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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100441627404
ISBN-139780441627400
eBay Product ID (ePID)172564
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnce and Future King
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFantasy / General, Fantasy / Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Epic
Publication Year1987
GenreFiction
AuthorT. H. White
Book SeriesOnce and Future King Ser.
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-000722
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
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.)
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number1
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal823/.912
Grade ToUP
SynopsisT. 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, 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
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- 09 Sep, 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jul, 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Mar, 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Feb, 2022
The Original Camelot
I read this in high school and now I want to reread it, some 50 years later.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Jun, 2020
a 'must read' for those into Arthurian legend.
Book in pristine condition!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Mar, 2025
Very old, very small, impossible to read...
Very old, very small, impossible to read. Disappointed!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Jul, 2020
"The Once and Future King"
Great book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Feb, 2020
Needed book for a class
Book was as described and delivered timely. I needed it for a senior learning classVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Dec, 2019
If you love Camelot stories, this is it!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Apr, 2023
The once and future king
As described good quality satisfiedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
