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The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead

Posted on 7/13/24 at 12:43 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
68288 posts
Posted on 7/13/24 at 12:43 pm
I've always been a sucker for Arthurian legend and so far I have been most impressed with this series of novels that were published in the 80s and 90s. The main series takes place in the latter days of Roman Britain and combines real history as well as fantastical and religious elements to tell the story. There are five novels in the main series plus a sequel novel which takes place in modern times that wraps the whole story up. I'm about halfway through the second novel (entitled Merlin) and have to say that I am hooked. The first novel was called Taliesin and follows Merlin's grandfather, father, and mother - two men of early English nobility and an Atlantean princess. The third, fourth, and fifth novels appear to revolve almost completely around King Arthur.

The series is likewise currently being adapted into a streaming series by The Daily Wire.
This post was edited on 7/13/24 at 12:46 pm
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
79963 posts
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:27 pm to
Thanks for this. Bernard Cornwell also has an Arthur trilogy that’s great. One of my favorites
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
5410 posts
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:41 pm to
quote:

The series is likewise currently being adapted into a streaming series by The Daily Wire.

When will it be completed? All they have is behind the scenes episodes on DW+
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
25388 posts
Posted on 7/29/24 at 4:08 am to
Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles tell a similar story of Romans staying behind when the legions pull out and deciding that uniting Britain will require them to breed a High King. The only fantastical element is Merlin's precognitive dreaming but using them to guide his actions seems to end badly.
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
Member since Nov 2014
3710 posts
Posted on 2/7/25 at 10:25 pm to
I read this series as a middle schooler/ high schooler. I loved it.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
7344 posts
Posted on 2/8/25 at 9:02 am to
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Bernard Cornwell also has an Arthur trilogy that’s great.


This is my favorite Authurian trilogy and it's streaming on a platform somewhere, I forget where. I read the Lawhead books but don't really remember them. Lawheads Robin Hood books were pretty good but my favorite from Lawhead is "Byzantium".
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