The Return from Avalon
Thompson, Raymond H. Considering the number of recent fantasies inspired by Celtic literature, Professor Thompson's survey of modern Arthurian fiction is a very welcome addition to literary scholarship. Covering writers from Mark Twain to Marion Zimmer Bradley, it is divided into five sections: retellings, realistic fiction, historical fiction, SF, and pure fantasy, with the greatest attention given to the historical and fantastic novels. Thompson summarizes almos...