Sword of the Rightful King

10 best books like Sword of the Rightful King (Jane Yolen): Nobody's Princess, The Darkangel, Snow, Glass, Apples, The Sword in the Stone, I Am Morgan le Fay, I Am Mordred, The Book of Mordred, The Seeing Stone, The Squire's Tale, Shadows on the Stars

Nobody's Princess
AuthorEsther M. Friesner
She is beautiful, she is a princess, and Aphrodite is her favorite goddess, but something in Helen of Sparta just itches for more out of life. Not one to count on the gods—or her looks—to take care of her, Helen sets out to get what she wants with steely determination and a sassy attitude. That same attitude...
The Darkangel
AuthorMeredith Ann Pierce
ISBN0152017682
First published in 1982 'The Darkangel' by Meredith Ann Pierce is the first in the Darkangel trilogy. The series is being reissued by Little, Brown & Company with gorgeous new covers. I have to admit that the cover is what first caught my eye. But I was lucky that it wasn’t just another pretty face,...
Snow, Glass, Apples
AuthorNeil Gaiman
ISBN1472262913
A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.

A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever...
The Sword in the Stone
AuthorT.H. White
"Learn. That is the only thing that never fails."--Merlyn the Wizard

Before there was a famous king named Arthur, there was a curious boy named Wart and a kind old wizard named Merlyn. Transformed by Merlyn into the forms of his fantasy, Wart learns the value of history from a snake, of education...
AuthorNancy Springer
ISBN0698119746
Morgan is a willful, mischievous girl with mismatched eyes of emerald and violet. A girl of magic, whose childhood ends when King Uther Pendragon murders her father and steals away her mother. Then Pendragon dies and, in a warring country with no one to claim the throne, there are many who want Morgan...
AuthorNancy Springer
ISBN0698118413
“You are more than noble,” she said. Her voice was soft and made me think of wild roses, as did the softness of her pale pink mouth, as did her fragrance, light and fresh and free. “You are a king’s son.”


I Am Mordred is a novel about our main character Mordred, King Arthur's son, and...
AuthorVivian Vande Velde
ISBN0618809163
Dark forces are taking hold in the kingdom of Camelot: King Arthur struggles to keep his knights in line as they steadily divide themselves into factions; the great Merlin has vanished at the hands of his lover and pupil, Nimue; wizards all over the countryside battle for whatever measures of power they...
AuthorKevin Crossley-Holland
ISBN0752844296
The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot practises his tilting and archery, learns to be a dutiful page to his father, and waits impatiently to grow up and become a knight. One day his father's friend Merlin gives him a shining black stone. When Arthur starts to see stories...
The Squire's Tale
AuthorGerald Morris
ISBN0440228239
Life for the young orphan Terence has been peaceful, living with Trevisant, the old Hermit in a quiet, isolated wood.

That is, until the day a strange green sprite leads him to Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, who is on his way to Camelot hoping to be knighted. Trevisant can see the future and knows...
AuthorT.A. Barron
ISBN0142419281
WILL AVALON SURVIVE?

As peace returns to Avalon, Tamwyn, Elli, and Scree discover a terrifying new threat: The warlord Rhita Gawr has set out to conquer Avalon as well as mortal Earth. Racing against time, the friends embark on three separate quests. To succeed, they must solve Avalon's most...
AuthorGerald Morris
ISBN0618055096
Piers is desperate to become a page to escape the dirty, tedious labor of his father’s blacksmith shop. So when a knight arrives announcing that he’s on “the quest,” Piers begs to go along. Off on a series of adventures he never dreamed possible, Piers and the knight quickly run into difficulties....
AuthorP.B. Kerr
ISBN0439865182
Sequel to the NY TIMES Bestseller, The Akhenaten Adventure. John and Phillipa Gaunt, 12 year old twins who recently discovered themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn (which are commonly called genies) and who are now in possession of great magical powers, have only just returned from their...
AuthorT.A. Barron
THE FINAL BATTLES WILL DETERMINE AVALON'S DESTINY

Avalon is under siege by the warlord Rhita Gawr, now a wrathful dragon, who is bent on destroying it. Three unlikely heroes - Tamwyn, Elli, and Scree - are Avalon's only hope. To succeed, they must overcome enormous obstacles, both in the world...
AuthorT.A. Barron
ISBN0142419273
THE FATE OF AVALON...

Long ago, Merlin planted a magical seed that grew into the Great Tree of Avalon. And for centuries, Avalon flourished. But Now Avalon reels from brutal attacks, mysterious droughts, and strange evils. And then one night, all the stars in the sky suddenly go dark. Now the...
AuthorT.A. Barron
ISBN0142419214
Bk. 15
The book started with Merlin and his family in their home in the forest. Merlin, as he tries to play the magical instrument he created is interrupted by a message from the dwarf leader Urnalda, instructing him to repay his debt by helping them with the dragon that had awoken. Merlin is forced...
AuthorT.A. Barron
THE SAGA CONTINUES...

Merlin has brought hope to Fincayra, the enchanted isle that lies between earth and sky. But Fincayra is still in great danger - and its first victim is Merlin's mother. Merlin's only hope to save her is to master the Seven Songs of Wisdom, but to do that he must defeat an ogre...
The Lost Years
AuthorT.A. Barron
THE SAGA BEGINS...

A raging sea tosses a boy upon the shores of ancient Wales. Left for dead, he has no memory, no name, and no home. But it is his determination to find out who he is - to learn the truth about his mysterious powers - that leads him to a strange and enchanted land. And it is there he discovers...
The Poison Jungle
AuthorTui T. Sutherland
This book broke my heart and not in a good way. I have a classroom and encourage elementary school readers to check out books from my personal library to help kids find books they like. I, and they, have, up until now LOVED this series and I would buy the newest edition as soon as it was released every time....
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