A gripping urban fantasy for young adult readers, Alexandra Bracken’s Silver in the Bone brings the setting of the original King Arthur legends into modern United States. In an Instagram post prior to release, Bracken pitched the novel as “if Indiana Jones was a surly teenage girl forced to venture […]
Tag: Arthuriana
Abi Voss: Coffee Shops, Author Journeys, and Growing Up
Eliana: Hello, clay readers! Happy April and welcome to this month’s Girl Spotlight: Abi Voss! Abi: Hi everyone! Fred: Wait–you’re not Mercy! Where is she and what did you do with her?? Eliana: That’s classified information that you don’t have clearance for. But you can still help me with the […]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Absurdism
“Directed by 40 Specially Trained Ecuadorian Mountain Llamas, 6 Venezuelan Red Llamas, 142 Mexican Whooping Llamas, 14 North Chilean Guanacos (Closely Related to the Llama), Reg Llama of Brixton, 76000 Battery Llamas From ‘Llama-Fresh’ Farms Ltd. Near Paraguay, and Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones”, Monty Python and the Holy Grail […]
Legendborn: Secret Societies, Historic Legends, and Black Girl Magic
Disclaimer: due to the realistic and heavy portrayal of themes such as grief and racism, the author of this article suggests this book for ages 16+. For hundreds of years, authors and Arthuriana scholars have been adding to and twisting Geoffrey of Monmouth’s original story of a king of Britain […]
In A Land of Myth: BBC’s Merlin
“In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name? Merlin.” So starts every episode of The Adventures of Merlin, or more simply “Merlin,” the fantasy adventure TV show broadcasted over five seasons on […]