The two girls, being the daughters of Igraine, must flee or face death, lest in the future they bear sons who will seek to claim the throne.
After Pendragon is killed, Queen Igraine becomes a prize for the next king, while local lords war over the throne. Nanny Ongwynn raises Morgan and her sister Morgause after their father is killed by King Pendragon and their mother, Igraine, is forced to marry the king. Compelled by some selfish need, Morgan does make it her goal to ruin Arthur, and this novel shows us why. Springer's le Fay is a woman who comes into her own by acknowledging her dark side and giving into it. She doesn't hesitate to call attention to Morgan's troublemaking nature or her search for great magical power. Springer covers le Fay's life from approximately ages 6-19. Morgan le Fay, often portrayed as the woman whose goal in life was to ruin King Arthur, gets her say in this mischievous novel by Nancy Springer. I find that this could definately be one of her finest works. The basic story lign is following the life of Morgan le Fay, and it's a very good book for those who love arthurian legends, or are fans of Nancy Springer.
(Mar.Series: Genre: Fantasy ISBN: 0439417899 Pages: 247 pages Publisher: Scholastic Price: 3.95 Reader Rating: 9 out of 10 Votes: 7 I am Morgan le Fay by Nancy Springer Description: I am Morgan le Fay is a Fantasy/adventure story for ages 13 and up. Some parts of the story may be challenging to those unfamiliar with Camelot, but for fans of The Sword in the Stone and other Round Table retellings, Morgan's side of the story will prove engrossing and thought-provoking. Springer parcels out plenty of magic and adventure to keep fantasy readers hooked. Though she is not always likable, Morgan's power is seductive, and readers will at times summon sympathy for her and her plight. Thus, Morgan's filial jealousy-and her fate as one of the ""fey"" or fairy realm (her mismatched eyes are a tip-off)-lead to her dark deeds. Damn my fate and damn my future."" As a six-year-old child she witnesses an act that she would only later come to understand: King Uther Pendragon, driven by lust for Morgan's mother, murders the Duke of Cornwall (Morgan's father) and, aided by Merlin's magic, disguises himself as the Duke in order to enter his widow's bedchambers-the future King Arthur would be their yield.
In stylish prose, Morgan narrates her transformation from a willful, neglected child to a complex young woman-who ends up embracing the ugly destiny she has always resisted: ""I was the one who would bring down King Arthur. HThe equally suspenseful follow-up to Springer's I Am Mordred again reinterprets Arthurian legend through the eyes of an archetypal villain, this time sorceress Morgan le Fay.
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