Arthurian (ca 450-600)
The Half-Slave
This novel, set in 476 AD, depicts the fighting for control between the warring Germanic Saxons and Franks as they…
The Divine Sacrifice
This is the second novel in a series of mysteries set in King Arthur’s Britain during the 5th century. In…
Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit
To reconcile the confusion in historical sources, Mercedes Lackey gives King Arthur three wives—all named Gwen. The third and last…
King Arthur: Warrior of the West
This is the second volume in the King Arthur trilogy. The book opens twelve years after Artor (Arthur) has been…
A Land Beyond Ravens
At the very end of this novel, the fourth and final book of Guler’s Macsen’s Treasure series, Claerwen tells her…
Pendragon’s Banner
Pendragon’s Banner, the second book in Helen Hollick’s take on the Arthurian legend, follows closely behind The Kingmaking. Arthur has…
King Arthur: Dragon’s Child
In Dark Age Britain, a boy called Artorex is being fostered by Lord Ector. Even Ector does not know who…
Guinevere’s Gamble
Book II of the Chrysalis Queen Quartet for younger readers chronicles the formative years of the woman destined to become…
The Kingmaking
This first installment in the Pendragon’s Banner trilogy is a pure delight in every way. Claiming to be “a novel…
Twilight of Avalon
Editors' choice
In Arthurian fiction, queens tend to fall into two groups: the powerful and the powerless. Anna Elliott places Isolde among…
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