The quest for Camelot's survival continues in this page-turning and enchanting story of magic, dragons, knights, swords and horses. Lance of Truth is the second part in this four part Aruthian quest based adventure by Katherine Roberts. We meet Rhianna Pendragon, King Arthur's secret daughter, as she is on the hunt for the second magical light that she must collect in order to restore Arthur's soul to his body and bring him back to life.
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King Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna Pendragon, has faced mortal danger, ice-breathing dragons and dark magic to win Excalibur, the Sword of Light. But the sword is just one of four magical Lights that she must find to restore Arthur's soul to his body and bring him back to life. Now Rhianna must head into the wilds of the North, to find the second Light, the Lance of Truth, before her evil cousin Mordred claims it. But Mordred is holding her mother Guinevere captive.
There is magic at work here as strong as Merlin's. Mary Hoffman, author of David.
It's fantastic, so accessible - I loved it! The Bookette
A cracking page-turning adventure - Utterly gripping. Lovereading4kids.co.uk
This is a novel about friendship, courage and is perfectly aimed at a 10+ market. The British Fantasy Society
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About Katherine Roberts
Katherine Roberts was born in Torquay, UK, in 1962 and spent her childhood in Devon and Cornwall. She graduated with a First in Mathematics from Bath University, since when she has worked with computers, racehorses, and in a pet shop. After separating from her husband in early 2005, Katherine now lives in Paignton near the school she attended as a child.
Her debut novel Song Quest was published in 1999 and won the Branford Boase Award for an outstanding first novel for children. Her other novels include Spell Fall, Dark Quetzal and I Am The Great Horse. the Enchorium Sequence and the Seven Wonders of the World series.
She is also author of the popular and widely acclaimed Pendragon Legacy series.
