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The Arthurian Companion
by Phyllis Ann Karr

ISBN 1928999131 (1-928999-13-1)
Softcover, Green Knight Publishing

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Written in a warm and entertaining style, The Arthurian Companion contains over one thousand entries, cross-referenced, annotated, and carefully revised for the second edition. It is an alphabetical guide to the "who's who" of Arthurian legend, a "what's what" of famous Arthurian weapons and artifacts, and a "where's where" of geographical locations appearing in Arthurian literature. An extensive chronology of King Arthur's reign is included. The Arthurian Companion is an invaluable reference for researchers and for lovers of medieval romance. [via]
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The Arthurian Companion: The Legendary World of Camelot and the Round Table
by Phyllis Ann Karr

ISBN 1568820968 (1-56882-096-8)
Softcover, Osseum Entertainment

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- The King Arthur Companion: The Legendary World of Camelot and the Round Table: ISBN 0835936988 (0-8359-3698-8)
  Hardcover, Reston Pub Co
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The Arthurian Handbook
by Geoffrey Ashe, Debra N. Mancoff, Norris J. Lacy

ISBN 0815320825 (0-8153-2082-5)
Hardcover, Routledge

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Everything you ever wanted to know about King Arthur and his knights is covered in this fascinating volume: the origins of the Grail ;legend, the Tristan and Isolde love story in opera and literature, the depiction of Arthur in paintings, the presentation of Camelot on the Broadway stage, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and much more. The second edition includes: all revised and updated material new material on writings from France, Germany, England, and America the coverage of King Arthur in the arts has been entirely rewritten by one of the premier authorities in Arthurian studies brand-new geneological charts of the ancestry of Arthur and his family and the Grail kings and knights fully up-to-date chronology [via]
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Arthurian Novels, Set Crystal Cave, Hollow Hills and the Last Enchantment
by Mary Stewart

ISBN 0816133417 (0-8161-3341-7)
Hardcover, Gale Group

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Avalon
by Steve Lawhead

ISBN 038080297X (0-380-80297-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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It has been fortold: In the hour of Britain's greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people.
In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand.
In England, a dark scenario conceived by the power-hungry Prime Minister, Thomas Waring, is about to be realized: the total destruction of the British monarchy in the twenty-first century.
And in the Scottish Highlands, a mystical emissary named Mr. Embries--better known as "Merlin"--informs a young captain that he is next in line to occupy the throne. For James Arthur Stuart is not the commoner he has always believed himself to be--he is Arthur, the legendary King of Summer, reborn. But the road to England's salvation is rocky and dangerous, with powerful waiting to ambush: Waring and his ruthless political machine...and the agents of an ancient, far more potent evil. For Arthur is not the only one who has returned from the mists of legend. And Merlin's magic is not the only sorcery that has survived the centuries.
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Avalon High
by Meg Cabot

ISBN 0786290323 (0-7862-9032-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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Avalon High seems like a typical high school, attended by typical students: There's Lance, the jock. Jennifer, the cheerleader. And Will, senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy.
But not everybody at Avalon High is who they appear to be ... not even, as new student Ellie is about to discover, herself. What part does she play in the drama that is unfolding? What if the bizarre chain of events and coincidences she has pieced together means -- as with the court of King Arthur -- tragedy is fast approaching Avalon High?
Worst of all, what if there's nothing she can do about it?
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Avalon : The Return of King Arthur
by Stephen R. Lawhead

