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A fresh and imaginative take on the classic Knight tales of Arthurian Legend
Such an incredible story! It is honestly one of the best fantasy books I’ve read this year and maybe in my life. Alix E. Harrow weaves a unique tale that i... READ MORE
Exquisite... and featuring a truly terrifying villain
This book is so extraordinary that I don't really know where to begin with this review.
I want to tell you that at its centre is a love story - but that fe... READ MORE
We have told this story so many times, you and I, and we will tell it so many more, and it will always end here, like this: with my blood on your hands and your tears on my face.
There are truly no words I can pull together to adequately describe how extraordinary this book is.
This is a tale that feels like it has been pulled str... READ MORE
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Stunning Time-Hopping Adventure
Every Alix Harrow book I’ve read so far has been an absolute delight, and The Everlasting is no exception! In fact, it's vying with The Ten Thousand Doors ... READ MORE
‘Love makes cowards of us all’
Witnessing Owen and Una fall in love again and again and again was the greatest joy of my life. I wish them both everlasting love and peace. They have time
Camelot but make it propaganda (with delicious writing and a gorgeous romance)
A heartachingly beautiful fantasy novel.
This was a delicious introduction to Alix E Harrow's writing. Characters are deftly formed, flawed, and immensel... READ MORE
Immensely clever and deeply satisfying
A gorgeously written, cyclical story that explores propaganda and the power of legends in creating history. It is also a fascinating time-slip thriller wit... READ MORE
Groundhog Day, but add swords and dragons…
Another mesmerising standalone from Harrow where we follow the plight of a modern scholar as he is thrust back in time to guide his favourite hero to victo... READ MORE
An ode to stories and how they shape us.
The Everlasting is a fresh new romantasy about the doomed love of a folk hero and the historian recounting her story.
It's also a tribute to the power o... READ MORE
Meet me beneath the yew tree…
What an absolute rollercoaster!! This book exceeded all of my expectations; it’s a story of love, honour, corruption and knowledge. Two people doomed by th... READ MORE
Synopsis
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House, Alix E. Harrow, comes a moving and genre-defying adventure through time – as a reluctant lady knight and a not-so-heroic-historian will fight through time and space to rewrite their tragic fates . . . and finally reveal the truths hidden beneath the greatest legend ever told.
It begins where it ends: beneath the yew tree – a girl not yet a knight, and a boy without a story.
It is where she pulls a sword from the heartwood and becomes a legend.
And it is where, more than a thousand years later, he will find her – and lose her – and find her – and lose her again.
It is where a new story will be written – but whose will it be?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781529061178
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 244 x 163 x 31 mm
- Weight: 530g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allSimply wonderful…
I was totally hooked on Harrrow's novels after reading her debut “The Ten Thousand Doors of January”.
It would be easy to first focus on the time travel... READ MORE
A Tale of Yearning, Memory, and Myth
I actually read The Six Deaths of the Saint first because I’d heard The Everlasting sprouted from it. I hadn’t even heard of either story before receiving ... READ MORE
Phenomenal!
A phenomenally written story of pain, devotion, and the lengths one will go to in order to protect their loved ones.
This may well be the best lady knight... READ MORE
A Time Weaving Masterpiece
I’m not entirely sure where to begin with this book, except to say that I don’t feel quite the same after finishing it. It’s a rare experience to find a st... READ MORE
Wow
This review is going to be difficult in the sense that I feel I cannot put into words just how much I loved this book.
This is the first novel I've read... READ MORE
A devastatingly beautiful adult fantasy!
The year of lady knights continues with this devastatingly beautiful fantasy.
This is a tale about heartbreak, desperation, sacrifice, but above all, i... READ MORE
"They say it ends where it began: beneath the yew tree."
Knowing the history of your country, of where you can fight for, that's what Owen Mallory reads and writes in. He in the life of Sir Una the Everlasting, a... READ MORE
Brilliant
My Five Word TL:DR Review: Another Contender for Best Book
Honestly, I’ve been reading some fantastic books just recently. I mean books that are just s... READ MORE
Beautiful!
