book recommendations

[Bill Ferny]

In addition to CS Lewis, I would pick up TH White’s adaptation of the Arthurian Legends, Once and Future King, an omnibus containing four books: The Sword in the Stone, The Queen of Air and Darkness (The Witch in the Wood), The Ill-Made Knight, and The Candle in the Wind. There is also a fifth book, published posthumously called The Book of Merlyn.

White’s work is the source for both the Disney movie, The Sword in the Stone (you’ll realize were the name Wart came from), and the stage musical Camelot.

Laced with wit and satire, high fantasy swords and sorcery, Once and Future King seriously delves into the complexities of human nature and the difference between right and might. In my humble opinion, TH White ranks equally with his contemporaries, Lewis and Tolkien.