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Sword in the Stars (Once & Future 2) Paperback – 7 April 2020

by Cori McCarthy (Author), Amy Rose Capetta (Author)

124 ratings

Book 2 of 2 in the Once & Future Series

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Ari, Merlin and her Rainbow knights must pull off a heist thousands of years in the past – to save humanity’s future.

The battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation may have been won, but the war has only just begun. Now Ari and her cursed wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the unenlightened Middle Ages and steal King Arthur’s Grail – the very definition of impossible.

But the time travellers have to tread carefully. If they come face-to-face with the original Arthurian legend, it could produce a ripple effect that changes the course of history. It’s a risky game where the past can be even more dangerous than the future.

Print length

368 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Rock the Boat
Publication date

7 April 2020
Reading age

13 - 18 years
Dimensions

12.95 x 2.67 x 19.81 cm
ISBN-10

1786077019
ISBN-13

978-1786077011
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Publisher : Rock the Boat (7 April 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 1786077019
ISBN-13 : 978-1786077011
Reading age : 13 - 18 years
Dimensions : 12.95 x 2.67 x 19.81 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 335,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 368 in LGBTQ+ Fiction for Young Adults
- 723 in Science & Religion
- 924 in Myths & Legends for Young Adults

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'Empowering and boisterously modern.'

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Praise for Once and Future:

‘When I read Once and Future, a bold unexpected re-telling of King Arthur as an immigrant teenage girl, I knew it had all the same thrilling elements that would make the legend…a modern favourite once again.’ James Patterson

‘The inclusive, gender-bent King Arthur retelling that your bookshelf has been missing... An adventure of epic scale.’ B & N Teen Blog

‘A marvelous mythology remix for teens who enjoy action-packed speculative fiction and genderqueer romance.’

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

‘All hail this worthier-than-ever, fresh and affirming reincarnation of the legendary king and her round table of knights, which dazzles with heroic flair, humour and suspense.’

Kirkus (starred review)

About the Author

Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy met while earning MFAs in Writing for Children & Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2015 they co-founded Rainbow Boxes, which crowdsourced enough money to send inclusive fiction to shelters and community libraries in every US state. Every spring they host the only LGBTQIA #ownvoices YA & children’s writers retreat in the US. They live in Vermont with their young son, Maverick. They are the authors of Once and Future.

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Tara K

Amazing sequel even better than the first

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2020

I was so excited when I was approved to get this, as I loved the first book so much and I was not disappointed at all in anyway. This book was amazing, from page one to the end I couldn’t put it down, it was a rollercoaster of fun, emotion, action, me verbally crying out as I read, just brilliant! I loved the focus on Merlin, as it seemed to me he got more focus here than in the first book and I loved this development and of course I love him too so that helps. Ari in this book does seem to be less focused on than Merlin, but she’s definitely a focus for the action. I do love a strong woman ! This book just like the first is wonderful, in fact I think this is even better than the first and I recommend both these books to everyone guaranteed to make you smile.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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Chaotic Conclusion.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2020

This duology has done a number of things really well, and those things are particularly difficult to strike a balance with. The representation within this book is incredibly diverse, but perhaps more impressive was the development of relationships, which all feel very real rather than a quintessential cookie-cutter friendship or romance. Unfortunately, something also felt a bit off.

Whilst this is every bit the satisfying conclusion to the story so far, there were some issues with pacing and chaotic story telling which really diluted the quality of that conclusion. The story jumps straight in to a time hop, and this made me feel so lost. I felt as though Sword in the Stars was sort of floating out to sea and I was desperately holding on to it as a life-raft, trying to clamber back on board. Honestly, I had to start again because I thought I'd missed something integral to my understanding. Turns out I hadn't, it just wasn't really explained.

So Ari, Merlin and their perfect band of likeable square pegs and round holes have found themselves travelling back to the time when Arthur was King. This means there are multiple story arcs occurring at once and multiple Merlin's! I liked the concept of Ari hunting down a chalice and trying to save Merlin from his backwards aging dilemma, but the execution felt a bit haphazard. I equally loved that the friendships, romances (and pregnancies) continue to develop unapologetically in this book. The authors have a fantastically brazen approach to dialogue, cultural references and general humour which absolutely shouts from the page; their writing style is nothing short of hilarious and utterly compelling.

Ultimately, despite how much I genuinely enjoy the way these authors build characters and fun into their stories, I couldn't help but spend most of my time with this book feeling lost, grasping for a firmer hold on the plot, so it was a middle of the road book for me.

ARC provided from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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L J Newsholme

Disjointed and hard to follow

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2020

This was such a disappointing book for me that had a lot of missed opportunities and was incredibly disjointed in the narrative. It tells the continuing story of Ari, the 42nd reincarnation of King Arthur, as she attempts to retrieve a magical cup from Camelot.

The Positives: The cast of characters is very diverse, which is always great to see.

The Negatives: The plot was just all over the place and it was hard to keep things straight because the action jumps from one thing to the next with little build up or explanation. The characters seem forced in their behaviours and just don't have much authenticity. This could have been a really fun fish-out-of-water scenario with people from the future being transplanted into the Medieval past, but instead, they didn't seem to struggle to adjust at all, which was a massive missed opportunity. The writing was disjointed and hard to follow.

Overall, I really didn't enjoy this book and wouldn't recommend it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Jess

A fun read, but with some pacing issues

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2020

I read this with middling hopes, as I had wanted to like Once and Future (the first in the duology) a lot more than I actually did. Luckily, I found myself much more absorbed in Sword in the Stars - though it isn't without its issues, I was always keen to pick it up again and re-enter that world. There were some pacing issues, particularly in the second half of the book, and this made it quite tricky to keep track of what was happening at times. The characters, however, remain endearing - I found myself cackling aloud at points. An emotionally satisfying conclusion means that this edged its way towards 3.5 stars for me - it's a sweet book, if sadly not a great one, and it's heart is in the right place.

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Fabienne

More please!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2020

In this just-published sequel to Once & Future, Sword in the Stars, Ari, Gwen, Merlin and company are on the run again and this time they are going native: back to the time of the original King Arthur! But of course, traveling through time and space does not go as planned, and the group gets separated, shaking up the dynamics of the team again. Many shenanigans ensue, and our crew of queer heroes shake up the Middle Ages and shape Arthurian legend into the story it should always have been. Sword in the Stars is a great conclusion to the duology, and I devoured every page. Full of twists and turns, these books are inclusive, fast-paced and thrilling story-telling as it should be. More of this kind of writing, please!

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Mrs P

Awful as audio book and not suitable for young YA readers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2020

Considering the age of the YA genre is 12-18, this book is not suitable for the younger readers of that range. The prolofic use of swearing (MF etc) and sex scenes don't add to the story or characters. The plot is confusing and I found it poorly written, but maybe this was worse as an audio book. A story based on an English myth narrated with an American accent just didn't work for me.

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Bebe

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2020

I thought that i would enjoy this given it is a retelling of Camelot and the Arthur myth but I just didn't enjoy this. The writing is okay but I just don't care about the characters that much and I would have liked certain plot points to be simplified more instead of being so confusing and unclear of the direction it was taking.

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