Here Lies Arthur

Arthur Is The Greatest Hero Of All Time, And Myrddin Is His Bard - A Traveller And Spinner Of Magical Tales. But It's A Strange And Dangerous Kind Of Enchantment That Can Turn A Slave-girl Into A Goddess, And A Raggle-taggle Warmonger Into A Warrior Legend... Exploring The Power Of Storytelling And Political Machination, A Master Writer Retells The Arthur Legend - With A Shocking Spin. Winner Of The Carnegie Medal 2008. A Masterpiece Daily Telegraph Gwyna is just a small girl, a mouse, when she is bound in service to Myrddin the bard - a traveller and spinner of tales. But Myrddin transfroms her - into a lady goddess, a boy warrior, and a spy. Without Gwyna, Myrddin will not be able to work the most glorious transformation of all - and turn the leader of a raggle-taggle war-band into King Arthur, the greatest hero of all time. When her village is attacked and burned, Gwyna seeks protection from the bard Myrddin, who uses Gwyna in his plan to transform young Arthur into the heroic King Arthur