In his Magicians trilogy, writer Lev Grossman put his own spin on the portal fantasy genre.
And now, with his new epic fantasy novel The Bright Sword (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), Grossman is doing the same — albeit in a very different way — to the legends of King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table.
In the following email interview, Grossman discusses what inspired and influenced this story, as well as why it’s about Arty and not some other King.