordplay lessons with an abrasive—albeit, attractive—boy named Lance; and clandestine, magical meetings with the formidable High Priestess of Avalon, Guinevere is swept up in a whirlwind of training and preparation for her monumental new role as future queen. But invasions by the barbarous Saxyns and visitations from mysterious dark forces continually warn that she may be in over her head. Can Guinevere defend the kingdom from the darkness and deception that threaten to seize it? Despite her doubts and the sinister forces working against her, can she harness the power to wield Exkalibur and rule the realm? Or is Camylot already destined to fall?
From the unstoppable pen of C.K. Brooke comes a fresh and unforgettable new retelling seeped in Arthurian mythology. Queen Guinevere has her own tale to share, and it's nothing like what you thought! Experience the magic and myth of Camylot, Avalon, Merlyn, and Exkalibur like never before as, in the vein of Brooke's award-winning Secrets of Artemis, this legendary maiden of lore recounts her side of the story.
Here’s the truth: I was never married to Arthur, and he wasn’t a king. Because Arthur never pulled that sword out of the stone. I did.
I, Guinevere.
On the winter solstice, a mysterious sword in a stone appears in the churchyard. Not even the mightiest of the village men can remove it, until fifteen-year-old Guinevere gives it a try. The sword heeds the unsuspecting maiden, proclaiming the unthinkable: she is the blood of Pendrakon, heir to the vacant throne of Camylot.
Guinevere never dreamed she was born royalty. Now, between apprenticing the eccentric wizard, Merlyn; swordplay lessons with an abrasive—albeit, attractive—boy named Lance; and clandestine, magical meetings with the formidable High Priestess of Avalon, Guinevere is swept up in a whirlwind of training and preparation for her monumental new role as future queen. But invasions by the barbarous Saxyns and visitations from mysterious dark forces continually warn that she may be in over her head. Can Guinevere defend the kingdom from the darkness and deception that threaten to seize it? Despite her doubts and the sinister forces working against her, can she harness the power to wield Exkalibur and rule the realm? Or is Camylot already destined to fall?
From the unstoppable pen of C.K. Brooke comes a fresh and unforgettable new retelling seeped in Arthurian mythology. Queen Guinevere has her own tale to share, and it's nothing like what you thought! Experience the magic and myth of Camylot, Avalon, Merlyn, and Exkalibur like never before as, in the vein of Brooke's award-winning Secrets of Artemis, this legendary maiden of lore recounts her side of the story.
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Interview with C.K. Brooke
Can you tell
us a little bit about the characters in I, Guinevere?
Guinevere
is fifteen years old and lives with her grandfather. They are of the merchant
class but not wealthy. Her father, a knight, died in battle against the Saxyns
before she was born, while her mother was pregnant with her; and her mother
supposedly died in childbirth. Guinevere has no idea that her blood carries any
royal lineage. All she knows is that she’s inexplicably drawn to the sword that
appears in the stone.
Her
best friend, Morgan, is also fifteen and an apprentice under the High Priestess
of Avalon, Lady Vivien. Morgan is to succeed Vivien as the next High Priestess
someday. The girls want to try their hand at pulling the sword from the stone,
but Morgan’s jerk of a half-brother, Arthur, prevents them.
Thanks to a mysterious old man who intercepts
Guinevere on the street, however, they are given another chance to try…
Can you
tell us a little bit about your next books or what you have planned for the
future?
Absolutely! In keeping with the Mythic Maidens
theme from my Secrets of Artemis and I, Guinevere novels, I’m
working on my next story that’ll be a Robin Hood retelling.
How
long would you say it takes you to write a book?
I made a video called How to Write a Novel in
20 Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPKlfZAh8g. I have completed first drafts in under a
month – this excludes pre-planning, research gathering, outlining, etc. and
editing. All in, I’d say it takes about 3 months for me to plan, write,
rewrite, and self-edit a book.
What is
your favorite childhood book?
My
favorite books growing up were, naturally, the Harry Potter series. I used to
read the series over and over. Another favorite of mine in eighth grade was The
Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. It was assigned to me in school and I loved it so
much, I read it twice. I was thrilled to learn later that the author was only
sixteen years old at the time of writing it!
If you could
spend the day with one of the characters from I, Guinevere, why you
chose this particular character, where you would go and what you would do?
That’s a great question! I think I’d want to
hang out with Lady Vivien, the High Priestess of Avalon. I imagine we’d go to a
tea room and talk for hours about life, love, and esoteric subjects.
What was the
hardest scene from I, Guinevere to write?
Writing
the final two chapters was a challenge because there was so much information to
reveal and so many explanations to bring across, while simultaneously keeping
up the pacing with the climactic action sequences. I wanted to be careful not
to be too expository, and to avoid telling over showing, but in many cases,
dialogue was the only way to reveal certain information about the characters.
What
made you want to become a writer?
As a young child, I loved books. Nothing was
more exciting than my mom or dad taking me to the library. In kindergarten, I
absolutely adored my school librarian. When it occurred to me one day when I
was six and had learned how to write that I could write my own books, it just
felt like the most natural thing to do. I’ve been doing it ever since!
Just for fun
(a Favorite
song: Gymnopédie No. 1 by Eric
Satie
(b Favorite
book: Lady Macbeth’s Daughter by Lisa Klein
(c Favorite
movie: Moana
(d Favorite
tv show: Stranger Things
(e Favorite
Food: Lobster
(f Favorite
drink: Chai
(g Favorite
website: YouTube
Thanks so
much for visiting with us today!
About
the Author
C.K. Brooke is an award-winning
indie author of over a dozen romance and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, THE
DUCHESS QUEST (48fourteen, 2014), was selected by Shelf Unbound Magazine as a
Top 100 Notable Indie Book of 2015, and her YA novel, SECRETS OF ARTEMIS,
received the Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion Award in 2017. She is also the author of
THE WRONG PRINCE, a Readers Favorite five star recipient and Global EBook Award
Honorable Mention title, as well as the historical romance, CAPTURING THE
CAPTAIN (Limitless, 2016), which was a RONE Award Nominee and a Finalist in the
MMRWA Best Banter Contest. She lives in Michigan with her husband and son.
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