Stories based on the adventures of King Arthur 

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Fiction, Folklore & History

Fiction 
(These titles may be found in the fiction section 
arranged by the author’s last name.)

The Lost Years of Merlin Series
T. A. Barron
-The Lost Years of Merlin
-The Seven Songs of Merlin
-The Fires of Merlin
-The Mirror of Merlin
-The Wings of Merlin
A series about the lost years of Merlin’s youth from the time he is washed ashore in ancient Wales, discovers his special powers, and journeys to the enchanted land of Fincayra. (Grades 5+)

The Sword in the Tree
Clyde Robert Bulla
A young boy seeks help from King Arthur in saving his castle from his wicked uncle. (Grades 2—4)

The Dark is Rising Sequence
Susan Cooper
-Over Sea, Under Stone
-The Dark is Rising
-Greenwitch
-The Grey King
-Silver on the Trees
In this classic high fantasy series, epic battles between good and evil involve three British children, an eleven year old boy destined to be the last of the “Old Ones,” and Merlin the Magician. (Grades 5+)

The Arthur Trilogy
Kevin Crossley-Holland
-The Seeing Stone
-At the Crossing-Places
-King of the Middle March
Young Arthur, a squire to Lord Stephen, is looked after by Merlin, who gives him an obsidian, a special stone, which enables him to see a story parallel to his life of another boy named Arthur who looks like him but is a king.
(Grades 6+)

Arthur, High King of Britain
Michael Foreman
A young boy is rescued by King Arthur who tells him the stories of Camelot. (Grades 4+)

King Arthur
Stephen Krensky
Another adventure for Arthur the aardvark as he and his third grade classmates compete in a Middle Ages Fair. (Grades 2—4)

Black Horses for the King
Anne McCaffrey
Young Galwyn becomes a companion to Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, in his quest to procure great Libyan horses for his knights.
(Grades 6+)

The Squire’s Tale
Gerald Morris
In this entertaining book, a boy becomes a squire to Sir Gawain, a knight in King Arthur’s court. One of a series of books by the author based on Arthurian lore. (Grades 5+)

Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight
Katherine Paterson
The legend of Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail. (Grades 4+)

-Tomorrow’s Magic
       -Winter of Magic’s Return
Pamela F. Service
After a nuclear war five hundred years in the future, two children and a young, resurrected Merlin hope to bring King Arthur back to Britain to build a new and better society. 
(Grades 6+)

I am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot
Nancy Springer
Mordred learns the identity of his real father– King Arthur.
Also by this author: I am Morgan Le Fay: A Tale from Camelot. (Grades 6+)

The Sword and the Circle:
        King Arthur and the Knights 
       of the Round Table
Rosemary Sutcliff (j pb S)
Retells the famous story of King Arthur and his court. 
(Grades 6+)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Mark Twain
In the late 1880s, a New England man in transported back in time to the court of King Arthur where he becomes Sir Boss. (Grades 6+)

The Winter Prince
Elizabeth E. Wein
Medraut, the angry son of King Arthur, plans to join his treacherous aunt in a plot against the King’s legitimate heir. (Grades 6+)

The Sword in the Stone
T. H. White (j pb W)
How Arthur came to be King of England by pulling a sword from a stone. (Grades 6+)

Camelot
Jane Yolen
Short stories about the inhabitants of Camelot. (Grades 5+)

The Young Merlin Trilogy
Jane Yolen
-Passager
-Hobby
-Merlin
A trilogy of books about Merlin’s youth. (Grades 4+)

Merlin and the Dragons
Jane Yolen
Merlin tells young Arthur a story about a boy and an evil king and dragons. Also Sword of the rightful king : a novel of King Arthur by the same author. (Grades 4+)

Folklore- j 398.221
Selected Titles-

Merlin and the Making of the King
Margaret Hodges- j398.221 Hod
A retelling of four Arthurian legends.

King Arthur
Rosalind Kerven- j 398.221 Ker

The Boy’s King Arthur-
        Sir Thomas Malory’s History of King Arthur
        and His Knights of the Round Table
Edited by Sidney Lanier- j 398.221 Mal

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 
as told by Michael Morpurgo- j398.221 Mor
Sir Gawain learns important lessons as he searches for the Green Knight. 

King Arthur and the Legends of Camelot
Molly Perham- j 398.221 Per

Stories of King Arthur and his Knights
Barbara Leonie Picard- j 398.221 Pic

The Tale of Sir Gawain
Neil Philip- j 398.221 Phi

-The Story of King Arthur and 
            His Knights
       -The Story of Sir Launcelot and     
            His Companions
       -The Story of the Champions of the     
              Round Table
       -The Story of the Grail and 
            the Passing ofArthur
Howard Pyle- j 398.221

Arthur and the Sword
Robert Sabuda- j 398.221 Sab

Young Merlin
Robert D. San Souci- j 398.221 San

-Tales of King Arthur
       - Excalibur
       - Lancelot
       - King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone
Hudson Talbott - j 398.221 Tal

History - j 942.01
Selected Titles-

Pendragon: Arthur and His Britain
Joseph P. Clancy- j 942

The World of King Arthur and his Court:
        People, Places, Legend, and Lore
Kevin Crossley-Holland- j 942.014 Cro

King Arthur
Paul C. Doherty- j 942.01 Doh

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