Hi everyone and welcome back! We’re nearing the end, with day 20 today!
Today’s featured book is…
Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee
Perilous Times is an interesting mix of Arthurian queer retelling, contemporary fantasy and dystopia. The Britain it is set in appears to be very close to the end of times and was, frankly, quite terrifying. I had a lot of thoughts about this book back when I read it for its blog tour, so check out my full review if you’re interested.
Read for: Arthurian legend queer retelling; knights, heroes, and activists; politics and satire; eco-anxiety; critique of neoliberalism AND left-wing activism.
Synopsis
They say ‘old soldiers never die’ – and in Sir Kay’s case, the ballad can be taken literally.
For hundreds of years Kay and his fellow knights of the round table have been woken from their long slumber whenever Britain had need of them; they fought at Agincourt and at the Somme. But now a dragon has been seen for the first time in centuries, the realm is more divided than ever, and what’s worse, there are rumours of Arthur himself returning. Kay just wants to go back to sleep.
And Kay is not the only ancient thing to come crawling up out of the ground; Lancelot is back as well, with orders to track down Kay and stop him from doing anything stupid.
Mixing Arthurian legend with contemporary fantasy, this sharply witty and relevant debut novel will delight fans of Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch.
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