By Force Alone
by Lavie Tidhar

A retelling of Arthurian myth for the age of Brexit and Trump, from World Fantasy Award-winner Lavie Tidhar.

Everyone thinks they know the story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.

They fact is they know only lies.

Arthur is no romantic hero.
Merlin is no paternal sage.
And a sword is just a sword, until it runs you through.

A savage and cutting epic fantasy, equally poetic and profane, BY FORCE ALONE is at once a timely political satire, a magical adventure, and a subversive masterwork.