15 Essential and Rewarding King Arthur Retellings

Over the past couple of years, I've read dozens of novels about King Arthur. Some are traditional retellings of the story, but most are modern versions written in the past 60 years. In this video, I discuss 15 of the most memorable ones, including several I think are essential reads. Some of them might surprise you. 0:54 Where to Start? 3:20 What Makes Modern Retellings Different? 6:39 Arthur in Children's Literature 7:49 Arthur-Adjacent Retellings 9:51 Arthur-Focused Retellings 10:32 Recommended Traditional Retellings 22:45 Recommended Modern Retellings 23:40 Modern Fantasies 36:38 Modern Historical Fiction 51:28 Other Favorites Links to some of my other videos about SFF history: A History of Gnome Press -    • The Tiny Publisher That Kickstarted Modern...   A History of Arkham House -    • The Greatest Small Publisher of Horror, Sc...   The Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series -    • The Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series Charte...   A Tribute to Lord Dunsany -    • The 20th Century Renaissance Man Who Pione...   A History of Science Fiction Anthologies -    • Why Short Story Anthologies Are the Best I...   Who Put the "Punk" in Steampunk? -    • Who Put the "Punk" in Steampunk? The Roots...   King Arthur's Journey from Myth to History and Back Again -    • King Arthur's Journey from Myth to History...   ------------------------------ I have a Ko-Fi.com page if you enjoy my videos and would like to buy me a cup of coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thelibraryladder Art Credits: N.C. Wyeth Howard Pyle Frank Schoonover Gustaf Tenggren H.J. Ford Willy Pogany Harry G. Theaker Gustave Dore Dan Beard Alan Lee Ted Naismith Arthur Rackham Frank Dicksee Herbert James Draper Thomas Jones Angus McBride Ulafish #fantasy #literature #booktubesff #booktube