Cover Launch: THE FAERIE MORGANA by Louisa Morgan
Take your first look at the cover for The Faerie Morgana (US) by Louisa Morgan coming September 2025!
In a world in which only the common folk believe there are still fae in the land, four-year-old Morgana is separated from Queen Ygraine, who she believes is her mother, to be transported from the castle of Camulod to trained at the Lady’s Temple on the Isle of Apples. There she proves to be prodigiously gifted. She is devoted to Arthur, who she thinks is her half-brother, and who she knows to be the true king of Lloegyr. Using her magic, and guided by the mage called the Blackbird, she aids the young prince to release the sword of power from the stone where it has rested for years in the Lady’s Temple. She deliberately gives his father, Uther, a flawed protection charm when she realizes by scrying that Uther means to betray Lloegyr.
Her action brings Arthur to the throne before his time. The Blackbird is furious with her, saying she has shortened Arthur’s reign, but she doesn’t understand. Even though she had tried to prevent Uther’s betrayal of Lloegyr, the Blackbird—her mentor and teacher since she was tiny—accuses her of hubris and recklessness, and they do not speak for years.
As King Arthur and his knights fight the Romans and Saxons, Morgana suffers heartbreak by falling in love with Lancelin. She and Arthur’s young queen, Gwenvere, become mortal enemies when the faithless Gwenvere betrays Arthur. Arthur’s death comes about because he gives his own protective charm, created by Morgana, to his dearest friend, Lancelin. Morgana, having learned that she is the daughter of the Lady herself, fully fae as her true mother was, restores the sword of power to its stone to await the coming of the next true king of Lloegyr. She takes a sacred vow to remain at the Temple to protect it until that day.