ISBN 0380977028 (0-380-97702-8)
Hardcover, Hearst Book Group of Canada, The

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The hour fortold has come at last! Edward the Ninth, reprobate King of England, is dead and a proud an venerable institution is to be buried with him. A new political order--encouraged by an ambitious Prime Minister and supported by a public wearied by a succession of royal scandals--is about to render the old obsolete. With signed abdications of all potential throne claimants already in P.M. Thomas Waring's hands, it is a near-certainty that the British monarchy will not survive the twenty-first century.
But in the Scottish Highlands, a young man makes a remarkable discovery that will change the seemingly unaltered path of his beleaguered nation. For Captain James Arthur Stuart is not the commoner he has always believed himself to be, but rather the scion of an obscure branch of the royal family, raised in ignorance of his true station. Even more astonishing, the monarch-to-be does not merely share the name of the legendary King of Summer--he is, in fact, King Arthur reborn!
Claiming a throune, however, is one thing, while holding it is quite another, as James--now ruling the land as Arthur II--turns to those most beloved and most loyal for support, guidance, and assistance: his adored wife, Jennifer; his best friend, Calum; and his enigmantic and mystical advisor, a certain Mr. Embries.. better known as "Merlin." Their road will be rocky and perilous, and there are powerful enemies arrayed against them--not only Prime Minister Waring and his ruthless political machine, but the forces of an ancient, far more potent , destructive evil. For Arthur is not the only one who has returned--and Merlin's magic is not the only sorcery that has survived the centuries.
With Avalon, one of the premier voices in the literature of the fantastic offers us an unparalleled adventure as replete with bravery, treacher, romance, and magic as the beloved tales of the Table Round, yet cast in a setting as recognizably real as that which surrounds us.
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Black Horses for the King
by Anne McCaffrey

ISBN 0345422570 (0-345-42257-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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Anne McCaffrey is back with this precious, well-researched yarn that follows a Celtic lad in service to King Arthur. Set in fifth-century Britain, McCaffrey's first historical novel for young adults rejects a fantastical, Hollywood treatment of King Arthur in favor of realism and solid storytelling. Take away the Round Table and the usual knights-in-shining-armor hoo-hah, and you're left with an engaging, endearing chapter from the life of Artos, Comes Britannorum, a young war leader in search of horses strong enough to carry his armored warriors into battle against the savage Saxons.
The story is told through the eyes of polite, earnest young do-gooder Galwyn Varianus, who has fled the service of his cruel, brutish, seafaring uncle to take up with the charismatic Artos. Galwyn quickly proves his value with his affinity for languages and horses, and he accompanies Artos and the Companions (proto-Knights of the Round Table) as they execute their plan: acquiring and then breeding a handful of fabled Libyans, the horses of the book's title, and then mastering and disseminating the knowledge of horseshoe-making. The action revolves around Galwyn's role in this plan and never rises above the pace of, say, an after-school special. But rich details, McCaffrey's obvious love of the subject matter, and involving characters go a long way to make up for the story's slow trot. (In particular, you'll find yourself waiting eagerly for the comeuppance of one character, a sneering rider named Iswy, Goofus to Galwyn's Gallant.) --Paul Hughes [via]
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Chronicles of King Arthur
by Andrea Hopkins

ISBN 1855851989 (1-85585-198-9)
Softcover, Collins & Brown

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Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including the work of Chretien de Troyes, Gottfried von Strassburg, Beroul and Sir Thomas Malory, this illustrated retelling of the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table provides modern English translations of the great medieval authors, woven into a continuous narrative. There are information boxes on aspects of the Arthurian world - the characters and sites, and the medieval authors and their themes. The illustrations include illuminated manuscripts, woodcuts, paintings, sculptures and later representations of Arthurian themes in the work of the pre-Raphaelites. Andrea Hopkins is the author of "Knights", an illustrated history of medieval chivalric culture. [via]
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The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper

ISBN 1416905286 (1-4169-0528-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back,
Three from the circle, three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone."
With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no mere boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that trouble the land. His task is monumental: he must find and guard the six great Signs of the Light, which, when joined, will create a force strong enough to match and perhaps overcome that of the Dark. Embarking on this endeavor is dangerous as well as deeply rewarding; Will must work within a continuum of time and space much broader than he ever imagined.
Susan Cooper, in her five-title Dark Is Rising sequence, creates a world where the conflict between good and evil reaches epic proportions. She ranks with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in her ability to deliver a moral vision in the context of breathtaking adventure. No one can stop at just one of her thrilling fantasy novels. Among many other prestigious awards, The Dark Is Rising is a Newbery Honor Book and a Carnegie Medal Honor Book. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Discovery of King Arthur
by Geoffrey Ashe

ISBN 0805001158 (0-8050-0115-8)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co

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Myths, legends, and literary mysteries mix with maps, relics, and historical facts in The Discovery of King Arthur. Scholars, students, and general readers of all ages have wonderedfor centuriesabout whether Britain was ever really ruled by an Arthur who held court at a place called Camelot. In this book, the distinguished scholar Geoffrey Ashe offers convincing proof that King Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians have previously suspected.

