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I Am Mordred

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Originally published
  
1998

3.6/5
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Author
  
Nancy Springer

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Characters
  
Mordred, King Arthur, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Lady of The Lake, Morgause

Genres
  
Fiction, Fantasy, Children's literature, Historical drama, Speculative fiction

Similar
  
Nancy Springer books, King Arthur books, Fantasy books

I Am Mordred is a fantasy novel written by Nancy Springer. It begins with King Arthur having intercourse with his half-sister and placing all the newborn babies born on May 30 on a boat to drown, including his own son, Mordred. After a long, hard voyage through the cold waters of the ocean, only Mordred survives. A fisherman and his wife find and adopt him. When Mordred is about six years old, Nyneve, a sorceress, approaches and takes Mordred away to his biological mother. Mordred is not too keen on becoming a prince, for that means that he has to be a brave, strong, and skilled warrior, someone he is not.

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I am mordred


Reception

I am Mordred is a Booklist's Top 10 Fantasy Books for 1999 and an ALA's Best Book for Young Adults. The novel also won the 1999 Carolyn W. Field Award.

References

I Am Mordred Wikipedia