I Am Mordred Explained

I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot is a 1998 fantasy novel written by American author Nancy Springer.^{[1] [2]} It begins with King Arthur having fathered a child with his half-sister Morgause and placing all the newborn babies born on May 30 on a boat to drown, including his own son, Mordred. After a long, hard voyage through the cold waters of the ocean, only Mordred survives. A fisherman and his wife find and adopt him. When Mordred is about six years old, Nyneve, a sorceress, approaches and takes Mordred away to his biological mother. Mordred is not too keen on becoming a prince, for that means that he has to be a brave, strong, and a skilled warrior, someone he is not.

Reception

I am Mordred is a Booklist's Top 10 Fantasy Books for 1999 and an ALA's Best Book for Young Adults.^{[3] [4]} The novel also won the 1999 Carolyn W. Field Award.^[5]

External links

• Web site: Davis. Stephen M. The SF Site Featured Review: I am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot. SF Site. 25 September 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1998-01-01 . I Am Mordred . 2024-09-23 . Kirkus Reviews.
2. Web site: 1998-04-15 . I Am Mordred . subscription . 2024-09-23 . Booklist.
3. Web site: 29 September 2006 . Best Books for Young Adults . 2 March 2013 . . American Library Association.
4. Estes . Sally . 1999-03-15 . Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth: 1999 . Booklist Online . subscription . 2 March 2013.
5. Web site: Carolyn W. Field Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130305054318/http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/books/showbooklist.cfm?list=fieldaward . 5 March 2013 . 2 March 2013 . .