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                              Arthurian Booklist
                                       
   This is a reading list involving the Arthurian legend. For its
   original inception, I would like to thank the readers of the old
   Camelot mailing list (no longer in circulation). I wrote a good many
   of the original reviews when I was a member, but since then a number
   of people have submitted additional references for inclusion into this
   list. The very latest copy of this file may be found at the above
   listed URL.
   
   Hey check these out! Nice!
     * [1]http://dc.smu.edu/Arthuriana/.
     * [2]http://www.lib.montana.edu/~slainte/intart.html
     * [3]http://calvin.stemnet.nf.ca/~djohnsto/arthur.html
     * [4]http://dcwww.mediasvcs.smu.edu/Arthuriana/Bibliography/
     * [5]http://www.aloha.net/~mattman/arthur.html
       
   There are a number of very obscure references in here, especially with
   respect to historic works and research. Check out your library's
   Interlibrary Loan: chances are that you'll be able to get ahold of a
   reference this way even if your local library itself doesn't have it.
   Talk to the librarian! That's what they are there for!
   
   My criterion for these books is that it be concerned with the Arthur
   legend in some way. I have several categories:
     * Fiction: novelizations of the Camelot legend, or novels that use
       significant elements of the legend.
     * Poetry: poetic renditions of the legend.
     * Non-Fiction and research: includes research into the origin of the
       legends, speculation on who the original characters might have
       been, studies and critiques of medieval sources, literary
       criticism, etc.
     * Medieval and Early Texts: original or modern translations of texts
       written before 16th century or so (an arbitrary divison point I
       used).
     * Periodicals: references that appear in magazines and articles.
       These are typically research notes.
     * Arthurian references: novelizations that use the legend in a minor
       way or as secondary characters.
     * Celtic Fiction: reworkings (novelizations) of traditional Celtic
       stories. I suppose I could have a category for research into
       celtic fiction, but the ones I consider relevant are in the
       non-fiction and research section above.
     * Organizations: finally, I provide a list of organizations dealing
       with the Camelot legend. This is not exhaustive; in fact, it's
       rather incomplete and I would love more information.
       
   In general, related stories are acceptable (such as Tristam and
   Iseult). Stories in other time periods are acceptable as long as they
   still center on the Arthur myth (Kennealy's Hawk's Gray Feather) or
   are talking about his return (Sir Machinery and others). References to
   Arthurian elements are also acceptable, but I do not put all of them
   in (a complete listing would be very large!); only the ones that seem
   interesting. The Celtic works are included, because many of them
   apparently provide an early genesis for the Arthurian stories, and
   others are stories derived from minor characters in the Arthurian
   stories (or perhaps the other way around, characters from well known
   stories got honorable mention in these later stories --- who can
   tell?).
   
   Disclaimer: I have not vouched for the accuracy of each and every
   entry in this list. If you find mistakes or have additional
   information on a reference, by all means, let me know. I likewise
   appreciate any additions to this list. Send them to the addresses at
   the end of this posting.
   
   Also please note that for some books their mere inclusion into this
   bibliography constitutes a spoiler of sorts. Don't say you haven't
   been warned!
   
   Thanks to: Kurt Anderson, Shannon Appel (of the now defunct Camelot
   mailing list), Ed Aubry, Landen Bain, Richard Barber, Ron Bean, Leanne
   Bereznak, Wendy Betts, John Brannick, Mike Castle, Peter Chubb, Ben
   Cohen, Denis Constales, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, Peter Davis, James Drew,
   Gary D. Duzan, Harry Erwin, A.T. Fear, Scott Federhen, Margaret Martin
   Gardiner, Roger Gardiner, Susan Gere, Todd Goldberg, Mark Edward
   Harris, Steve Hartwell, Cameron Hayne, Sandra Hereld, Peter Janes, Tim
   Johnson, Ray Kaiser, Peter Kumaschow, Jane Lean, Grace Lee, David
   Lester, David Librik, Dave Linton, William D.B. Loos, Linda Malcor,
   Melchar, Kevin McGuire, Alex Martelli, Francis Muir, Rick Myers,
   Patrick Nielsen-Hayden, Terry O'Brien, Lisa Padol, Kimberly
   Passarella, Robert Paulsen, Charles Power, Craig Presson, Stephen
   Reimer, David Salley, Dale Schierbeck, William Smith, Steve Thomas,
   Scott Vandenbe, Peter Van Heusden, Janet Walz, Nick Westgate, Tom
   Wicklund, Darren Williams, Jean Wilson, Mary Winters, Erick "a six
   foot hobbit," and MJ aka "classic bitch" for their help in putting
   this list together.
   