In this exciting study, drawing upon myriad sources both literary and historical, Ashe traces the legend of King Arthur to its roots in the twelfth-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth. He then illustrates that a great deal of Geoffrey's history, which set out ot depict events and persons of fifth-century Britain, was based on fact. After challenging previous assumptions about where Arthur's court and other remnants can be found, Ashe identifies the real King Arthur and provides powerful evidence to support his theory.

Riothamus, an actual fifth-century British monarch, is the figure whom Ashe painstakingly identifies. But his study also investigates the histories behind other Arthurian phenomena, such as the key concepts of knighthood and chivalry. Throughout the book, the swep and grandeur of a tumultuous era in British and European history is vividly recounted as Ashe describes the origins and development of the Arthurian legenda legend that seems to grow ever more enchanting and spellbinding.
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The Dragon Queen
by Alice Borchardt

ISBN 0345444000 (0-345-44400-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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Enemy of God
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0312187149 (0-312-18714-9)
Softcover, Griffin

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Embattled, honorable executive Arthur faces revolt by Lancelot and betrayal by Guinevere. King Mordred comes of age, but should he be king? Arthur is faced with more than one dilemma as quests and plots, treachery, lies, and mysteries proliferate. Adultery and violent revenge strain Arthur's alliances, horrifying even war-hardened narrator Derfel Cadarn and endangering his beloved family.
Little faults plague this book and its prequel. Bernard Cornwell insults Welsh princes with the Saxon title "Edling," and someone should tell him what gold weighs--he has a gigantic gold cauldron carried on one man's back and generally throws gold bars around like wood chips. However, his rearrangements of the well-known tale are ingenious and plausible, and these books are very entertaining. [via]
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Excalibur
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0312206488 (0-312-20648-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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The third novel in the Warlords Chronicle, Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur immerses the reader in the Britain of the Dark Ages. Merlin, the greatest of the Druids, believes that the ancient gods are deserting Britain, and that the invading Saxons can't be defeated without the gods' help. Mordred reigns with a brutal hand, and Arthur sees his dreams of peace evaporate. The author provides exciting descriptions of swordplay and battles, interspersed with somewhat gruesome depictions of ordinary life in those days--greasy, waist-length beards serving as napkins, lambs bloodily sacrificed before festivals, and rampant lice.
But at the heart of Excalibur--what makes the Arthurian legends eternally fascinating--is the larger-than-life company of heroes, from Sagramor the warrior to Taliesin the bard, Guinevere, Lancelot, and Arturus Rex himself. Cornwell treats them all with warmth and dignity, revealing their human qualities without unnecessarily reinventing them. This three-part saga of magic and bloodshed will grip readers from the first page of The Winter King, through Enemy of God, to the last page of Excalibur. --Blaise Selby [via]
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From Ritual to Romance
by Jessie L. Weston

ISBN 1596053232 (1-59605-323-2)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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The Grey King
by Susan Cooper

ISBN 1416949674 (1-4169-4967-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Merchandise &

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A strange boy and dog remind Will Stanton that he is an immortal, whose quest is to find the golden harp which will rouse others from a long slumber in the Welsh hills so they may prepare for the ultimate battle of Light versus Dark. [via]
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Guinevere Evermore
by Sharan Newman

ISBN 0312866410 (0-312-86641-0)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom

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Guinevere is widely acknowledged as the most extraordinary woman in legend. From golden child to Queen of Camelot to passionate adulterer, her life is a vivid an fascinating saga. In this spellbinding climax to the tale of Guinevere--which began with Guinevere and continued in The Chessboard Queen--Sharan Newman, author of the highly acclaimed Catherine LeVendeur medieval mystery series, blends magic and history to create and unforgettable tale of passion and tragedy.

