Chat, I think I need more King Arthur books. 😂
Yes, I do know I need Oathbound.
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Chat, I think I need more King Arthur books. 😂
Yes, I do know I need Oathbound.
panI was looking for something magic, fairy tail-y and harry potter-y. I got 1000+ pages of repetitive writing, intrigues and incestuous sex scenes.
The Lady of the Lake in the Jardin Korriganezed (korrigans are Breton leprechauns)
https://domaine-chaumont.fr/en/internationalgarden-festival/2025-edition-once-up...
pickThe lovely Aubrey Beardsley frontispiece and title page of Beatrice Clay's retelling of Arthurian stories.
Although written for older children of the Edwardian era, and therefore removing certain "unsuitable" elements, it's not as moralistic as I'd feared it might be. Her afterword about knightly privilege being predicated on exploitation and enslavement of peasants is rather forward-thinking. 4.75 ?
pickAbsolutely loved this book!!! So difficult to put down. Easily my favorite read of the year so far. The origin story of Morgan LeFay, infamous Arthurian sorceress. I look forward to continuing this series. Read for #literarycrew
This 1934 edition of Beatrice Clay's Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion is an Edwardian retelling of the main Arthurian stories. I've had it for decades, so it's time is come to be read!
Written for children, the first 1901 edition left out Morgan le Fay, what with their relationship being "complicated", I suppose, but this reprint of the 1905 edition incorporated Morgan in suitably bowdlerised form.
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pickThe castle at Carelon is crumbling, Arthur is failing, & Morgan Le Fay has vanished. New characters & old must unite to save the kingdom from all that threatens it.
This was almost everything I wanted from the conclusion. Everything comes together, we get a grail quest, so many references. Some parts were a little glossed over, but very satisfying all around. & I loved our new characters so much! Going to have to look up more by Barron!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
The weather was glorious today! I took advantage of it by having lunch al fresco while listening to my current read. I hope everyone had a beautiful Monday!
(June 2, 2025)
#LiteraryCrew : I am so sorry I fizzled on my hostess duties this month! My priories were caring for Zeke, so lots of things fell through the cracks.
That being said, I have 6 discussion questions posted as spoilers; they can be found on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtag. I did not get to read this one, but the reviews I read make this sound amazing! Hope you enjoyed!
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- Sarah Zettel's Camelot books
- Phyllis Ann Karr's Idylls of the Queen
- Cherith Baldry's Exiled from Camelot
- Patricia Terry & Samuel N. Rosenberg's Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles
- Jo Walton's Sulien books (kind of)
- Bernard Cornwell's The Winter King trilogy
And probably more that aren't popping into mind... 1mo
More niche is Heinrich von dem Türlin's Diu Crône, which is good for Gawain lovers. 1mo
Oh, and a fun one I remembered: Le Roman de Silence, 'cause it includes Merlin. There's a modern retelling, The Story of Silence, by Alex Myers -- I remember liking it. 1mo