18 books like Port Eternity

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The book of the sword Diana L. Paxson · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend, full of action, adventure, and epic thrills!Mighty Rome subjugated the isle of Britain only to abandon it, leaving behind a bloody patchwork of warring tribes. The fragile peace imposed by the conquerors has been shattered, compelling Artoria Argantel -- Lady of the Lake and Druid priestess -- to call upon the Spirit of War and Justice to deliver a… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Arthurian Chronicles Wace · 2006 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This work from the early 20th century contains translated editions of two early Arthurian tales by the authors Wace and Layamon. Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances

The Boy's King Arthur Sidney Lanier · 1880 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The exploits of King Arthur and his knights in Britain. Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Merlin's Mirror Andre Norton · 1975 · ★ 4.0 · 205p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A different telling of the old legends/myths of Merlin and King Arthur with the mysterious Sky Folk and The Dark Ones, both star fairing races that strive to have mastery over the Earth and its people through advanced technology and esper powers. Sir Lancelot is omitted from this tale and there are other differences with names, places and characters. Were this book written as a fresh tale with… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Crimson Chalice Victor Canning · 1976 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When a party of marauding Saxons destroy her father's villa, young Roman girl Gratia, 'Tia' escapes. She comes upon the body of the heir to the chieftanship of a British tribe in the west. Baradoc, a prisoner of Phoenician traders, was sold as a slave and is also escaping the Saxons. However, after being attacked he was left for dead by his cousin, the next heir. Tia nurses him back to health,… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Arthur Rex Thomas Berger · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 499p · ≈ 16h · Moderate King Arthur, Merlin, and the knights of the Round Table live in ancient Britain but have contemporary concerns because Guinevere and the other women act liberated. Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Holy Grail and other poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1870 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is Alfred Tennyson's poem about the Holy Grail. It contains illustrations from W.L. Taylor. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Tennyson's The coming of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1891 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

In winter's shadow Gillian Bradshaw · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Praise for Gillian Bradshaw:"A welcome new light on the horizon of popular Arthurian legend." – Book listVows broken. . .Friendships betrayed. . . The fate of heroes finally revealed. . .As powerful enemies attack the throne from inside the kingdom, Arthur, his queen, and his greatest warrior Gwalchmai will be put to the ultimate test. Never faltering in her loyalty to the king, Gwynhwyfar has… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The king Donald Barthelme · 1990 · ★ 3.2 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Dunkirk has fallen, the Americans have not yet entered the war, and King Arthur and his Knights of the Table Round are hip-deep in the fighting. Churchill and the new chaps think they are running things. A re-telling of Le Morte d́ʹArthur. . . sublime comedy and dark romance."--Publisher's description. Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Avalon Stephen R. Lawhead · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate It has been fortold: In the hour of Britain's greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people.In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand.In England, a dark scenario conceived by the power-hungry Prime Minister, Thomas Waring, is about to be realized: the total destruction of the British monarchy in the twenty-first century.And in the Scottish Highlands,… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Skylark of Space Edward E. Smith · 1946 · ★ 3.7 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Skylark Series, Book 1 of 4 Brilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark. His ruthless rival, Marc DuQuesne, and the sinister World Steel Corporation will do anything to get their hands on the fuel. They kidnap Seaton's fiancée and friends, unleashing a furious pursuit and igniting a burning… Shares: Space ships, Science Fiction

The Singing Sword (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 2) Jack Whyte · 1994 · ★ 4.4 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king.But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Kingdom of Summer Gillian Bradshaw · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 281p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A farmer's son becomes Gwalchmai's servant and travels through Britain with this knight of the Round Table, son of the treacherous Morgawse, searching for Princess Elidan. Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Sword at Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This brilliant Arthurian epic cuts through the mists of pagan, early Christian, and medieval splendors that have gathered about the subject and tells the authentic story of the man who may well have been the real King Arthur—Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Presenting early Britain… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Pendragon Stephen R. Lawhead · 1992 · ★ 4.2 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)Arthur is King, but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. And Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin, whom legend will name Merlin, is himself to be tested. So Arthur must stand alone against a terrible adversary to win immortality and the… Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy which began with THE WINTER KING. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions and magics of the past, surrounded by intrigue, dependent on his skill at war and genius for leadership. Shares: Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Great Captains (The Epic Romance of King Arthur) Henry Treece · 1956 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Based on the life of King Arthur. Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances

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