King Arthur Retellings

King Arthur is one of the most famous mythical characters of all time. There is just something timeless and awesome about a king who unites a country, leads his people into a new future, and embarks on over the top quests!

The basic story has been adapted and retold countless times using different media so lets take a look at some of the must read book versions of this well know tale!

But first, a quick note about my version of this story, since I take a very different approach to most other stories:

King Arthur and Her Knights - by K. M. Shea - When Britt, a modern young woman, is pulled by a magical summons back through time she finds herself smack in the middle of the schemes of the surprisingly young and handsome wizard Merlin. Britt has no interest in pretending she is the legendary King Arthur, but Merlin has some bad news. The real Arthur has run off, and the legendary sword in the stone has chosen Britt to take his place.

Now for the full list! I asked my reader community for their top suggestions for King Arthur stories(I asked for no spice and low language but check reviews if you have questions about the content). Since these are coming directly from readers you can think of them as a book rec from a friend!

List of The King Arthur Retellings/Adaptations:

King Arthur and Her Knights by K. M. Shea

Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

King Arthur and His Kinghts by Howard Pyle

Sword of the Rightful King by Jane Yolen

The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey

The Squire's Tales by Gerald Morris

Avalon High by Meg Cabot

Avalon High Manga series by Meg Cabot

The Crystal Cave series by Mary Stewart

Camulod Chronicles by Jack Whyte

Pendragon's Heir series by Suzannah Rowntree

Of Chivalry and Revenge by Celeste Baxendell

The Knights of Brethren series by Jodi Hedlund

Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Here Lies Arthur by Phillip Reeve

Summer of the Summoned Sword by Sarah Beran

My Kingdom for a Quest by Kendra E. Ardnek

The Rightful King by Laura Greenwood

The Arrow and the Sword by Sara Farnsworth

The Pendragon Cycle series by Steven Lawhead

The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

I Am Morgan le Fay by Nancy Springer

The Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron

The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni

Under the Lake by Garth Nix

Space Lore series by Chris Dietzel

Star Legend series by J. J. Green

Did you know I have a whole series of these blog posts featuring book recommendations, popular retellings, and lists of books vetted by readers? Click here to start reading or use the Book Lists category to filter them.