The Wicked Day
1983 novel by Mary Stewart From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wicked Day is the fourth novel in Mary Stewart's treatment of Arthurian legend.[1] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1983. It is preceded in the pentalogy by The Last Enchantment (1979), and succeeded by The Prince and the Pilgrim (1995).
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| Author | Mary Stewart |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthurian Saga |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 350 |
| ISBN | 0-340-32237-3 |
| OCLC | 36085838 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR6069.T46 W5 1996 |
| Preceded by | The Last Enchantment |
| Followed by | The Prince and the Pilgrim |
Overview
The protagonists of the story are Mordred and his father the king, Arthur. Lost as a youth, Mordred is raised by fisherfolk until he is returned to his birth mother Morgause. The novel portrays Mordred as a pawn of fate unlike many tales which paint him as the villain of the Arthurian saga.
The novel covers the time after Merlin's self-imposed exile and stretches to the deaths of Mordred and Arthur.
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