Here we see the discover of Guinevere's affair with Lancelot and her subsequent fall from grace; the near-futile quest for the Holy rail; and the triumph of Galahad in a final battle with the villainous Mordred. Guinevere Evermore is a heartrending portrayal of a failed romance, a fallen woman, and the end of an era. Sharan Newman's reinterpretation of the Arthurian saga is as ambitious and persuasive as The Mists of Avalon and The Hollow Hills--just as memorable.
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Hawk of May
by Gillian Bradshaw

ISBN 0553299220 (0-553-29922-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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Haunted by his mother's evil Darkness, Gwalchmai wields a sword of great magic and strives to serve the Light and his king, Arthur Pendragon, as civilization dies and men fight a noble battle against evil. Reprint. LJ. NYT. [via]
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In Winter's Shadow
by Gillian Bradshaw

ISBN 0451122763 (0-451-12276-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library

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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
by Roger Lancelyn Green, Lotte Reiniger

ISBN 0140366709 (0-14-036670-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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This work is based on "Morte d' Arthur" written by Sir Thomas Malory. This story, which has so deeply impressed itself upon the hearts and minds of men, centers on the shadowy but heroic figure of Arthur, king of the Britons in the 5th or 6th century. It has flowed over time by being told by various authors, and on this current it carried the elements of all the influences and ideals that were gradually determining the nature and standards of the English-speaking world. Handsomely illustrated. [via]
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: From Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur
by Sidney Lanier, Thomas Malory

ISBN 0716632012 (0-7166-3201-2)
Hardcover, World Book

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King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales
by Thomas Malory, Eugene Vinaver

ISBN 0195019059 (0-19-501905-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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This thoroughly readable collection of Malory's famous stories of King Arthur includes the familiar legends, plots, exploits, and characters which have become part of the cultural tradition of the English-speaking world. [via]
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Kingdom of Summer
by Gillian Bradshaw

ISBN 0553299646 (0-553-29964-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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The Knight of the Sacred Lake
by Rosalind Miles

ISBN 0609808028 (0-609-80802-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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As High King and Queen, Arthur and Guenevere reign supreme across the many kingdoms and islands of Great Britain. Reconciled with Arthur, Guenevere secretly mourns the loss of her beloved Lancelot, who has returned to the Sacred Lake of his boyhood, hoping to restore his faith in chivalry in the place where he first learned to be a knight. In a glittering ceremony at the annual feast of Pentecost, new knights are sworn to the Round Table, including Arthur's nephews, the cunning Agravain and his heroic brother Gawain. Camelot is reborn in all its glory, and after many years of strife, peace is restored to Guenevere's realm.

But betrayal, jealousy, and ancient blood feuds fester unseen. Morgan Le Fay, now the proud possessor of Arthur's only son, Mordred, has become the focus of Merlin's age-old quest to ensure the survival of the house of Pendragon at all costs. And from the east comes the shattering news that Guenevere may have a rival for Lancelot's love. A bleak shadow falls again across Camelot--and across the sacred isle of Avalon, where Roman priests threaten the sanctity of the Hallows and the life of the Lady herself. At the center of the storm is Guenevere, a proud and powerful queen torn between her love for her husband, her people, and her knight, Sir Lancelot of the Lake.

With rare and intuitive magic, Rosalind Miles brings to life a legendary woman's bravery and passion, and all the pageantry, heartbreak, violence, and beauty of an age gone by. [via]
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The Knights of the Round Table
by Enid Blyton, Gabrielle Morton

ISBN 1901881725 (1-901881-72-5)
Softcover, Thorsons Element

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Ladies of the Lake
by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews

ISBN 1855380455 (1-85538-045-5)
Softcover, Thorsons Pub

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Le Morte D'Arthur
by Janet Cowen, Thomas Malory

ISBN 014043044X (0-14-043044-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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An immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death. Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, Le Morte D'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend. Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenever, the quest for the Holy Grail; all the elements are there woven into a wonderful completeness by the magic of his prose style. The result is not only one of the most readable accounts of the knights of the Round Table but also one of the most moving. As the story advances towards the inevitable tragedy of Arthur's death the effect is cumulative, rising with an impending sense of doom and tragedy towards its shattering finale. [via]
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Legends of Arthur
by Richard W. Barber