   This compilation is Copyright 1994-1996 by Cindy Tittle Moore. All
   rights reserved.
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Table of Contents

     * [6]Fiction
     * [7]Poetry
     * [8]Non-fiction and research
     * [9]Medieval and early texts
     * [10]Periodicals
     * [11]Arthurian references (fictional)
     * [12]Celtic fiction
     * [13]Organizations
     _________________________________________________________________
   
Fiction

   _, Arthur Sex #7: The Erotic Adventures of King Arthur. Castle of Ill
   Repute: Part one of two. This is a comic book. More issues? It is
   actually fairly faithful to Malory. Unsure whom to credit.
   
   _, The Romance of King Arthur (Mayflower, 1979. Reprint of 1917
   Edition. ISBN 08317-7460-6.)
   
   ab Hugh, Dafydd. Arthur War Lord (Avon Books, 1994. ISBN
   0-380-77028-8.) Part one of two. Two present day people find
   themselves catapulted back in time, replaying events at Camelot with
   history at stake.
   
   Anderson, Poul. Three Hearts and Three Lions. Riverdale: Baen
   Publishing Enterprises, 1993 (First published 1953).
   
   Ashe, Geoffrey. The Finger and the Moon. St. Albans: Panther Books,
   1975 (First published: Great Britain: William Heinemann, 1973).
   Geoffrey makes himself a character in this one. He organizes a
   ritual/play based on the Grail myth. (There's more to it than that, of
   course.)
   
   Ashley, Mike, The Pendragon Chronicles (Peter Bedrick Books, New York,
   1991. ISBN 0-87226-228-6. paperback.) Anthology includes stories by
   Andre Norton, John Steinback and Jane Yolen.
   
   Ashley, Mike. The Camelot Chronicles. New York: Caroll & Graf
   Publishers, 1992. Another anthology by the author of The Pendragon
   Chronicles.
   
   Van Asten, Gail. The Blind Knight. New York: Ace Books, 1988.
   
   Attanasio, A. A. Kingdom of the Grail. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
   
   Attanasio, A. A. The Dragon and the Unicorn Tells the story of Merlin
   and Uther until the birth of Arthur. Arthur. The story of Arthur up to
   where he gets his sword. The stories are rich in detail about Celtic
   mythology, gods, demons, angels, etc.
   
   Barthelme, Donald. The King. New York, London, Victoria, Toronto,
   Auckland: Penguin Books: 1992 (First published in the USA by Harper &
   Row, 1990).
   
   Berger, Thomas, Arthur Rex. This retelling of the Arthur legend is
   somewhat reminiscent of the movie "Excalibur" in feel.
   
   Blaylock, James P. The Paper Grail. New York: Berkley Publishing
   Group, 1992 (First published: 1991).
   
   Blyton, Enid. Tales of Brave Adventure. Contains Robin Hood and
   Arthurian legends.
   
   Bond, Nancy. A String in the Harp. New York: Penguin Books, 1987
   (First published by Atheneum in 1976).
   
   Borowsky, Marvin, The Queen's Knight (Random House, New York, 1955 -
   probably out of print). An interesting Arthur, who begins as a
   middle-aged bumpkin, crowned to be a puppet to a group of regents. All
   in all, this novel is somewhat uneven but quite readable.
   
