Pendragon's banner vs The Mists of Avalon: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Kings and rulers in fiction, Britons in fiction, Great Britain in fiction, Britons, Arthur, Kings and rulers

Cover of Pendragon's banner

Pendragon's banner Helen Hollick · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.1 433 pages · ≈ 8 h 01 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1979 ★★★★☆ 4.1 876 pages · ≈ 16 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Pendragon's banner is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 16 for The Mists of Avalon.

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