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Half Sick of Shadows

This vital and beautifully executed new contribution to the Arthurian canon turns the spotlight on Elaine Astolat, the Lady of Shalott.

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Review of ‘Half Sick of Shadows’

One of the hallmarks of the Arthurian saga is its peculiar fluidity. Out of the same building blocks—Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Mordred, Merlin and so on—have come so many reimaginings as to render the source material almost, well, immaterial. Its most mutable features are the female characters: Some stories paint Morgan (also known as Morgaine, or…

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