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Grossman's newest fantasy bestseller can be ham-fisted at times, but mostly it’s a deeply enjoyable rewrite of the Arthurian legend in the age of Trumpism.

“The Bright Sword” distinguishes itself from more straightforward Arthurian legends by focusing on the characters on the far end of the Round Table, far from the star power of Arthur and Merlin.

The show, a Monty Python-inspired spoof of Arthurian legend, first opened on Broadway in 2005, won the Tony Award for best musical, ran for four years, and has been widely staged since then.

Some — particularly one riffing on the Arthurian legend of Excalibur — drag.

His coronation invite was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend.