Realms of the Round Table
On Sale: 08/05/2025
Realms of the Round Table
On Sale: 08/05/2025
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About the Book
Fully illustrated collection of rare and previously unpublished tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, retold for a new generation by leading Arthurian expert, John Matthews, introduced by Sir John Boorman, director of the classic film, Excalibur, and illustrated with paintings and drawings by Tolkien artist, John Howe.
It is a time of magic and adventure, of chivalry and courtly love, when great evil must be met with heroic deeds. It is a time of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Realms of the Round Table presents for the first time an extensive collection of forgotten tales, retold for a new generation of readers by a modern-day Merlin, the world-renowned Arthurian authority, John Matthews. Contained within are a rich feast of Arthurian love stories and tales that delve deep into the darker mysteries of the Great Wood and the denizens of fantastic lands beyond.
Here also is a heady mixture of magic, faery lore, wisdom and mystery – capturing extraordinary tales of Camelot’s greatest knights, such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain, and others less well known, and soaring from high adventure to mystical accounts of the Grail. There is even an Arthurian Christmas tale!
These age-old stories, companions to those collected in the sister-volume, The Great Book of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, honour the work of Thomas Malory in his legendary Le Morte D’Arthur. They are dramatically brought to life by the luminous paintings and drawings of internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe, to present a glorious reimagining of the most influential work of English fantasy ever written.
Critical Praise
Praise for John Matthews’ edition of the original Morte D’Arthur:
“Deserves not only to grace the shelf of every serious reader of speculative fiction, but to be read as well in its entirety. This version, edited by John Matthews … is presented in a prose style … more accessible to the average reader.”
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-Product Details
- ISBN: 9780008644031
- ISBN 10: 0008644039
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 08/05/2025
- Pages: 400
- List Price:55.00 CAD
- BISAC1 : FICTION / Fantasy / Arthurian
- BISAC2 : FICTION / Historical / Medieval
- BISAC3 : FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
- BISAC4 : FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
- BISAC5 : FICTION / Classics
