Rise of the King

When sixteen-year-old Tom’s grandfather mysteriously disappears, Tom stops at nothing to find him, even when that means crossing to a mysterious and unknown world. When he gets there, Tom discovers that everything he thought he knew about himself and his life was wrong. Vivian, the Lady of the Lake, has been watching over him and manipulating his life since his birth. Now she needs his help. Danger threatens the old forest of Vivian’s world. To save it, Tom must wake King Arthur, who’s been sleeping for centuries.

Vivian needs King Arthur’s help. Nimue, a powerful witch and priestess who lives on Avalon, has disappeared. King Arthur, Tom, and his friends set off across the Other to find her, following Nimue’s trail to Holloways Meet. But what they find there makes no sense. Nimue seems to have a quest of her own, one she’s deliberately hiding. Arthur is convinced it’s about Merlin, and he’s determined to find him. Against his better judgement Tom follows Arthur on a dangerous trip that could end his new life before it’s even begun.

Tom loves his new life in the Otherworld. He lives with Arthur in New Camelot, and Arthur is hosting a tournament. Eager to test his sword-fighting skills, Tom’s competing. But while the games are being played, his friends are attacked and everything he loves is threatened. Tom has to find the intruder before anyone else gets hurt. Tom’s sword seems to be the focus of these attacks. Their investigations uncover its dark history and a terrible betrayal that a family has kept secret for generations.