I always claim to be not a fan of love stories but I loved this book. I’ve read most of Alix E. Harrows novels and enjoyed them all and that’s why I reques... READ MORE
A stunning, emotional time loop novel
A beautiful fairytale and a heart-breaking fantasy wrapped inside a jagged, evil, stabby time loop.
Sir Una Everlasting and Owen Mallory have a love th... READ MORE
Infinity stars wouldn’t be enough for The Everlasting
I will read anything by Alix E. Harrow so it's no surprise I loved The Everlasting.
Every so often I’ll read a book that’s soooo exceptional it feels li... READ MORE
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A wonderfully woven tale of strength, yearning and resilience - infinity stars wouldn’t be enough
It's not often I read a book that’s soooo exceptional it feels like it’s rewired my brain and The Everlasting deserves so much more than a star rating.
... READ MORE
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A timeless love story
Una Everlasting was an orphaned girl who became a knight and the greatest hero of Dominion. Since her death, part of her story has lived on through songs, ... READ MORE
Beautifully written
Scholar Owen Mallory is given an opportunity to go back in time to help Una Everlasting become the iconic heroine she is known to be. But as he supports he... READ MORE
Add it to your TBR list, it shouldn't be missed!
This is the second book I have read by this author, and I have to say she has a way of writing that transports you right into the story. Everything about t... READ MORE
The Everlasting is nothing like anything I've ever read--the uniqueness and intricacies of the world so beautifully developed.
I am so utterly and completely destroyed by this. The Everlasting is nothing like anything I've ever read--the uniqueness and intricacies of the world so b... READ MORE
A sharp political adult fantasy with a gorgeous love story
Wow
Go in not knowing too much and enjoy the ride!
The Everlasting is a beautifully written, emotional fantasy that pulls you in from the start. It is very character-driven and utterly engrossing. I sank in... READ MORE
More than a Tragic Love Story
I don’t know who decided this year it was perfect for heartbreaking, yearning and still so meaningfully political lady knight books but, who ever you are: ... READ MORE
Sublime
I would honestly read Alix’s shopping list at this point. There’s a point 100 pages in that literally had me gasping and losing my mind and from then on I ... READ MORE
A dazzling, time-twisting tale of power, love and the stories that shape us
"Because no throne is held easily, or for long; because a nation is a story we tell about ourselves, and stories change, if you let them. Because where the... READ MORE
Heartbreakingly beautiful!
**4,25/5**
Thank you so much Pan Macmillan for the arc!
„He didn’t seem to understand that a man like me would never be wholly beyond suspicion, no ... READ MORE
A masterpiece
#TheEverlasting #NetGalley
Truly, utterly speechless. This was a masterpiece in love, sacrifice and fairytales. I simply adored every page.
The stor... READ MORE
In order to have a future worth fighting for, you must have a past worth remembering
“In order to have a future worth fighting for, you must have a past worth remembering”
I wanted to write down my favourite quotes and then realised it w... READ MORE
A Beautiful, Heartwrenching Experience
What a stunning book!
The writing was lyrical and descriptive, the characters beautifully drawn and their relationship heart-wrenching.
The plot, whi... READ MORE
Una pulled the sword. Owen pulled the truth. I pulled an all-nighter
I went into this book with zero expectations and came out completely blown away. I didn’t even know what genre it was supposed to be- fantasy? romance? his... READ MORE
Beautiful book
4.5⭐️
“History is a story told by the ones who survive , and sometimes, by the ones who refuse to die.”
I’ve read a few books by Alix E. Harrow and u... READ MORE
Loved this
The Everlasting is a lyrically written time twisting tale. Who doesn’t love a quest, a legend and an historian seeking answers. This is for those who love ... READ MORE
If Brienne of Tarth met a cute, nerdy historian who worships the groups she walks on…
Rating: 4.25 ⭐️
This was such a gorgeous read!
