SWORD OF THE RIGHTFUL KING: A Novel of King Arthur

Jane Yolen, Author . Harcourt/Magic Carpet $6.95 (361p) ISBN 9

Morgause feels that her 17-year-old son Gawaine belongs on the throne of England, in what PW 's starred review called "a spellbinding twist on the Round Table legend." Ages 12-up. (Aug.)

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