Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancelot | 2018 | Giles Kristian | Buy |
| 2 | Camelot | 2020 | Giles Kristian | Buy |
| 3 | Arthur | 2024 | Giles Kristian | Buy |
The Arthurian Tales trilogy is Giles Kristian’s retelling of the legends of King Arthur, written in the same grounded, visceral style as his Viking fiction. Rather than treating the material as high fantasy, Kristian roots it in a historical sensibility, with mud, blood, and the weight of real warfare.
Lancelot (2018) tells the story through Lancelot’s eyes, from his early years to his place in Arthur’s court. Camelot (2020) broadens the scope to the struggles that fracture the kingdom. Arthur (2024) brings the trilogy to a close. Readers familiar with Kristian’s earlier work will recognize his strengths: battle scenes that feel physical and immediate, and characters defined more by what they do than by mythic grandeur.