   Bradley, Marion Zimmer, The Mists of Avalon (Del Rey. Ballantine
   Books, New York, 1982. ISBN 0-345-35049-9. Hardcover and trade
   paperback.) A female oriented and positive rendition of the Arthurian
   legend. Considerably more sympathetic to pagan religions (although
   depicted as modern neopaganism) than to Christianity.
   
   Bradley, Marion Zimmer, The Forest House. Prequel to the Mists of
   Avalon. Penguin Books, 1995. ISBN 0-670-84454-3 (hc) 0-451-45424-3
   (pb).
   
   Bradley, Marion Zimmer, The Lady of Avalon. Prequel to the Mists of
   Avalon.
   
   Bradshaw, Gillian, Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer, In Winter's Shadow
   (Menthuen Paperbacks, Great Britain also Signet Books, 1980 also
   hardcover by Simon and Schuster.) The first book is the story of
   Gwalchmai, one of Arthur's Knights; the last is told by Guinevere.
   Down the Long Wind is the single book volume version of the three
   books.
   
   Bulfinch, Thomas, Age of Chivalry: or, King Arthur and His Knights
   (John D. Morris, Philadelphia, 1898, many reprints). Published in
   their own right, also found in Bulfinch's. Contains long summaries of
   the Camelot legends and of the French Charlemagne legends.
   
   Burnham, Jeremy, and Trevor Ray. Raven. London: Corgi Books/Carousel,
   1977.
   
   Cabell, James Branch. Jurgen, a Comedy of Justice. 1919.
   
   Canning, Victor. The Crimson Chalice. Originally published as La
   Leggenda del Calice Cremisi. Translated by Patrizia Rognoni, Codice
   Libro 22 006 CN, Casa Editrice Nord S.r.l., via Rubens 25, 20148
   Milano, Italia; Copyright by Victor Canning 1976, 1977, 1978, and for
   the Italian edition by the publisher in 1990 (first edition, of the
   Italian translation, June 1990). An "Arthur as Celtic Chieftain" book,
   with nice twists. Out of print.
   
   Carlsen, Chris. Berserker: The Bull Chief. London: Sphere Books, 1977.
   
   Carmichael, Douglas, Pendragon: an Historical Novel (Blackwater Press,
   New York, dist. by Exposition Press, 1977). Arthurian romances --
   adaptions.
   
   Chant, Joy. The High Kings. Toronto, New York, London, Sydney,
   Auckland: Bantam Books, 1985 (First printing 1983).
   
   Chapman, Vera, The King's Damosel, The Green Knight, and King Arther's
   Daughter. Out of print.
   
   Christian, Catherine, The Pendragon (Warner Books, 1978.) A story told
   by Bedivere in his old age recalling the golden days of Camelot.
   Unfortunately this results in a lackluster story. Aside from the
   intrusiveness of the story framed by Bedivere's old age, it's a decent
   retelling. Takes the "Celts reclaiming Romanized Britain" slant.
   
   Cochran, Molly and Warren Murphy. The Forever King. Tor Books, 1993.
   ISBN 0-812-51716-4. The return of Arthur to present day, woven in with
   the story as it happened long ago. Beautifully told.
   
   Cornwell, Bernard. The Winter King, Enemy of God, and Excaliber are a
   three-book series entitled "The Warlord Chronicles." These books tell
   the story of Arthur and his attempts to unite Britain.
   
   David, Peter, Knight Life (Ace Fantasy, 1987.) A comedic book about
   Arthur's return in modern day.
   
   Davies, Robertson. Lyre of Orpheus. London, New York, Victoria,
   Ontario, Aukland: Penguin Books, 1989. First published: Canada:
   Macmillan of Canada, 1988.
   
   Davies, Robertson. The Rebel Angels. Middlesex, New York, Victoria,
   Ontario, Auckland, 1983. Copyright Robertson Davies, 1981.
   
   Davies, Robertson. What's Bred in the Bone. London, New York,
   Victoria, Ontario, Aukland: Penguin Books,1986. First published in the
   United States of America by Viking Penguin, 1985. First published in
   Canada by Macmillan of Canada, 1985.
   
