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The Knight Watch

Compulsively readable and sharply witty fantasy from a Sunday Times bestseller
Brief Description
A thousand years ago, the Knights of the Round Table made an oath to protect the realm forevermore. It's safe to say they didn't think it all the way through. Now Britain is embroiled in the Second World War, and the knights are still fighting the... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A sharply witty and relevant novel which mixes Arthurian legend with contemporary fantasy, for fans of Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch

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A thousand years ago, the Knights of the Round Table made an oath to protect the realm forevermore.

It's safe to say they didn't think it all the way through.

Now Britain is embroiled in the Second World War, and the knights are still fighting the enemies of the realm. They're also fighting each other—Kay and Lancelot haven't spoken since Agincourt, and everyone wishes Agravain would stop speaking entirely.

Isolde—known in myth and legend for her tragic romance with the knight Tristan—is fed up of her tragic reputation. In a time when women have more freedom than ever before, she's determined to strike out on her own. But when she discovers old enemies working alongside the Nazis, she realises she can't fight all of them by herself. It might be time to get the old band back together...

From the Sunday Times bestselling Thomas D. Lee comes this sharp and witty caper, asking what happens when knights in armour return to fix the problems of a more modern world...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780356518565

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Thomas D. Lee is an author of fantastical and historical fiction. In 2019 he completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. He has now embarked upon a PhD at the same institution, specialising in queer interpretations of the Arthurian mythos. He frequently considers emulating Merlin and becoming a hermit in the woods who speaks only in riddles.

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