Arthurian retellings told by anyone but Arthur

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King Arthur stories from the edge of the court, where the people are far more interesting than the crown.

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The 7 books on this stack

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  • Kazuo Ishiguro 2001

    Why it's on the stack

    It stays with you · melancholic and unhurried

    The extraordinary new novel from the author of"Never Let Me Go"and the Booker Prize winning"The Remains of the Day" The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin.

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  • Nicola Griffith 2022

    Why it's on the stack

    Love in the middle of danger · retelling

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    Winner of the ADCI Literary Prize Winner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize Finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel Finalist for the World…

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  • Sophie Keetch 2023

    Why it's on the stack

    A mystery you want to solve · you'll finish it in two nights

    An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian legend.

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  • Philip Reeve 2007

    Why it's on the stack

    The truth comes out bit by bit · retelling

    Welcome to the dark side of Camelot. Gwynna is just a girl who is forced to run when her village is attacked and burns to the ground.

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  • Mary Stewart 1974

    Why it's on the stack

    A world to get lost in · retelling

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    Explores the beginnings of the great legends of fifth-century Britain: the famed magician of Camelot and King Arthur's court.

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  • Giles Kristian 2018

    Why it's on the stack

    You won't want to come back · retelling

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    ________________ Conn Iggulden called it 'a masterpiece' while The Times hailed it 'a gorgeous, rich retelling of the Arthurian tale' .

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  • Bernard Cornwell 1995

    Why it's on the stack

    Love in the middle of danger · retelling

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    With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur.

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