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Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit

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The High Queen

Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Ancestors of Avalon

Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley · 363 pages

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Here Lies Arthur

Philip Reeve · 304 pages

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The Forever King

Molly Cochran, Warren Murphy · 368 pages

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Till We Have Faces

C.S. Lewis · 320 pages

C.S. Lewis once described Till We Have Faces as his best work. It is a retelling of the Psyche myth with a subtle Christian bent. One of my professors, Dr. Jim Hand, once posed the question, "Is Psyche a case of spirit becoming flesh, or flesh becoming spirit?" It is a great novel with much depth.

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Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country

Rosalind Miles · 515 pages

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Guinevere

Sharan Newman

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Queen of Camelot

Nancy McKenzie · 751 pages

Queen of Camelot (Queen of Camelot #1-2) by Nancy McKenzie 4.07 · Rating details · 2,474 Ratings · 198 Reviews On the night of Guinevere’s birth, a wise woman declares a prophecy of doom for the child: She will be gwenhwyfar, the white shadow, destined to betray her king, and be herself betrayed. Years pass, and Guinevere becomes a great beauty, riding free a

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Sita: Warrior of Mithila

Amish Tripathi · 375 pages

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Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Bernard Cornwell · 442 pages

A story of love, war, loyalty and betrayal, EXCALIBUR begins with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The Saxons, sensing the disunity of the Britons, seize the chance to destroy Arthur. The climax of the war comes with the legendary triumph at Mount Badon, and Arthur's great victory. But the promises he made then come back to haunt him after the yea

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The War at Troy

Lindsay Clarke · 432 pages

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The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf

Gerald Morris · 224 pages

Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet sets out for help and finds assistance from an odd dwarf named Roger and a scruffy kitchen hand named Beaumains. As the three unlikely companions return to Lynet’s castle, they face surprising adventures, including encounters with the uncanny Squire Terence, his master, Sir Gawain, and the majestic

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Ajaya: Roll of the Dice

Anand Neelakantan · 456 pages

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The Lost Queen

Signe Pike · 527 pages

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller · 368 pages

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus. Although Patroclus is outcast from his home for disappointing his father he manages to be the only mortal who can keep up with the half-God Archilles. Even though many will know the facts behind the story the telling is fresh and engaging.

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Warrior Rising

P.C. Cast · 346 pages

The Goddesses have had it with the Trojan War. So much devastation—all because of some silly male egos. The worst of the bunch is that cocky, handsome brute Achilles. But the only way to stop a man like Achilles is to distract him with something far more pleasurable than combat… Enter Kat, a modern girl from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Goddesses transform her into a Trojan princess, having no doubt that

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The White Stag

Kate Seredy · 94 pages

For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly westward, obeying the voices of their pagan gods, which compelled them to follow the elusive white stag to their promised homeland. They swept Europe, all the while pursuing their vision of the stag. Their leader was called Attila, and the land Hungary. Here is the epic story of their tribal migration and their fierce leader - k

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Heart of the Sun Warrior

Sue Lynn Tan · 480 pages

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The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

John Steinbeck · 364 pages

Steinbeck was interested in the Arthurian legends for all his life. This is a beautiful retelling of these stories, with deep psychological insight.

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Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen

Kavita Kane · 320 pages

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Sword of Avalon

Diana L. Paxson · 436 pages

Marion Zimmer Bradley's legendary saga of Avalon's extraordinary women continues with a tale of fiery visions, a lost king, and a forthcoming destiny...Epic in its sweep and peopled by the remarkable women who have always inhabited Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon expands the legendary saga that has enchanted millions of readers over the years and is sure to please Bradley's loyal r

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The Crystal Cave

Mary Stewart · 487 pages

WHO WAS MERLIN? Was the famed magician of Camelot and King Arthur's court really a sinister, all-powerful being from another world? Was he truly a Prince of Darkness? Or was he a man with the passions of other mortals? A man with unique intelligence and unusual gifts? Why was he so feared? How did he come by his occult powers? Why was the crystal cave so important to him? Fifth century Brita

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Magdalen Rising: The Beginning

Elizabeth Cunningham

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The Darkest Road

Guy Gavriel Kay

Arthurian LegendGods & MythologySoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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