   Dickinson, Peter. The Changes Trilogy. New York: Dell, 1986. Includes
   The Weathermonger, Heartsease, and The Devil's Children. Merlin is
   used as a McGuffin to explain why the world no longer has modern
   technology. Out of print.
   
   Edwards, Rex. Arthur of the Britons. ISBN 0 426 10546 0 - probably out
   of print (printed 1975) from the TV series of the same name.
   
   Endersby, Clive. Read All About It! Toronto, New York, London, Sydney,
   Aukland: Methuen, 1981.
   
   Erskine, John, Galahad, Enough of His Life to Explain His Reputation
   (Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1926 - certainly out of print)
   
   Evans, Quinn Taylor. Daughter of Fire, Daughter of the Mist, Daughter
   of the Light. Romantic novels.
   
   Ford, John M. The Dragon Waiting: A Masque of History. New York: Avon
   Books, 1985 (First published: 1983).
   
   Finkel, George, The Twilight Province (London: Angus & Robinson,
   1967.) This is an excellent "young adult" tale about a late Roman,
   northern Arthur based on the Bamburgh Castle, Newcastle/Tyne area of
   northeastern Britain.
   
   Fraser, Antonia, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
   (Illustrated by Rebecca Fraser, Knopf, Random House, New York, 1970).
   First published under title: King Arthur. Retellings of seventeen
   tales about King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawaine, Tristram, and other
   knights of the Round Table. Juvenile.
   
   French, Allen, Sir Marrok, a tale of the days of King Arthur (The
   Century Co., New York, 1902).
   
   Frith, Henry, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table (G.
   Routledge and Sons, London/New York, 1884).
   
   Frost, William Henry, The Court of King Arthur; Stories from the land
   of the Round Table (Illustrated by Sydney Richmond Burleigh, C.
   Scribners Sons, New York, 1903).
   
   Garner, Alan. The Moon of Gomrath. New York: Ballentine Books, 1981.
   (First published: London: William Collins, 1963).
   
   Garner, Alan.. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley.
   London: William Collins, 1960; rev. ed. Harmondsworth, Middlesex:
   Penguin Books, 1963.
   
   Gash, Jonathan [John Grant]. The Grail Tree. New York, London,
   Victoria, Ontario, Auckland: Penguin Books, 1988 (First published:
   London: William Collins, 1979).
   
   Gemmell, David. Ghost King and Last Sword of Power. A fictional
   account of the life and times of Arthur, bearing little resemblance to
   the usual myths.
   
   Gloag, John, Artorius Rex (New York: St. Martin's, 1977.) This is the
   final volume in a late Roman trilogy with two "pre-Arthurian" novels
   titled The Caesar of the Narrow Seas and The Eagles Depart. Artorius
   Rex is another Romano-Celtic tale which attempts a historical
   reconstruction.
   
   Godwin, Parke, The Last Rainbow, Fire Lord, Beloved Exile (Bantam).
   The characters are terrific, the sense of time and place eye opening.
   Arthur in the beginning is a native officer in the Roman legions
   guarding the northern borders. First published as short stories in
   Fantastic Sept. 1977, and in The Fire When it Comes (Garden City,
   Doubleday 1984).
   
   Godwin, Parke, Invitation to Camelot (Ace, 1988.) An anthology
   including stories by Tanith Lee, Morgan Llywelyn, Elizabeth
   Scarborough and Jane Yolen.
   
   Griffiths, Paul. The Lay of Sir Tristam. London: Chatto & Windus,
   1991. ISBN 07011 3570 0. A very exciting book which at best can be
   described as meta-fiction. It takes on the whole problematic that the
   Arthurian/Tristam tradition presents.
   
   Gross, Gwen, Knights of the Round Table (Illustrated by Norman Green,
   Random House, New York, 1985).
   
   Haar (Hoar?), J. T. King Arthur (New York: Crane Russak, c.1967,
   1975.)
   
   Haldeman, Linda. The Lastborn of Elvinwood. Garden City, NY:
   Doubleday, 1978.
   
