Excalibur (novel)
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Cover illustration by Gervasio Gallardo Excalibur |
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Author | Sanders Anne Laubenthal |
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Cover artist | Gervasio Gallardo |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Released | 1973 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | xii, 236 pp |
ISBN | ISBN 0-345-23416-2 |
Excalibur is an Arthurian fantasy novel by Sanders Anne Laubenthal. It was first published by Ballantine Books as part of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in August, 1973, and has been reprinted a number of times since.
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The novel is set in modern times against the background of the legendary Medieval Welsh colonization of Mobile, Alabama, and deals with the quest of the modern Pendragon, King Arthur's secret successor, to recover the enchanted sword of the title.