After the runaway success of The Pendragon Chronicles, Mike Ashley brings together further stories of heroism and virtue from the age of the Knights of the Round Table, written by some of fantasy's bestselling authors, as well as famous names from literature. 18 tales of Arthur and his court have been retold in contemporary language in this wonderful collection. Any reader interested in the timeless legends of King Arthur and the days of Camelot will take pleasure in these unique tales. Contents: * Introduction (The Camelot Chronicles) (1992) • essay by Mike Ashley * Interior artwork (1992) • by Howard Pyle (variant of Excalibur the Sword 1903) * To Camelot (1934) • poem by Theodore Goodridge Roberts * Dramatis Personae (The Camelot Chronicles) (1992) • essay by Mike Ashley * Belle Dame, Sans Merci (1992) / short fiction by Vera Chapman * The Winning of a Sword [King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table] (1992) / novelette by Howard Pyle * The Storming Bone (1991) / novelette by Ian McDowell * The Oath of the Saxon (1992) / novelette by Peter Tremayne * Blueflow (1992) / novelette by Don Wilcox * The Brotherhood of Britain (1992) / novella by Keith Taylor * John, the Knight of the Lion (1992) / novelette by H. Shück [as by Professor Schük] * Morte d'un Marcheant (1992) / short story by Maxey Brooke * Sir Lanval (1913) / short story by A. R. Hope Moncrieff * The True Story of Guenever (1876) / short story by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps * Sir Borlays and the Dark Knight (1933) / short story by Anthony Armstrong (1897-1976) * Sir Agravaine (1912) / short story by P. G. Wodehouse * The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (1913) / novella by Hilaire Belloc * The Coming of the Light (1992) / short story by Phyllis Ann Karr * Told by Moonlight (1992) / short story by Darrell Schweitzer * The Quiet Monk (1988) / short story by Jane Yolen * The Sad Wizard (1985) / novelette by John T. Aquino * Appendix: Mountainy Madness (1992) • essay by Theodore Goodridge Roberts .

Publication Year: 1995