Ellie Harrison has just transferred to Avalon High in Annapolis, Maryland because her parents, both professors of medieval studies, are taking sabbatical. Avalon High seems like a typical high school, with your typical students: Lance, the jock; Jennifer, the cheerleader; and Will, senior class president, quarterback of the football team, and just really nice guy. But everyone is not quite who they appear to be.
Have you ever hear of King Arthur of Camelot? How about Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Merlin, Mordred, or Elaine-Lady of Shalott? Ellie is named for Elaine, the heroine of the Tennyson poem Lady of Shalott. Lady Elaine killed herself because of her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot, who was in love with Queen Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur. Quite the historical love triangle. What if I told you that this part of history keeps repeating itself? That there are people who believe that these characters from history are reincarnated every generation so that King Arthur can overcome the dark forces that killed him and finally bring the world into enlightenment. It sounds pretty far-fetched to me and to Ellie. However strange things begin to happen at Avalon High that cause Ellie to reevaluate her beliefs. How is it that even though they just met, Will and Ellie feel like they have known each other in a past life? Why would Will’s girlfriend Jennifer be seeing Lance, his best friend, behind his back? Could it be that they are all part of a cast of characters from another time?
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