Shards of Excalibur

The Shards of Excalibur series is a noteworthy book series written by a famous American author named Edward Willett. This series’ novels consist of the elements of young adult, fiction, and fantasy. It is comprised of 5 books in total, which were released between the years 2010 and 2016. All the books of this successful series tell the story of the central character named Ariane Forsythe. She is a teenage girl hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan. Ariane Forsythe comes to know that she is an heir of the Lake of Arthurian Lady’s legend. Ariane Forsythe takes the help of an unexpected sidekick named Wally Knight and goes on to discover the five pieces of the legendary sword of King Arthur, Excalibur. Also, Ariane looks to discover the pieces before Merlin in order to prevent him from using the pieces to start a war and seize the control of Earth as well as the world of his, the Faerie. Merlin lives in the present time disguised in the role of Rex Major and poses as a rich computer magnate. A number of critics have described the series as a description of fantasy that is capable of gripping both men and women. Author Willett has blended the tales of Excalibur with several humorous elements and ethereal fantasy very easily. Many other critics say that the readers will reach where the author wants them to and will cheer for Wally Knight and Ariane Forsythe all the way up the climax of the series as they see them overcoming each and every obstacle that come in their path. The overall series looks like a tightly fitted story as every detail of the stories makes absolute sense while reading. Even the characters exhibit a true and honest emotions. This has helped the series attract numerous other audiences and become successful in other parts of the world as well. This series’ story is a clever, beautiful, modern, and unique retelling of the old legend of King Arthur and his Excalibur sword. The Library journal has quoted that the series is an epic fantasy as it depicts a perfect blend of mystery, likeable and well developed characters, and suspense; along with a small amount of sarcastic humor.