Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure—“The Quest for the Round Table”, “The First Quest of Sir Lancelot”, “How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot”, and so forth—part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All Ages)

Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure—“The Quest for the Round Table, ” “The First Quest of Sir Lancelot, ” “How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot, ” and so forth—part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All Ages)

David Almond is the author of Clay as well as “Skellig” (a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, winner of the Carnegie Medal, and winner of the Whitbread Childrenas Book Award) and “The Fire-Eaters” (winner of the Whitbread Childrenas Book Award).