Arthurian Novels

[Sapphire_M]

Does anyone here like Arthurian based Novles?

I've read quite a few of them, my favorite being the Avalon series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.

The most unusal Arthurian based novel that I've read had to be Avalon : The Return of King Arthur by Steve Lawhead. It's a very good book but also very unusual, but then again I like the odd and unsual.

[Mamie]

but I'm not sure about that last one. I know Lawhead wrote a series of books about Taliesin, Merlin and Arthur. Are those the ones you are talking about. Or do I have another book to add to my list. yippee is so!!

The Diana Paxon series is pretty good. The Hallowed Isle is four shorter books.

I have another one about Gunivere called The Dragon Queen by Alice Borchadt.

[msj]

loved her 'avalon in the mist.' it was wonderful to read. the tv movie of it sucked...

[Celyn]

Aww - are you all being too intelllectual to mention The Once and Future King by T.H. White? Do read it.

And the The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell is good.

And [/i]The Coming of the King[/i] by Nikolai Tolstoi.

However, I probably like the previously mentioned Mists of Avalon most, really.

[Sapphire_M]

I have the Once and future king, as well as it companion 'The Book of Meryln' haven't read eather one yet, my boyfriend did, he didn't like The Book of Merlyn


Mamie,
No 'The Return of King Arthur' is not part of the Pendradgon Cycle. Its odd, I don't want to say to much about it, don't want to ruin the story, but its a different take on the legend, very interest. I would recommend it if you don't mind the unconventional.

Have you read the Rosalind Miles Series? or Mad Merlin by Robert J. King?

I'll have to look into some of those others that you all suggested

[mlejoy]

Originally posted by msj
loved her 'avalon in the mist.' it was wonderful to read. the tv movie of it sucked...

i set my VCR to tape this, but it ran out of tape and i missed the ending of the mini series... was it true to the book?

i really don't want to have to go out and rent the movie just to find out lol.

[Sapphire_M]

Yes the movie ending did hold to the end of the book.

Did you like the tv adaptation?