   Hanratty, Peter, The Book of Mordred and The Last Knight of Albion
   (Ace Fantasy and Bluejay Books. ISBNs 0-441-07018-3 and 0-312-94271-8.
   Paperback and trade paperback.) A retelling of the Arthurian legend in
   a bizarre mix of modern and ancient times.
   
   Hanson, Charles Henry, Stories of the Days of King Arthur (With
   illustrations by Gustave Dore, T. Nelson, London/Edinbugh/New York,
   1898).
   
   Hastings, Selina, Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady (Lothrop, Lee &
   Shepard Books, New York, 1985). ISBN 0-7445-0295-0. This is
   beautifully illustrated. The inside cover says that a version of Sir
   Gawain and the Green Knight is also available by the same author.
   
   Hawke, Simon [Nicholas Yermakov], The Wizard of 4th Street (1987), The
   Wizard of Whitechapel (1988), The Wizard of Sunset Strip (1989), The
   Wizard of Rue Morge (1990), The Samurai Wizard (1991), The Wizard of
   Santa Fe (1991), The Wizard of Camelot (1993). New York, Warner Books.
   Premise: There was a magical alien species which bred with humans
   long, long ago. The descendants of these unions were humans with
   magical abilities. Merlin was a half-breed, as was Morgan LeFay. Since
   magic and technology cannot co-exist, magic went dormant as technology
   increased. After the fall of technology, magic returned and Merlin
   revived. Unfortunately, the alien species discovered that Necromancy
   produces powerful magic and they are now known as demons. Merlin has
   to recruit and train magical humans to thwart their plans. Appearances
   by Merlin, Morgan Le Fay and Mordred.
   
   Heller, Julek and Dierdre Headon. King Arthur & His Knights. Fiction
   which draws on a variety of sources including, but not limited to
   Chretien de Troyes' Arthurian Romances & Malory's Morte D'Arthur.
   Dragons' World Ltd. 1990 ISBN 1850281149.
   
   Hollick, Helen. Kingmaking, Pendragon's Banner, a third book due in
   June 1997 to complete the trilogy.
   
   Humble, William F. A Tale of Arthur (Anthony Blond, London, 1967).
   
   Hunter, Jim. Percival and the Presence of God. London and Boston:
   Faber and Faber, 1978.
   
   Jeter, K. W. Morlock Night. New York: DAW Books, 1979.
   
   Johnson, Barbara Ferry. Lionors. New York: 1975.
   
   Jones, Courtway, In the Shadow of the Oak King. It apparently tries to
   tell the story in a historically 'realistic' setting (i.e., without
   grafting the high middle ages onto sixth century Britain).
   
   Jones, Courtway. The Witch of the North. New York: Simon and Schuster,
   1994. Copyright: 1992. Sequel to In the Shadow of the Oak King.
   
   Jones, Mary J., Avalon (The Naiad Press, ISBN: 0-941483-96-7, 1991).
   This is set in the closing days of King Arthur's reign and mostly
   concerns the Lady of the Lake at that time (Argante, from Layamon; her
   predecessor is Nimue), with some recounting of her childhood.
   Definitely a feminist reading, and not as well done as Mist of Avalon,
   for example. It is also curiously incomplete. More books may be
   planned.
   
   Kane, Gil and John Jakes. Excalibur!. No relation to film of same name
   and approximate year.
   
   Karr, Phyllis Ann. The Idylls of the Queen. New York: Ace Books, 1982.
   
   Katz, Welwyn Wilton, The Third Magic (Groundwood Books/Douglas &
   McIntyre, ISBN (bound): 0-88899-068-5 (pbk): 0-88899-126-6, 1988). A
   "young adult" book, this one has one of the more imaginative
   retellings of the Arthurian legend.
   
   Kennealy, Patricia, The Hawk's Gray Feather, The Oak Above the Kings,
   and The Hedge of Mist. (ROC (division of Penguin Books), ISBN
   0-451-45053-1, 1990). Builds upon the world of The Silver Branch, The
   Copper Crown and The Throne of Scone in which the Sidhe were aliens.
   This book is set much earlier. A good fantasy/SF blend.
   