ISBN 0851159508 (0-85115-950-8)
Softcover, Boydell & Brewer Inc

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The image of Arthur has haunted the poets and writers of western Europe for nearly nine centuries, and there is no sign of an end to the reign of the 'once and future king' in the world of literature. The Arthurian epic is as popular a subject now as it was when it was first fashioned, and the stories about Arthur and the heroes associated with him come in a bewildering number of guises. The sheer variety of the legends, both in style and content, is extraordinary; and this collection attempts to present, in a small space, something of this diversity. Sir Thomas Malory, half a millennium ago, plundered a whole range of sources to create his masterpiece, Le Morte Darthur; but he did so to weld them together within the framework of Arthur's own career. Legends of King Arthur draws on different sources, but emphasises the way in which writers have created new stories around the great heroes, or have told the stories in different ways. So there are two versions of each hero's exploits. Arthur is shown as emperor and warlord, and as the triumphant and tragic king of the romances, betrayed by Lancelot and Guinevere. Gawain is the central figure of the wonderful adventures of a Dutch romance, and the courtly and subtle hero of the English masterpiece Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tristan appears as the single-minded lover of Iseult in the original version of his story, and then as a knight of the Round Table whose devotion to chivalry is almost as great as his passion for his beloved. In these differing versions, we can see how the Arthurian romances held the medieval world spellbound for so long, in all their colour and variety. [via]
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Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
by Malory Thomas

ISBN 0451625676 (0-451-62567-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library

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New rendition of the classic tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. [via]
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Merlin Trilogy
by Mary Stewart

ISBN 0688003478 (0-688-00347-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins

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Parzival
by Andre Lefevere, Wolfram

ISBN 0826403468 (0-8264-0346-8)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group

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Parzival, an Arthurian romance completed by Wolfram von Eschenbach in the first years of the thirteenth century, is one of the foremost works of German literature and a classic that can stand with the great masterpieces of the world. The most important aspects of human existence, worldly and spiritual, are presented in strikingly modern terms against the panorama of battles and tournaments and Parzival's long search for the Grail. The world of knighthood, of love and loyalty and human endeavor despite the cruelty and suffering of life, is constantly mingling with the world of the Grail, affirming the inherent unity between man's temporal condition and his quest for something beyond human existence. [via]
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Parzival
by Wolfram Von Eschenbach

ISBN 0394701887 (0-394-70188-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Parzival, an Arthurian romance completed by Wolfram von Eschenbach in the first years of the thirteenth century, is one of the foremost works of German literature and a classic that can stand with the great masterpieces of the world. The most important aspects of human existence, worldly and spiritual, are presented in strikingly modern terms against the panorama of battles and tournaments and Parzival's long search for the Grail. The world of knighthood, of love and loyalty and human endeavor despite the cruelty and suffering of life, is constantly mingling with the world of the Grail, affirming the inherent unity between man's temporal condition and his quest for something beyond human existence. [via]
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Parzival
by A.T. Hatto, Wolfram

ISBN 0140443614 (0-14-044361-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chretien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate achievement as King of the Temple of the Grail, which Wolfram describes as a life-giving Stone. As a knight serving the German nobility in the imperial Hohenstauffen period, the author was uniquely placed to describe the zest and colour of his hero's world, with dazzling depictions of courtly luxury, jousting and adventure. Yet this is not simply a tale of chivalry, but an epic quest for spiritual education, as Parzival must conquer his ignorance and pride and learn humility before he can finally win the Holy Grail. [via]
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Parzival of Wolfram Von Eschenback
by Von Eschenbach Wolfram

ISBN 0404509053 (0-404-50905-3)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc

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The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation
by James J. Wilhelm

ISBN 0815315112 (0-8153-1511-2)
Softcover, Routledge

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The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology
by James J. Wilhelm, Laila Z. Gross

ISBN 0824090985 (0-8240-9098-5)
Hardcover, Garland Publishing, Incorporated

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Romance of King Arthur and His Knights
by Malory

ISBN 0517231360 (0-517-23136-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub

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Saxon Shore: The Camulod Chronicles
by Jack Whyte

