The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights vs The Mists of Avalon: Which Should You Read?

The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights John Steinbeck · 1611 ★★★★☆ 3.8 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Demanding

Steinbeck was interested in the Arthurian legends for all his life. This is a beautiful retelling of these stories, with deep psychological insight.

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

“lands of Lyonnesse and Ys; on a clear day, so the fisherman said, their old castles could be seen far out under the water. But to Igraine they looked like towers of rock, ancient mountains and hills drowned by the ever encroaching sea that nibbled away, even now, at the very crags below the castle.”

When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of…