   Kuncewicz, Maria. Tristan: A Novel. New York: George Braziller, 1974.
   
   Landis, Arthur H. Camelot in Orbit. New York: DAW Books, 1978. Also
   Home--To Avalon (1982), The Majick of Camelot (1981), A World Called
   Camelot (1976), all published by DAW Books.
   
   Lanier, Sidney, ed., King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table,
   (Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. ISBN 0-448-06016-7.) A reasonable children's
   version. The Scribner, New York edition is illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
   Original copyright in 1924.
   
   Lang, Andrew, Tales of the Round Table (London, New York : Longmans,
   Green, 1923). Based on the tales in the Book of Romance edited by
   Andrew Lang.
   
   Latymer, Baron Francis Burdett Thomas Coutts-Nevill, The Romance of
   King Arthur, (London, John Lane; New York, John Lange Co. 1907).
   
   Laubenthal, Sanders Anne. Excalibur. (Publication data not available,
   it hit paperback about 1974 or 1975). Arthurian magic in a modern
   setting. Incorporates sword and grail symbology with tarot magic. Very
   original, and a real page-turner.
   
   Laumer, Keith. A Trace of Memory. Turns out to be very much Arthurian
   about halfway through. Difficult to say more without spoilers. First
   published as a serial in Amazing Stories in about 1963 and reprinted
   since.
   
   Lawhead, Stephen, Taliesin, Merlin, Arthur (Avon Books, plus British
   and Australian printings. 1988). Lawhead is an excellent writer and
   these stories make a very good read. Be warned, Arthur gets dragged
   down by a somewhat stridently Christian slant, in a tale that differs
   substantially from the first two books. Pendragon has been just
   released, 1994.
   
   Lerner, Alan J. and Frederick Lowe. Camelot. 1961.
   
   Lodge, David. Small World. New York: Warner Communications, 1986.
   First published: 1984. It's Arthurian in the same way as Lyre of
   Orpheus, but deals with Perceval.
   
   McDermott, Gerald, The Knight of the Lion (New York : Four Winds
   Press, c1979). Juvenile: a retelling of the adventures of Sir Yvain
   and his faithful lion, as the young knight goes through several trials
   to prove himsself worthy of a great triumph.
   
   McGowen, Tom, Sir Machinery (Folet Publishing Company, Chicago, 1970.
   ISBN 0-695-40167-X hardback, 0-695-80167-8 trade paperback.) An
   amusing children's tale set in modern days. Based upon the notion that
   King Arthur will come back to save Britain again.
   
   McKay, David. Bulfinch's Age of Chivalry or King Arthur and His
   Knights. Revised by J. Loughran Scott. Philadelphia.
   
   McKenzie, Nancy. The Child Queen. (Del Rey, 1994. ISBN 0-345-38244-7.)
   The sequel, The High Queen is planned. A well written tale from
   Guinevere's point of view. The setting and feel is similar to Mary
   Stewart's, although some details differ. Lancelot is in this version,
   and very well done.
   
   Marshall, Edison, The Pagan King (Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1959).
   
   Matthews, John, ed., An Arthurian Reader: Selections from Arthurian
   Legend, Scholarship, and Story (Aquarian Press, Sterling Publishing
   Company, New York, 1988).
   
   Meany, Dee Morrison. Iseult. Out of print. Lionors, King Arthur's
   Uncrowned Queen.
   
   Monaco, Richard, Parsival or a Knight's Tale, The Grail War, The Final
   Quest (1983), Blood and Dreams (1985) (Berkley Books, New York, ISBN
   0-425-05143-9, etc.).
   
   Munn, H. Warner, Merlin's Godson (1st Ballantine Books ed. New York:
   Ballantine Books, c1976). Originally published as 2 separate works:
   King of the World's Edge and The Ship from Atlantis.
   
