Guinevere's Gamble
10 best books like Guinevere's Gamble (Nancy McKenzie): The Maid of the White Hands, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends, Lancelot Du Lethe, King Arthur's Daughter, The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Hobby, The Serpent and the Grail, Gawain and Lady Green, Cybermage, Destiny's Path
| Author | Rosalind Miles |
| ISBN | 1400081548 |
Isolde’s day has come. In Ireland her mother, the Queen, lies dying. The throne of the Emerald Isle, one of the last strongholds of the Goddess, awaits her. But while Ireland is her destiny, Isolde is already Queen of Cornwall, trapped in a loveless marriage to the mean-spirited King Mark. Her true...
| Author | Ronan Coghlan |
| ISBN | 1566198763 |
Often plundered and even plagiarised – frequently online and most notably in print by Mike Dixon-Kennedy in his Arthurian Myth and Legend: an A-Z of People and Places (1996) – this was the first really accessible dictionary of Arthurian personages, locales and other miscellanea. While not an...
| Author | J. Robert King |
| ISBN | 0765340704 |
The story of Lancelot is one of striving for perfection in the company of men only to fall short due to the sins of the flesh...but in Lancelot Du Lethe the most famous of the Knights of the Round Table is only partially of the mortal realm. He and Guinevere share a mystical bond of which Arthur can not be a part...
| Author | Vera Chapman |
| ISBN | 0380019582 |
I *almost* didn't read this one yet because I found out that it's the third book in a trilogy, and usually I'm really anal about reading books in order. But I thought, It's Arthurian! I know all the characters; how confusing can it be?
It wasn't very confusing. :) Although, I give this book credit...
| Author | Sidney Lanier |
| ISBN | 0684191113 |
First published in 1880, The Boy's King Arthur was edited by the American poet Sidney Lanier from Sir Thomas Malory's history of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Lanier said of the Malory work, "I suspect there are few books in our language which lead a reader - whether young or old - on from...
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 0590371185 |
The Story...
This is the second book in the Merlin Trilogy and starts with a young Merlin leaving his burned down home. Before leaving, though, Merlin buries his 'family', Master Robin, Meg and Nell. Apparently, young Merlin foresaw the fire, but did not know how to interpret his prophetic dream...
| Author | A.A. Attanasio |
| ISBN | 0061059730 |
The boy-king Arthor has beaten back the berserker wolf warriors of the Saxon god, uniting his island kingdom -- but at a terrible cost. For the Grail, the chalice of the Last Supper and the magical shield of Britain, has been stolen.Without the Grail's protection, Britain lies parched and barren, a demon-haunted...
| Author | Anne Eliot Crompton |
| ISBN | 1556115075 |
Honor, pride, love, and betrayal abound in Crompton's latest work, as a mysterious green stranger gallops into King Arthur's court. A unique challenge is posed by this outsider: any knight sitting at the Round Table may try to chop off his head on the condition that if they succeed, he will have the same...
| Author | Alma Alexander |
| ISBN | 0060839619 |
This year at the Wandless Academy feels all wrong to Thea. Her best friend, Magpie, will barely give her the time of day. Ben's been moody and dismissive. Since when did Tess have a boyfriend? And why is Humphrey May, agent for the Federal Bureau of Magic, lurking around the Academy?
Thea is out...
| Author | Allan Frewin Jones |
| ISBN | 0060871466 |
Her destiny must be fulfilled . . .
Ranwen refuses to take orders from anyone--even the Shining Ones, the ancient gods whose power is feared throughout the land. They want her as their Chosen One, destined to save her country from the Saxons. But Branwen doubts she's truly ready to be a leader.
Then...
| Author | Erica S. Perl |
| ISBN | 0375859233 |
Veronica Walsh is 15, fashion-minded, fat, and friendless. Her summer job in the Consignment Corner section (Employees Only!) of a vintage clothing store is a dream come true. There Veronica can spend her days separating the one-of-a-kind gem garments from the Dollar-a-Pound duds, without having...
| Author | Gerald Morris |
| ISBN | 0618777156 |
Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur held court with his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Poor Givret, who is easily the shortest man at court, bears the brunt of their jokes. But what he lacks in stature, Givret makes up for in brains—and before he knows it, his quick thinking...
| Author | T.A. Barron |
| ISBN | 0142419265 |
A DANGEROUS RISK...
Merlin's world of Avalon faces destruction, and Merlin himself has disappeared. Only one possible savior remains - Basil, the once-tiny lizard who has become the greatest dragon of all time. But even as he enters into battle, Basil knows his struggles have only begun....
