Black Queen
About this book
Think yourself back in years, my friends. . . .It's New Year's Eve in Camelot, where King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and all their good Knights wait breathlessly for an extravagant feast to begin. Suddenly, a strange and frightening Knight bursts into the hall — a giant of a man, green from head to toe, who mockingly challenges the Court to a shocking game. Only the chivalrous Sir Gawain dares to take on the hideous Green Knight. But over the unexpected course of his test, will Gawain prove as brave and honest as he'd like to believe? Welcome to a medieval world full of sword fights and shape-shifting, monsters and magic, and timeless characters both gallant and wonderfully human. Written anonymously in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is retold in its entirety by Michael Morpurgo in a lively and accessible narration that captures all the tale's drama and humor. Vivid illustrations by the celebrated Michael Foreman infuse this classic tale with the sights and colors of dragons, swords, and medieval pageantry.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 233 readers · 89 pages · ≈ 1 h 39 m · Light
How long does it take to read Black Queen?
About ≈ 1 h 39 m — 89 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Black Queen?
89 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Black Queen?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Black Queen in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Black Queen?
Michael Morpurgo.