Thank you Pan MacMillan for allowing me to read an early copy of this via. NetGalley.
If Brienne of ... READ MORE
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This was a beautifully written romance book, heavily leaning on the doomed lovers trope.
Owen is a historian fascinated by the legend of Una Everlasting... READ MORE
A tough beginning, but so worth it!
The beginning of this book was tough. At some point I really doubted if I was gonna finish this book and if this was for me. However, once I passed the 1/3... READ MORE
Exceptional
Earlier this year I read The Second Death of Locke, and proclaimed it the best book I had read all year. In this, the final month of the year of Lady Knigh... READ MORE
Good Enough
Big Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the Publisher for the advanced copy! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this revi... READ MORE
Intimate, Inventive, Unforgettable
This is the time-traveling romantasy of my dreams. Alix E. Harrow expanded on the idea behind her phenomenal short story The Six Deaths of the Saint and de... READ MORE
A stunning romantic time-hopping tale
Thank you Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read and review an eArc of this wonderful book.
2025 is the year of the Lady Knights and Th... READ MORE
Brilliant
“They had a noble history, but they had forgotten it. They had myths and legends but they had burried them.”
What a ride it was! I just loved every page... READ MORE
A love that defies time and logic.
The lady knight book of the year
This is one of those books where you should absolutely believe the hype! It exceeded all my expectations, and trust me, those expectations were really high... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
An adult fantasy novel featuring a knight and a scholar caught in a time travel loop. The two characters battle together against time and try to build a l... READ MORE
Devastatingly good
Wow, this was devastatingly good? I feel like I went on a journey reading this. Owen Mallory is a self-proclaimed coward, scarred from war; a bespectacled ... READ MORE
"Wait for me, beneath the yew tree"
Alix E. Harrow has done it again! Her writing is phenomenal and she conveys such heartbreaking tenderness and yearning within her words. If you have read a... READ MORE
Devastatingly beautiful
Thank you to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan/Tor for sending me this ARC.
This book was devastatingly beautiful. Like The Song of Achilles, just thinking ab... READ MORE
Tragic Timeloop Fantasy
The Everlasting tells the story of a knight and a scholar doomed to keep repeating history—literally. Historian Owen is set back in time to ensure that Kni... READ MORE
MOST BEAUTIFUL STORY OF 2025
Wow. I can’t quite put into words what this book did to me. How consumed I was by this story, from page one to the end. How utterly obsessed I’ve become wi... READ MORE
Quiet, lyrical fantasy that sneaks up on you emotionally
My goodness, this book. How do I even begin to put my feelings into words?
This is a love story, written in time and blood, between a cowardly scholar a... READ MORE
FAV BOOK OF 2025!! must read ✨
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In order to have a future worth fighting for, you must have a past worth remembering
I am not usually one to enjoy time travel as it confuses me, however I didn't find this confusing, it was clear each time the timeline changed and even nea... READ MORE
Although it has a happy ending, I cried a lot along the way
This is a phenomenal concept, with Arthurian legend woven into a story about revisionist history, colonialism, and the futility of war. The changing settin... READ MORE
My book of the year
If I could give this book ten stars, I would.
It captivated me from the very first page, and I wasn't prepared for how much it made me feel. Alix's wri... READ MORE
Epic love that challenges conventional romances
Many thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC!
I loved The Everlasting - it’s certainly one of my favourite reads of this year. It feels like a... READ MORE
Meet me under the yew tree
This story was so beautiful! It is an adult fantasy with romance and time travel.
Owen, the historian, is forced to deliver Sir Una’s legend time and tim... READ MORE
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Five stars! An absolutely perfect story of love, loss, sacrifice and commitment with the perfect mix of slow-burn romance, fantasy and action.
I’ve read... READ MORE
A beautiful and heartbreaking tale!
A love eternal, doomed to die again and again yet meet again under the yew tree. Sigh.....This was an absolutely wonderful time travel love story the shoul... READ MORE
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