Books of the Legends

Le Morte D'Arthur Sir Thomas Malory the English standard Complete Works Sir Thomas Malory Arthurian Romances Chretien de Troyes the French tradition begins Idylls of the King Alfred, Lord Tennyson the legends in rhyme King Arthur & His Noble Knights Howard Pyle the children's friend The Once & Future King T.H. White the modern standard The Book of Merlyn T.H. White the unpublished final chapter The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights John Steinbeck the American master's version The New Arthurian Encyclopedia Edited by Norris J. Lacy This one compendium takes a lifetime to fully comprehend

The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley the saga from the women's points of view The Forest House Lady of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley the two books linking Roman Britain to The Mists of Avalon Merlin Trilogy The Wicked Day Mary Stewart Mystery queen Stewart spins her own version, including a final book from Mordred's POV The Forever King The Broken Sword Molly Cochran & Warren Murphy outstanding saga of the modern re-emergence Camelot Isaac Asimov Camelot Fantastic Schimel, ed. two excellent story collections Black Horses for the King Anne McCaffrey Dragon queen's historical novel Merlin's Bones Fred Saberhagen far-out modern re-emergence The Return of Merlin Deepak Chopra Merlin (and Arthur) fight Mordred today The Hallowed Isle Diana Paxson Book One: The Book of the Sword Book Two: The Book of the Spear Two wonderful books placing Arthur and his legends firmly in the historical setting

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