   Munn, H. Warner, Merlin's Ring, (New York, Ballantine Books [1974]).
   Sequel or related to Merlin's Godson.
   
   Newell, William Wells, King Arthur and the table round : tales chiefly
   after the Old French of Crestien of Troyes : with an account of
   Arthurian romance, and notes (1897).
   
   Newman, Sharan, Guinevere, Guinevere, The Chessboard Queen, and
   Guinevere Evermore, (Bantam, 1981. ISBN: 0-553-20354-1). A haunting
   fairy-tale rendition of Guinevere's childhood, marriage to Arthur, and
   participation in the events of Camelot. GtCQ was released in hardcover
   and then went out of print. Strangely, it does not appear to have been
   available in paper though the other two are currently available in
   trade paperback.
   
   Norman, Elizabeth. Silver, Jewels, and Jade. A fictionalized account
   of Elaine's (Igraine) life before Uther.
   
   Norton, Andre [Alice Mary Norton]. Here Abide Monsters. New York:
   Atheneum, 1973.
   
   Norton, Andre, Merlin's Mirror (Daw Books, 1975.) Merlin is a half-
   breed: human and space alien, and the war between light and darkness
   is recast into a war between two space going races. The premise is
   bizarre, but Norton makes it work well.
   
   Norton, Andre. Steel Magic. Cleveland: Collins-World, 1965; New York:
   Archway, 1978.
   
   Nye, Robert. Merlin, 1975? Humorous and baudy account of the life of
   the mage.
   
   Percy, Walker. Lancelot. New York: Avon, 1978 (by arrangement with
   Farrar, Straus and Giroux, the first publisher).
   
   Peters, Elizabeth [Barbara Gross Mertz]. The Camelot Caper. New York:
   Tom Doherty Associates: 1988 (First published: New York: Meredith
   Press, 1969).
   
   Phelan, Laurel. Guinevere (Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, ISBN
   0-671-52611-1). Written by Guinevere's "reincarnation", a well told
   story.
   
   Philip, Neil. The tale of Sir Gawain (illustrated by Charles Keeping.
   New York : Philomel Books, 1987).
   
   Phillifent, John T. Life with Lancelot. New York: Ace Books, 1973.
   Bound with William Barton, Hunting on Kunderer, as an Ace Double.
   
   Powers, Tim, The Drawing of the Dark. Ambrosius and the Fisher-King.
   
   Powers, Tim. Last Call. New York: Avon Books, 1993 (Published in
   hardcover by William Morrow and Co., Copyright Tim Powers, 1992).
   
   Powys, John Cowper. A Glastonbury Romance. New York: Simon and
   Schuster, 1932; London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1933.
   
   Price, Anthony. Our Man in Camelot. New York: Warner Books, 1988.
   First published: London: Victor Gollancz, 1975. Espionage thriller,
   well researched.
   
   Price, Robert, The Last Pendragon (Walker and Co. NY 1991) Telling of
   Bedwyr, last of the Knights after the Fall, and Irion, son of Mordred,
   and the Saxon threat to what's left of old Britain. Arthur himself
   appears only in the prolog. "Tactics" oriented.
   
   Pyle, Howard, The story of King Arthur and his knights (New York : C.
   Scribner's Sons, 1904, c1903). Classic. Also: The Story of the
   Champions of the Round Table (1905), The Story of Sir Lancelot and his
   Companions (1907), The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
   (1910). All were originally published by Scribners.
   
   Riordan, James. Tales of King Arthur (Hamlyn, London, 1982). ISBN
   0600-35352-4. An illustrated version of several classic tales.
   
   Robbins, Ruth. Taliesin and King Arthur. Berkeley: Parnassus Press,
   1970.
   
   Robert, Dorothy James. The Enchanted Cup. New York: Apple-
   Century-Crofts, 1953.
   
   Rubin, Michael. "Days of Legend." Song. 4 Feb. 1987, rev. 3 Apr. 1993.
   
