SuitabookThe Camelot spell
Laura Anne Gilman
- Reading
- If suspense is a concern, read the opening together and pause after major trials. Discuss how the three protagonists differ, what cooperation requires, and whether their choices seem convincing as the story develops.
- Themes
- Young people carrying responsibility: Gerard, Newt and Ailis must act when the adults in Camelot become unavailable, undertaking a quest to address the danger. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Cooperation across differences: Three young characters with different roles and described temperaments work together through magical trials and a shared mission. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Arthurian legend reshaped: The story uses King Arthur, Camelot, Merlin, the Holy Grail and other Arthurian elements within a magical young-adult adventure. The book presents a fantasy reworking of familiar Arthurian material, drawing on earlier versions while making young questers central to the action.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes enchanted sleep affecting every adult in Camelot, threatening magical forces, a monstrous bridge troll, a scheming dragon and battles or physical danger during the quest.