The Untameables

Under the bloody rule of King Arthur - whilst the cruel Knights of the Round Table wage wars and hunt magical creatures - the people of Camelot are getting sick. Really sick. Something is the poisoning the Kingdom. So two children embark on a quest to find the Holy Grail that could save them all.

Shy, gentle Roan, a young dog keeper who works for the Knights, is desperate to find a cure for his mum. He befriends Elva, a generous and outspoken kitchenhand who has her own reasons for seeking the illusive Grail. Together, can they beat the Knights to find it? And will drinking from it save Roan's mum?

Clare Pollard's first book for children revisits Arthurian legends in a thrilling tale of adventure and mystery. The Untameables turns traditional folklore on its head and forces us to think about how legends are written and whose stories get told.

The Untameables will be published on 24 April 2024.

Auteur

Clare Pollard has published five collections of poetry with Bloodaxe, most recently Incarnation and a pamphlet The Lives of the Female Poets, published by Bad Betty Press. Her poem 'Pollen' was nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2022. She has been involved in numerous translation projects, including translating Ovid's Heroines, which she toured as a one-woman show. Clare has also written a play, The Weather, that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre and a non-fiction title, Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books. Her debut adult novel Delphi was published in 2022. The Untameables is her first book for children.