The School Collection: Children's Literature at the Education and Social Science Library
The School Collection: Children's Literature at the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library

Arthurian Fantasy Guide

The story of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table has been retold constantly in many mediums. The stories listed below extend and revise the legend of King Arthur, portraying powerful characters and new perspectives on their actions.

The categories are organized by the Story of King Arthur, which includes many aspects of the tale, and by specific characters, such as Merlin, Guinevere, Mordred, and Morgan Le Fay. There is also a category for the Knights of the Round Table which covers multiple aspects and characters of the legend. The titles listed are located in the School Collection of the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library, unless otherwise indicated. Many of the older books may be located in the S-Collection storage area; please consult the catalog and request assistance from the reference staff.

The Story of King Arthur

S. C1121a
Cabot, Meg. Avalon High. 2006.

S. C8841se
Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The Seeing Stone. 2000.
     Sequels:
     S. C884a
     At the Crossing Places. 2001.
     S. C884k
     King of the Middle March. 2003.

S. C9372B
Curry, Ann. The Book of Brendan. 1989.

S. C937S
Curry, Jane Louise. The Sleepers. 1968.

S. F495w
Finkel, George. Watch Fires to the North. 1968.

S. H5541l
Hill, Pamela Smith. The Last Grail Keeper. 2001.

S. M454E
Mayne, William. Earthfasts. 1968.

813 M1233b
McCaffrey, Anne. Black Horses for the King. 1996.

S. N467T
Newman, Robert. The Testing of Tertius. 1973.

S. R259h
Reeve, Philip. Here Lies Arthur. 2008.

S. Sa562s
Sandell, Lisa Ann. Song of the Sparrow. 2007.

S.SE69W
Service, Pamela F. Winter of Magic's Return. 1985.
     Sequels (New Magic Trilogy):
     S. Se69t
     Tomorrow's Magic. 2007.
     S. Se69y
     Yesterday's Magic. 2008.

S. T386d
Thomson, Sarah L. The Dragon's Son. 2001.

S. Y78sw
Yolen, Jane. Sword of the Rightful King : a Novel of King Arthur. 2003.

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Merlin

S. N467M
Newman, Robert. Merlin's Mistake. 1970.

S. SE69W
Service, Pamela F. Winter of Magic's Return. 1985.

S. 398.210942 SE69W
Service, Pamela F. Wizard of Wind and Rock. 1990.

S. Y78p
Yolen, Jane. Passager. 1996.
     Sequels (The Young Merlin trilogy):
     S. Y78hob
     Hobby. 1996.
     S. Y78mer
     Merlin. 1997.

Guinevere

S. Al4st
Aiken, Joan. The Stolen Lake. 1981.

S. M459g
McKenzie, Nancy. Guinevere's Gift. 2008.
     Sequel (Chrysalis Queen Quartet):
     S. M1996g
     Guinevere's Gamble. 2009.

Mordred

S. Sp83i
Springer, Nancy. I am Mordred : a Tale from Camelot. 1998.

S. V28bo
Velde, Vivian Vande. The Book of Mordred. 2005.

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Morgan le Fay

S. Sp83im
Springer, Nancy. I am Morgan le Fay : a Tale from Camelot. 2001.

The Knights of the Round Table

S. M832a
Morris, Gerald. Adventures of Sir Givret the Short (The Knights' Tales, Book 2). 2008.

S. M832s
Morris, Gerald. The Squire's Tale. 1998.
     Sequels (The Squire's Tales):
     S. M832sq
     The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady. 1999.
     S. M832sa
     The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf. 2000.
     S. M832p
     Parsifal's Page. 2001.
     S. M832b
     The Ballad of Sir Dinadan. 2003.
     S. M832p
     The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-cart Knight. 2004.
     S. M832l
     The Lioness and Her Knight. 2005.

S. Y15e
Yancey, Rick. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. 2005.

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