{"product_id":"the-once-and-future-king","title":"The Once and Future King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce upon a time, a young boy called \"Wart\" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain--and to the king himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future King\u003c\/i\u003e] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGuy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54048223297904,"sku":"9780143111610","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54048223330672,"sku":"9780441020836","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_6f64bcea-6aff-47e3-86b5-6bbce4d7fd54.jpg?v=1784335659","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-once-and-future-king","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}