Vera Chapman

In the time of Elizabeth I, a young girl left in the care of her alchemist uncle is transported to fantastic realms populated by supernatural beings through her uncle's knowledge of magic.

A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry. Ursulet, daughter of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, captured by Saxons and doomed to lose her family and her heritage... Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.

A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry. Meet a daring damosel from the Golden Age, a brave, fearless woman of whom stories were told and legends woven. Vivian is the fifteen year old grand-niece of the Lady Morgan le Fay, whose tale is inextricably linked with that of Sir Gawain le Jeune, the nephew of that great Gawain, one of King Arthur’s most stalwart Knights... Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.

"Introduction: In Days of Old" (Isaac Asimov) "Crusader Damosel" (Vera Chapman) "Divers Hands" (Darrell Schweitzer) "The Reluctant Dragon" (Kenneth Grahame) "The Immortal Game" (Poul Anderson) "The Stainless-Steel Knight" (John T. Phillifent) "Diplomat-at-Arms" (Keith Laumer) "Dream Damsel" (Ed McBain [as by Evan Hunter]) "The Last Defender of Camelot" (Roger Zelazny) "A Knyght Ther Was" (Robert F. Young) * "Divide and Rule" (L. Sprague de Camp)