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In the Shadow of the Solstice

'The dark and twisted Arthurian anti-romantasy you didnโ€™t know you needed!'
Brief Description
A devastating feminist reimagining of Arthurian legend set in the dark and dangerous years after the Romans left Britain. Nin is joining the gilded world of her sister's husband - a powerful man known only as the Bear. It's midwinter and there's victory to feast. And... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A dark and atmospheric retelling based on the legend of King Arthur and the three women who decide his fate.

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A devastating feminist reimagining of Arthurian legend set in the dark and dangerous years after the Romans left Britain.

Nin is joining the gilded world of her sister's husband - a powerful man known only as the Bear. It's midwinter and there's victory to feast. And where better than at the Hall high above the mists of the Lake?

Why is the Lake so unsettled?

The bonds of love and ambition once united the Family. But as night falls and the shadows lengthen, dark secrets and unruly passions threaten to rip it apart.

What is the strange crying only Nin can hear?

Torn between loyalty and desire - between rage and fear - Nin must fight to the death to uncover a terrible truth.

Who will live to see the sun rise?

Praise for Meg Clothier:

'A wonderfully rich and absorbing tale' Observer

'Expertly crafted and beautifully told' Jennifer Saint

'What an extraordinary book' Harriet Tyce

'A ravishing, erudite feminist hijack of Renaissance Florence' Alice Albinia

'Mysterious, bewitching and beautiful' Elizabeth Lee

'Brutal and haunting' Melissa Fu

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035408979

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wildfire

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Meg Clothier is the Sunday Times bestselling author of seven books. After studying Classics, she sailed from England to Alaska and worked as a journalist in London and Moscow. Her fiction is inspired by bold women in myth and history; her non-fiction by Britain's coast and countryside. She now lives and writes in Somerset.

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