Here Lies Arthur
Front cover of first edition | |
| Author | Philip Reeve |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's adventure novel, historical novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic UK |
Publication date | 2 April 2007 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 289 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-439-95533-1 |
| OCLC | 77540798 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R25576 He 2008 |
Here Lies Arthur is a young-adult novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic in 2007. Set in fifth or sixth century Britain and the Anglo-Saxon invasion, it features a girl who participates in the deliberate construction of legendary King Arthur during the man's lifetime, orchestrated by a bard. Reeve calls it a back-creation: not a genuine historical novel as it is not based on actual specific events; rather it is "back-created" from the legends, giving them a "realistic" origin.
Reeve won the annual Carnegie Medal, recognising the year's best children's book published in the UK.
Scholastic published the first US edition in November 2008.