The Sword In The Tree

by Darren Humphries

Camelot! The very name conjures up visions of chivalry and honour and tables that are round.The truth was somewhat different.When a train deposits Barnaby back in the time of King Arthur, he finds that the reality leaves a lot to be desired when compared with the legends. It's up to to him to restore the glory of the tale, but he's not got a lot to work with. The Sword In The Tree is a comic retelling of the Arthurian legends in a way that they have never been told before.Let's hope they can take it.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 13, 2010

About the author

I am English and recently bade a fond farewell to my forties. I have been writing stories since school when I won a parker pen for being shortlisted in a national schools writing competition.

My particular genre of choice wanders around all over the place, but has mainly settled into humorous fantasy and science fiction (or at least I think they're humorous and some people who have kindly left reviews seem to agree).

During any spare time (of which there isn't much since I'm recently widowed and dealing with two children) I edit a website focussed on science fiction television at www.scififreaksite.com and a similar blog on the side.

I then try to cram in a few books on my kindle to read.

Reviews

[Kath Middleton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lovely book, quite silly but a very nice read from an author with a charming sense of humour. The Arthurian legends have never been told this way before! Who realised that Arthur, instead of being concerned with The Matter Of Britain, was obsessed with his shirt collection? Launcelot was a craven coward until be came good towards the end of the book. The evil, scheming Mordred is really a little sweetie and the shame and despair of his conniving mother, Morgan le Fey. These and other characters are bound together by Barnaby, an unwilling visitor from our time. I felt it got a little rambly in the marshes (that sounds like a village name?) but the ending was excellent. It's my first Darren Humphreys book and is certainly not going to be my last.