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Morgan and Merlin's Excellent Adventures #3
Quest for the Dark Blade
When the kingdom wobbles, there's only one way to steady it—grab a legendary sword. Simple, right? Wrong.
King Arthur's sitting on the British throne, but not everyone's buying the whole “Once and Future King" schtick. Apparently, what he needs to shut up the doubters is the Dark Blade. You know, the one. Massive sword which is oddly stuck in a rock, guarded by a soggy woman handing out weaponry like it’s the prize in a raffle. (Seriously, who came up with this system?)
Enter me—baby Cultivator, reluctant hero, and professional screw-up. Now I’m stuck leading yet another merry band of misfits, this time into the Land of the Fae. it’s less "fairy tale" and more "acid trip with a murder problem." The locals don’t like us, the rules of reality are up for debate, and the sword? Let’s just say it's playing hard to get.
Between Fae politics, magical prophecies, and Merlin's ghost reminding me how much more work I have to do before I’m actually any good at this, this is quite the road trip.
Welcome to the Dark Blade—where the magic’s weird, the dangers are weirder, and betrayal is just a stab in the back away.
King Arthur's sitting on the British throne, but not everyone's buying the whole “Once and Future King" schtick. Apparently, what he needs to shut up the doubters is the Dark Blade. You know, the one. Massive sword which is oddly stuck in a rock, guarded by a soggy woman handing out weaponry like it’s the prize in a raffle. (Seriously, who came up with this system?)
Enter me—baby Cultivator, reluctant hero, and professional screw-up. Now I’m stuck leading yet another merry band of misfits, this time into the Land of the Fae. it’s less "fairy tale" and more "acid trip with a murder problem." The locals don’t like us, the rules of reality are up for debate, and the sword? Let’s just say it's playing hard to get.
Between Fae politics, magical prophecies, and Merlin's ghost reminding me how much more work I have to do before I’m actually any good at this, this is quite the road trip.
Welcome to the Dark Blade—where the magic’s weird, the dangers are weirder, and betrayal is just a stab in the back away.
413 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2025
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July 8, 2025
Perfect batting average on this series
Any book that describes the Lady of the Lake as "a wet tart" has my interest piqued.
Add it to that fact that this is an extremely enjoyable romp through Arthurian legend, where the MC knows she's in being a part of it, and the entertainment value shoots through the roof.
I wish it was longer, to be honest, but there's always the possibility of seeing more in the series.
Any book that describes the Lady of the Lake as "a wet tart" has my interest piqued.
Add it to that fact that this is an extremely enjoyable romp through Arthurian legend, where the MC knows she's in being a part of it, and the entertainment value shoots through the roof.
I wish it was longer, to be honest, but there's always the possibility of seeing more in the series.
March 22, 2026
a wordsmith with pop culture
Book three was amazing! I loved this series and I’m so glad I randomly came across it.
It has well placed pop culture references at every corner. The battle scenes in this where amazing and the detail written is done so well I painting a picture while you read.
Now with it done the only question I have is, what Malory book do I read next?!
Book three was amazing! I loved this series and I’m so glad I randomly came across it.
It has well placed pop culture references at every corner. The battle scenes in this where amazing and the detail written is done so well I painting a picture while you read.
Now with it done the only question I have is, what Malory book do I read next?!
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