The Prince and the Pilgrim

by Mary Stewart Book 5 in the Arthurian Saga series.

First published 1995

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Alexander, the fatherless nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, travels towards Camelot seeking justice and revenge for his father’s murder. His purpose is diverted when Morgan le Fay draws him into a scheme involving a mysterious silver cup whose associations may connect it to the Holy Grail.

Alice, a young pilgrim carrying the cup, is pursuing a separate journey shaped by danger, devotion and loss. Their paths converge in a self-contained adventure of enchantment, attempted theft and unexpected love. The novel expands Stewart’s Arthurian world beyond Merlin’s central story while retaining its mixture of legend and practical human motive.