Excalibur (novel)

Excalibur (novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Excalibur
title_orig =
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image_caption = Cover illustration by Gervasio Gallardo "Excalibur"
author = Sanders Anne Laubenthal
illustrator =
cover_artist = Gervasio Gallardo
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Ballantine Books
release_date = 1973
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = xii, 236 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-345-23416-2
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Excalibur" is an Arthurian fantasy novel by Sanders Anne Laubenthal. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the sixtieth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in August, 1973, and has been reprinted a number of times since.

Plot summary

The novel is set in modern times against the background of the legendary Medieval Welsh colonization of Mobile, Alabama under the prince Madoc in the 12th century. The modern Pendragon, King Arthur's secret successor, must recover the enchanted sword of the title.


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