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{{short description|2001 novel by Alice Borchardt}}
{{Infobox book <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name = The Dragon Queen: The Tales of Guinevere
| image = The Dragon Queen.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = [[Alice Borchardt]]
| cover_artist = [[Scott McKowen]]
| country = USA
| language = English
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| followed_by = The Raven Warrior
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'''''The Dragon Queen''''' ({{ISBN|0-553-81512-1}}) is a 2001 [[fantasy novel]] by [[Alice Borchardt]] based on the legend of [[King Arthur]]. The story is set in the [[Dark Ages (historiography)|Dark Ages]] and follows a young girl called [[Guinevere]] who has inherited magical powers.
==Synopsis==
The story is sited in [[Sub-Roman Britain|Britain]] just after the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] have gone. Guinevere is the daughter of a [[Celtic polytheism|pagan]] queen. Forced into hiding by the dreaded sorcerer [[Merlin]], Guinevere grows up under the protection of a [[shapeshifter]] and a [[druid]] and is watched over by [[dragon]]s.
Merlin tracks her down relentlessly, intent on stopping what has been foretold, that she will become Queen and Arthur King; a fate that will leave him powerless and forgotten. To Merlin's dismay, Guinevere has inherited magical powers great enough to stop him. With Arthur trapped in the [[Underworld|netherworld]], Guinevere calls upon magic and allies and undertakes her destiny: to one day become the Dragon Queen.
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The ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' review was favorable, stating "Borchardt ... paints a vivid portrait of the future queen, who is no pale Pre-Raphaelite princess" and "Borchardt further stakes her claim as a writer of breathtaking eloquence, reminding all, once again, that she is more than just [[Anne Rice]]'s sister."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-44399-1 |title=The Dragon Queen: The Tales of Guinevere |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |accessdate=March 24, 2015}}</ref>
''[[School Library Journal]]'' called it "a fresh and scintillating take on a well-loved theme."<ref>{{cite
''The Dragon Queen'' has also been reviewed by the ''[[Romantic Times]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Dragon Queen: The Tales of Guinevere |author=Kelly Rae Cooper |quote=Her richly textured narrative is a highly charged emotional read, blending her imagination and legend into a vivid backdrop where her characters live. |url=https://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/dragon-queen-tales-guinevere |magazine=Romantic Times |publisher=RT Book Reviews |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Dolores Maminski |title=The Dragon Queen |quote=Beginning a new Arthurian trilogy with a wallop, this story of Guinevere-here a strong, magical warrior woman-and her rise to power is packed with magic, action, fairy armor, shape-shifters, dragons, deadly fights, and more.|url=http://catalog.wccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3 |magazine=Voice of Youth Advocates |publisher=E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[Interzone (magazine)|Interzone]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |author=John Grant |date=March 2002 |title=The Dragon Queen |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?166199 |magazine=Interzone |publisher=TTA Press |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Vector (magazine)|Vector]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Cherith Baldry |date=November 2002 |title=The Dragon Queen |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1159710 |magazine=Vector |publisher=British Science Fiction association |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://www.worldcat.org
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