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Once and Future King Ser.: The Once and Future King by T. H. White (1987, Mass Market)

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A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. T. H. White is the author of the classic Arthurian fantasy The Once and Future King, among other works.

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T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain--and to the king himself. "[ The Once and Future King ] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world." -- Guy Gavriel Kay

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0441627404
ISBN-13
9780441627400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172564

Product Key Features

Book Title
Once and Future King
Author
T. H. White
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Epic
Publication Year
1987
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
640 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.8in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
1
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
"A fierce and damaged man, T. H. White wrote about fierce and damaged people--and children, and animals--with a brilliant, painful innocence that has no equal in literature. He is so good at hurt and shame--how did he also manage to be so funny? I have laughed at his great Arthurian novel and cried over it and loved it all my life."--Ursula K. Le Guin "Certain books offer pleasures so rich and enduring, they become part of what defines us. The Once and Future King is like that for me. It manages--by some miracle--to be about its own time, and a distant, legendary time, and about today. It mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world. I envy the reader coming to it for the first time."--Guy Gavriel Kay "White took hold of the ultimate English epic and recast it in modern literary language, sacrificing none of its grandeur or its strangeness in the process, and adding in all the humor and passion that we expect from a novel. What was once as stiff and two-dimensional as a medieval tapestry becomes rich and real and devastatingly sad."--Lev Grossman "Touching, profound, funny and tragic."-- Los Angeles Times "Richly imagined and unfailingly eloquent and entertaining, its appeal is timeless and universal. If a reader reads only one Arthurian tale, let this be it."-- Booklist " The Once and Future King is full of insights, scenes and flourishes that are really quite astonishing."-- The Guardian (U.K.), "A fierce and damaged man, T. H. White wrote about fierce and damaged people--and children, and animals--with a brilliant, painful innocence that has no equal in literature. He is so good at hurt and shame--how did he also manage to be so funny? I have laughed at his great Arthurian novel and cried over it and loved it all my life."--Ursula K. Le Guin "Certain books offer pleasures so rich and enduring, they become part of what defines us. The Once and Future King is like that for me. It manages--by some miracle--to be about its own time, and a distant, legendary time, and about today. It mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world. I envy the reader coming to it for the first time."--Guy Gavriel Kay "White took hold of the ultimate English epic and recast it in modern literary language, sacrificing none of its grandeur or its strangeness in the process, and adding in all the humor and passion that we expect from a novel. What was once as stiff and two-dimensional as a medieval tapestry becomes rich and real and devastatingly sad."--Lev Grossman "Touching, profound, funny and tragic."-- Los Angeles Times "Richly imagined and unfailingly eloquent and entertaining, its appeal is timeless and universal. If a reader reads only one Arthurian tale, let this be it."-- Booklist " The Once and Future King is full of insights, scenes and flourishes that are really quite astonishing."-- The Guardian (U.K.)
Copyright Date
1958
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
00-000722
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Series
Once and Future King Ser.
Dewey Edition
21

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4 out of 5 stars
by white_schoonerSep 06, 2009
Before there was Harry Potter, Merlin served man & king
I read this book vivaciousy twenty-five years ago, rarely putting it down. I think it's great-- new story with love, honor, justice and evil. No happy ending here, but it sounds plausible no matter what period of history it is applied in. My wife read it as a very devoted Harry Potter fan, after I suggested that magic in England could have roots only through Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. She read it quickly, and found some agreements in that statement, but honestly found the ending to be much too depressing to let the book be an enjoyable piece of literature.
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by zebrastarlightSep 08, 2017
Amazing fantasy literature
T.H. White has re-created a favorite King Arthur myth with utterly compelling characters. A beautiful tapestry of human and human spirit. An enchanting take on the Arthur/Excalibar story. Very real human and animal characters.
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by becol.us.vxtg9j...Jul 27, 2021
A lovely book to read anytime.....especially so during stressful wildfire times!
Made it possible to share a copy of this terrific classic with a friend. Top notch quality at a very reasonable price.
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2 out of 5 stars
by djfitz33Mar 18, 2023
A Disappointment.
The item pictured was not the item delivered. The pocket book had small type, was excessively worn, and was heavily highlighted in pink.
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5 out of 5 stars
by pinclady52Feb 08, 2022
The Original Camelot
I read this in high school and now I want to reread it, some 50 years later.
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Once and Future King Ser.: The Once and Future King by T. H. White (1987, Mass Market)

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Before there was Harry Potter, Merlin served man & king

Amazing fantasy literature

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A Disappointment.

The Original Camelot

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