Book talk: Lancelot’s Disciple

On Sunday, December 3, as part of the Local Author Series, Richard Gartee discussed his latest book, Lancelot’s Disciple.

Frith, a student of Sir Lancelot, leaves the Christian abbey he has always called home, to join a caravan on the ancient Silk Road. While staying with a Sultan in Central Asia, he is tutored by a Taoist, a Buddhist, and a Hindu Swami. Confounded by their strange philosophies, he becomes catatonic during the journey home. Once back in Britain, he must sort out his confusion, attain the Holy Grail, and find the sister he left waiting at the abbey.

Gartee is a novelist, poet, and author of seven college textbooks. In addition to his novels, he has had five collections of his poetry published as well as numerous chap books. His third novel, Ragtime Dudes In a Thin Place won the first place 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award for unpublished book-length fiction.