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1) Grail
Author
Series
Pendragon cycle volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Drought, plague, and war have left the isle of the Mighty battered, and its beloved liege Arthur gravely wounded--until a remarkable relic, the Holy Grail, miraculously heals the ailing King. But when evil in the guise of a beautiful maiden steals the sacred Grail, Arthur faces the greatest challenge of his sovereignty: a quest of recovery that leads him through realms of magic and the undead toward a grim confrontation with his most foul nemesis....
2) Pendragon
Author
Series
Pendragon cycle volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Arthur is king -- but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear, threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin -- the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin -- is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So Arthur must stand alone...
Author
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
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"Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck in the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur's Camelot. What follows is a culture clash of the first magnitude as practical-minded Hank, disgusted with the ignorance and superstition of the people, decides to enlighten them with education and technology. As Hank becomes more powerful and self-righteous,...
Author
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
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Description
The complete The Once and Future King, White's retelling of the Arthurian legend, is made up of five books: The sword in the stone, The witch in the wood, The ill-made knight, The candle in the wind, and The Book of Merlyn. In the first book, Merlyn instructs Arthur and his brother Sir Kay in the ways of the world. One of them will need it-- the king has died leaving no heir, and a rightful one must be found by pulling a sword from an anvil resting...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
549 pages : genealogical tables, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry. But being a royal favorite brings its share of danger and jealousy as well as fame and reward. A...
Author
Series
Arthurian studies volume 80
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
2 volumes : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Malory completed 'The Morte Darthur' in 1469-70 and the two earliest surviving witnesses - the Winchester manuscript and Caxton's printed edition - were both produced within the next 16 years. This present edition of Malory's book comes closer than ever before to what Malory intended to write.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xv, 316 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this modern adaptation of the story of King Arthur, the author resurrects the legendary epic of Camelot. The names of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad, the sword of Excalibur, and the court of Camelot are as recognizable as any from the world of myth. Although many versions exist of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory endures as the most moving and richly inventive....