Signe Pike in Conversation with Dalicia Raymond

Signe Pike author of The Lost Queen series discusses her latest book The Shadowed Lands with medievalist Dalicia Raymond. This “can’t-miss historical epic” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author) reimagines the legends of King Arthur by resurrecting the real historical figures who inspired these enduring tales. Meet us at Hub City Bookshop on Tuesday, February 18th at 6 PM. 

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About the Book:

Scotland, AD 580: A queen has risen. A battle has been won. Loved ones who were lost have been reunited. But in a land of power-hungry kings, peace is precarious and cannot last for long. All too soon, circumstance pulls both Britons and Scots back to their own destinies.

The warrior Artúr receives a mysterious summons from his father in Dalriada. Queen Languoreth and her brother must return to Strathclyde with the dangerous former bishop Mungo in tow, determined to maintain the fragile balance between the Christians and the people of the Old Way. Meanwhile, the young priestess Angharad must travel deep into the shadowed land of the Picts, hoping to become the initiate of Briochan, a druid who practices the secret Celtic art of weather work.

As they rise to meet their fates, they are pushed to impossible new frontiers: each must decide whether they are willing to do what it takes to become the heroes their harrowing days demand.

Set in the sprawling historical landscape of early medieval Scotland, Pike’s critically acclaimed retelling of the Arthurian saga thrusts readers into a world of ambition, loyalty and love, revealing truths that have for too long been buried by legend in this “gorgeous, sweeping saga” (Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author).

About the Author:

Signe Pike is the author of The Lost Queen series, recently optioned for television, and the travel memoir Faery Tale. She has researched and written about Celtic history and folklore for over a decade. Visit her at SignePike.com.

About the Conversation Partner:

Dalicia Raymond is an Assistant Professor of English at Spartanburg Methodist College. She
holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of New Mexico (2020), as well as an M.A.
in English Literature and Culture (2013) from Oregon State University. Her research interests
include Middle English literature, medieval magic, Arthuriana, difference and alterity, and
representations of gender, as well as medievalism, particularly in popular culture. She has
published scholarship on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Le Morte D’arthur, and the
“Merlin” poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson. She recently (March 2024) organized and hosted
Medieval Matters: An Undergraduate Research Conference at Spartanburg Methodist College.
Dalicia holds a special interest in innovative teaching of the Middle Ages, and loves bringing the
era to life for students through hands-on activities and experiences.