King Arthur at the End of the World
Angry Planet17 Okt 2024

King Arthur at the End of the World

Do you ever feel you’re living in a world where all the good stuff happened to the previous generation? Does it seem like America’s best days are behind it? Were you born into an empire just as it began to collapse?


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We’d like to tell you about King Arthur.


The story of Arthur has been told hundreds of times in everything from song to story to movie. That makes it a pretty big deal when someone can tell the story of the ancient British king with freshness and originality.


Lev Grossman, author of the well-known The Magicians series, has done just that with The Bright Sword. While the characters may be familiar in large part, Sword will still keep you guessing all the way through.


Angry Planet got a chance to speak with Grossman who shared insights into the book, how it was written and Arthur himself. Take a listen.


  • “These stories about a lost golden age are a way of processing grief…grief, not over an apocalypse, but over massive change…I think that’s what stories like King Arthur are about.”
  • We can’t stop talking about Station 11 for some reason
  • Yes, Excalibur is the best Arthur adaptation
  • Why the fay are important
  • Radical social change and the apocalypse


Buy The Bright Sword here.

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