Arthur
A New Life
$63.75
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2026
Summary
It is said that a monument now stands before the high church of Caerleon: an anvil pierced through with a sword. It is said that the sword can only be taken by the Britons’ rightful king…
‘This is a book you will return to over and over again’ Dan Jones
From Sunday Times bestseller Amy Jeffs’, Arthur: A New Life mines the deep, elusive seams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur.
But here he is anew: a larger-than-life wa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529431681 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529431689 |
| Author: | Amy Jeffs |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
Gripping, learned, funny and often shocking, Arthur strips the greatest body of British legend back to its medieval bones, and shows the King Arthur cycle in all its original glorious strangeness. Beautifully illustrated and engagingly told, this is a book you will return to over and over again.
– Dan Jones, bestselling author of The PlantagenetsA tapestry of tales that brings Arthur to ferocious life, following him across Europe and into the depths of even the darkest of legends – Helen Carr
This is a book full of enchantment and revelation, its strange and marvellous stories alongside Jeffs’ spellbinding illustrations. This is an Arthur dreamed into being in the very earliest traditions, far beyond the chivalric figure you thought you knew. Jeffs’ compelling storytelling is grounded in meticulous research into medieval manuscripts and scholarship. * Catherine Clarke *
It isn’t a book. It is a portal into a time and place in mythical history. Transportive. Scented with apple orchards, rich with the land. To touch upon the story of Arthur, tales I have lived with most of my life, to bring something new, vibrant, alive, after so many retellings is hard, but Amy Jeffs does this, by seeking out the source of the river. A triumph. – Jackie Morris
About The Author
Amy Jeffs
Amy Jeffs is a Somerset-based author and artist. She holds a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and specializes in medieval art and culture.
Jeffs’ first book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, was a Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year, and named a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year. Her second book, Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain, explores an old idea of the wilderness through medieval stories of outcasts, monsters, and the natural world. The audiobook, illustrated with song, was named audiobook of the week by The Times and The Guardian. Arthur is her fifth book.
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