The Wicked Day
 First UK edition | |
| Author | Mary Stewart |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthurian Saga |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 350 |
| ISBN | 0-340-32237-3 |
| OCLC | 36085838 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR6069.T46 W5 1996 |
| Preceded by | The Last Enchantment |
| Followed by | The Prince and the Pilgrim |
The Wicked Day is the fourth novel in Mary Stewart's treatment of Arthurian legend.[1] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1983. It is preceded in the pentalogy by The Last Enchantment (1979), and succeeded by The Prince and the Pilgrim (1995).
Overview
The protagonists of the story are Mordred and his father the king, Arthur. Lost as a youth, Mordred is raised by fisherfolk until he is returned to his birth mother Morgause. The novel portrays Mordred as a pawn of fate unlike many tales which paint him as the villain of the Arthurian saga.
The novel covers the time after Merlin's self-imposed exile and stretches to the deaths of Mordred and Arthur.
References
- ^ Thames, Nell (23 October 1983). "'Wicked Day' continues Arthurian saga". The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi). p. 86.