ISBN 0765306506 (0-7653-0650-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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The story of The Saxon Shore, the fourth novel in Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, is largely that of Merlyn, who continues his struggle to preserve the refuge of Camulod and protect the infant king, Arthur. Merlyn, in Whyte's version, is a fascinating mix of pragmatism and naïveté, blending the observational skills of Sherlock Holmes with the oratorical gifts of Marc Antony. Because he thinks a bit more deeply than most around him, thinking things through and staying a step ahead, it's easy to see how he gains a bit of a reputation as a magician. He also has his failings, most particularly an over-confidence that leads him to believe he is just as right about matters he is ignorant of (such as leprosy) as he is about things he actually understands. It's also interesting to note that Merlyn's failings are in many ways the failings of his community. Preserving Roman ways has meant preserving Roman attitudes toward outsiders and barbarians, and on a trip to Eire and a later journey through the south of Britain, Merlyn learns just how out of touch Camulod has become with its new neighbours.
Thus the story leads us inexorably to a new generation that knows little or nothing of Roman culture. In this way, The Saxon Shore continues with the same strength as preceding volumes. Jack Whyte's most splendid achievement is the creation of an historical period so well grounded in fact that the legend becomes real and Arthur lives again. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthur
by Michael Senior, Thomas Malory

ISBN 0002223732 (0-00-222373-2)
Hardcover, Collins

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For more than 500 years the adventures of King Arthur and his knights have been a source for British mythology, known after William Caxton's edition as the "motre d'Arthur". The aim of this edition is to make a version of the tales which can be read by a contemporary reader purely for pleasure with no sense of duty or effort. The editor also writes plays, poetry and has written "Greece and its Myths, "Portrait of North Wales", "Portrait of South Wales" and "Myths of Britain". [via]
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The Sorcerer
by Jack Whyte

ISBN 0812544196 (0-8125-4419-6)
Softcover, Tor Books

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Jack Whyte continues his long, thoughtful exploration of one of our most resonant myths, the legend of Camelot. The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis is the sixth book in his Camulod Chronicles, and it takes up the story just as Arthur makes the transition from boy to man. Whyte's focus, however, is on Caius Merlyn Britannicus. Merlyn, descended from Britain's Roman rulers, is one of the co-rulers of Camulod, a stronghold of civilization under perpetual threat from invading Saxons and Danes. Merlyn leads an eventful yet happy life: he has a loving fiancjée, Tressa; a fine ward, Arthur; a magnificent black horse, Germanicus; many allies; and grand plans for Camulod's expansion and Britain's safety. Merlyn's reflections on one campaign sum up his easy victories throughout the first half of the book: "It was slaughter--nothing less. One pass we made, from west to east, and scarce a living man was left to face us."
But even the mightiest ship must one day be tested on the shoals. The suspense gains momentum when Whyte breaks Merlyn free of his brooding, reactive role and propels him and his companions into danger. In despair, Merlyn takes a new, subtler tack against his archenemies Ironhair and Carthac ("And then I truly saw the size of him. He towered over everyone about him, hulking and huge, his shoulders leviathan and his great, deep, hairless chest unarmoured").
Whyte shines at interpreting the mythos of Camelot in a surprising yet believable way. He can squeeze a sword out of a stone without opting for the glib explanations of fantasy-land magic. The Camulod Chronicles, and The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis in particular, provide an engaging take on the chivalric world of knights and High Kings. --Blaise Selby [via]
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
by Howard Pyle, Plummer, John F. (AFT)

ISBN 0451530241 (0-451-53024-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics

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In these wonderfully illustrated tales, renowned storyteller Howard Pyle journeys back to the age of King Arthur and his Round Table to chronicle the powerful, enthralling story that has delighted generations of readers fascinated by chivalry, magic, and the unforgettable drama of medieval times. **MASS MARKET PAPER** [via]
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Tales of King Arthur
by Michael Senior, Thomas Malory

ISBN 0805237798 (0-8052-3779-8)
Hardcover, Schocken Books

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Tales of King Arthur
by Thomas Malory

ISBN 0805208917 (0-8052-0891-7)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group

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Tristan
by G Von Strassburg

ISBN 0140440984 (0-14-044098-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Uther
by Jack Whyte

ISBN 0812571029 (0-8125-7102-9)
Softcover, Tor Books

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