Recs if you like Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights...
so, you pulled the sword from the stone, now what?
were you a fan of BBC’s Merlin? did you like the King Arthur subplot of Once Upon a Time? have you ever dreamt about pulling a sword from a stone? this list of Arthurian inspired books is for you!
disclaimer: I have not read all of these books
as always, taking any and all suggestions!!
Oath of Pride
Queer knights, paladins, and slayers with a penchant for kneeling pathetically at the altar of their love. Oaths and yearning aplenty.
🏳️🌈Queer Graphic Novels+🏳️⚧️
LGBT*+ graphic novels / comics / manga +
Fluff to smut, including 18+ etc aka not exclusive to anything specific other than being queer content (queer & queer-rep inclusive stories). I have read a good handful of the ones now at the bottom of the list. Includes intended middle-grade-ish-level youth content to adult audience content.
In progress / updated over time
(recs highly welcome) Attempting a highly exhaustive list.
Queer knights, paladins and warriors
LGBTQ+ Books, novellas, graphic novels and anthologies featuring lgbtq+ knights, paladins or warriors in the main cast!
You Even Read Gay!
A non-comprehensive list of Queer books.
Graphic novel retellings
Mix of fairytales, Shakespeare, classic works, and myths
Arthuriana for the ages
Arthurian history, mythology, legends, fantasy, and retellings from history and modernity, as well as books and stories directly inspired by Arthurian myth. Series include just the first book as this list started to get very long
Taste the rainbow
Love who you love, no matter the gender!
Queer Arthuriana
Queer retellings of Arthurian stories
