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King Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere, and Lancelot are all familiar characters, inspiring numerous retellings and reimaginings of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. These are a few to get you started.
Updated September 19, 2022
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The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ebook
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. "A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement."--The New York Times Book Review In Marion...
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The Once and Future King
T. H. White
Ebook
T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was...
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain
Paper Book
Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years.
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Over Sea, Under Stone
Susan Cooper
Paper Book
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in...
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The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart
Paper Book
Mary Stewart tells the Arthurian legend in her own unique way, bringing to life one of the world's greatest legends and mysteries, shedding a fascinating new light on the turbulence and mystery of fifth-century Britain. An enthralling work, Ms. Stewart once again reveals those qualities of suspense...
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
Paper Book
From the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But, at least, the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. Axl...
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The Winter King
Bernard Cornwell
Audiobook
It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur. The tale...
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Avalon High
Meg Cabot
Paper Book
This latest stand-alone novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author has all the wit and charm of The Princess Diaries, but with a supernatural twist on the Arthurian legend. HarperCollins Children's Books
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The Lost Years of Merlin
T. A. Barron
Paper Book
This best-selling series follows the adventures and training of young Merlin, the great wizard who counseled King Arthur. "A novel rich with magic."--The New York Times Book Review "An extraordinary journey of mind, body, and spirit--for both Merlin and...
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Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of...
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The Fall of Arthur
J. R. R. Tolkien
Ebook
New York Times bestseller "An incomplete but highly compelling retelling . . . An action-packed, doom-haunted saga, full of vivid natural description."--New York Times Book Review The Fall of Arthur recounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur, who, even as he...
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The Other Merlin (Emry Merlin)
Robyn Schneider
Paper Book
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR! -Publishers Weekly "Simultaneously heart-pounding and hilarious, Robyn Schneider gives us a veritable romp through Camelot fueled by adventure and romance." -Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...
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