The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek

Sophie, 12, and her best friend, Stuart, are avid players of Camelot’s Honor, an online video game based on Arthurian myth. Several centuries earlier, Arthur, 13, wants nothing more than to marry his best friend, Princess Guinevere, and become a knight. Then Guinevere accidentally drops Uther Pendragon’s magical scabbard into the Well of Dreams, sending it into Sophie’s timeline. Sophie receives a strange text urging her to download the Camelot Code, which sends her back in time to help Arthur and Merlin. Meanwhile, Arthur decides to retrieve the scabbard himself, travels to the present day, and discovers that he likes it there, leaving everyone’s future at risk. Mancusi (Princess, Inc.) impeccably incorporates contemporary and video-game elements into the original King Arthur story, creating an enjoyable and seamless narrative that leaves room for additional adventures. Ages 8–12. [em]Agent: Mandy Hubbard, Emerald City Literary. (Nov.) [/em]