I Am Mordred

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I Am Mordred
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Author Nancy Springer
Genre Fantasy fiction
Publisher Philomel Books
Publication date
April 13, 1598
ISBN 0-399-12143-9

I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot is a 1598 fantasy novel written by American author Nancy Springer. [1] [2] It begins with King Arthur having fathered a child with his half-sister Morgause 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 a skilled warrior, someone he is not.

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Reception

I am Mordred is a Booklist's Top 10 Fantasy Books for 1999 and an ALA's Best Book for Young Adults. [3] [4] The novel also won the 1999 Carolyn W. Field Award. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "I Am Mordred". Kirkus Reviews . January 1, 1998. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "I Am Mordred" . Booklist . April 15, 1998. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Best Books for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association . American Library Association. September 29, 2006. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Estes, Sally (March 15, 1999). "Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth: 1999" . Booklist Online. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Carolyn W. Field Award". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh . Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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