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The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends

by · 1998

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The enduring myths surrounding Camelot — the Grail Quest, the Fisher King, the sorcerer Merlin, the sword Excalibur — inspired tales by Jane Yolen, Hillaire Belloc, Peter Tremayne, and P. G. Wodehouse, all collected here by Arthurian expert Mike Ashley. Featuring Galahad, Lancelot, Gawain, and other favorite characters from the Age of Chivalry, this Mammoth collection of forty stories includes tales of heroism and wizardry by John Steinbeck, Brian Stableford, Phyllis Ann Karr, Tanith Lee, and many more.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
ArthurianArthurianMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 656 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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