num_pages: 439
description: The Childless QueenThe prophecy spoken at Queen Guinevere's birth had been fulfilled. Guinevere reigned strong and true, at the side of her beloved King Arthur. Together, they had forged a legendary kingdom, and its fame would live forever. Yet there had been a dark side to the prophecy, and the white shadow of fate ever hung over the Queen.Now Guinevere thought she knew what that shadow was: she was barren. She accepted that -- just as she accepted that Arthur must have an heir And the only true heir of his body was Mordred -- offspring of a cursed encounter with Arthur's own sister, the witch Morgause.Guinevere couldn't give Arthur her own child, so she would give him his own son: Mordred. She would raise the boy, teach him to be a king. He would be like Arthur -- wise, coolheaded. He would honor Camelot and all it stood for. She would love him like a mother.He was to be her greatest joy, and her greatest despair...
language: English
title: High Queen
titlecomplete: High Queen
genres: Arthurian, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fantasy, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Retellings, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 369
series: Queen of Camelot
publisher: Del Rey