Having read most of the feminist retellings of the Arthurian Legend, I have to admit that this was one of the most unimaginative versions to date. Aside from the preposterous notion of a matriarchal subkingdom within Arthur's Britain, there really isn't any original material within the 400 or so pages of this book. Guenevere is typically selfish and yet not quite as strong willed as she tends to be in other novels of this sort. The plot is just about as weak as the supporting characters, with the exception of Morgan Le Fay, whom I would have liked to see more of. Her background was fairly original following the outline of Le Morte D'Arthur where she is sent to convent, all in all a nice change. I would recomend this book only to those who have not sampled other literary offerings cut from the same mold.