   St. John, Nicole [Norma Johnston]. Guinever's Gift. New York: Random
   House, 1977. An archaeologist and his assistants recreate the
   Arthurian love triangle.
   
   Sampson, Fay, Daughter of Tintagel. Headline Book Publishing, London,
   U.K. ISBN 0-7472-3894-4. This is a omnibus volume of 5 separate
   volumes: Wise Woman's Telling, White Nun's Telling, Black Smith's
   Telling, Taliesin's Telling, Herself. Here's what the book jacket
   reads: The bards have sung this tale the length and breadth of
   Britain. The story of the momentous birth of the legendary Arthur -
   the story of the fear, hate and love between him and his half-sister
   Morgan the Fay. But never before have there been five tellings, each
   by a witness to the mythical events: Gwennol Far-Sight, Morgan's
   childhood nurse and a wise woman in the ways of sacred pagan magic.
   Luned, the young white nun, who fears her own soul has been contamined
   by Morgan's passions. Teilo, who was once a proud and powerful Smith
   of the Old Religion, condemned to live as a woman amongst Morgan's
   maids, because of his unwise ambition. The bard Taliesin, bred to sing
   of war and red slaughter and glorious death. And finally Morgan the
   Fay herself speaks, the Goddess, the witch, whose story has
   shape-shifted down the centuries, a force for destruction or a force
   for healing...?
   
   Seare, Nicholas, Rude Tales and Glorious (Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.,
   New York, 1983. Hardback). [Out of Print] Classic rendition. Title
   says it all. This is a retelling of the Arthurian tales. Merlin is a
   two bit con artist/pimp, Gwen is a whore that enjoys giving out free
   samples, Arthur is Merlin's assistant. It is a riot. Seare is a pen
   name for a well known author as yet unrevealed. Speculation centers on
   Rodney Whitaker (source William Poundstone, Biggest Secrets).
   
   Service, Pamela F., Winter of Magic's Return, Tomorrow's Magic
   (Atheneum, New York, 1987). Five hundred years after the Devastation
   destroys modern civilization, the young Merlin and two friends succeed
   in bringing back King Arthur to Britain in the grip of a nuclear
   winter and together they struggle to build a new and better society
   despite the evil plotting of Morgan Le Fay. Juvenile fiction.
   
   Shwartz, Susan, The Grail of Hearts (New York: Tor Books, 1992, ISBN
   0-312-85176-6/hardcover). Arthurian; also concerned with the Parsifal
   legend and the Wandering Jew, whom Shwartz portrays as a woman.
   
   Sobol, Donald J. Greta the Strong. Chicago, Follet Publishing, 1970.
   
   Stone, Eugenia, Page boy for King Arthur, (illustrated by Rafaello
   Busoni. Chicago : Follett Publishing Co., c1949).
   
   Stone, Eugenia, Squire for King Arthur, (illustrated by Rafaello
   Busoni. Chicago : Follett Pub. Co., 1955).
   
   Stafford, Greg, and others. King Arthur Pendragon. (Chaosium Inc.,
   950-A 56th Street, Oakland, CA 94608. ISBN: 0-933635-59-1.) Other
   books in the same series: The Boy King, by Greg Stafford, ISBN
   0-933635-78-8; The King Arthur Companion, by Phyllis Ann Karr, ISBN
   0-993635-17-6; Knights Adventurous, by Greg Stafford, ISBN
   0-933635-70-2. This is part of an excellent role playing game, but the
   books are worth reading by themselves as well. There are several books
   the game is made of, purchaseable separately. Most of it is a very
   detailed glossary of people in the various versions of the saga (with
   primacy to Mallory's), but almost half of it is spent on similar
   glossaries of notable places, of special "things", and many other
   fascinating tidbits, such as an attempt at a self-consistent
   chronology of Arthur's reign, and so on.
   
   Steinbeck, John, The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights (Del
   Rey. Paperback.) Rendition of Le Morte D'Arthur into modern day
   English. Not complete.
   
   Steinbeck, John, Tortilla Flat. Patterned after Malory.
   
   Stewart, Mary, The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last

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