TY - BOOK AU - White,T.H. TI - The once and future king SN - 9780441020836 U1 - F White PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - Ace Books KW - Arthur, KW - Knights and knighthood KW - Fiction KW - Arthurian romances KW - Adaptations KW - Merlin (Legendary character) KW - Legends KW - Kings and rulers KW - Britons N1 - Originally published in 1939. This 2011 edition is a reprint of the 1958 edition; Sword in the Stone -- The; Queen of Air and Darkness -- The; Ill-Made Knight -- The; Candle in the Wind N2 - This is the author's retelling of the saga of King Arthur, a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. The complete saga is made up of five books: The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind, and The Book of Merlyn. In the first book, Merlyn instructs Arthur and his brother Sir Kay in the ways of the world. One of them will need it; the king has died leaving no heir, and a rightful one must be found by pulling a sword from an anvil resting on a stone. In the second and third books, Arthur has become King and the kingdom is threatened from the north. In the final two books, the aging king faces his greatest challenge, when his own son threatens to overthrow him. In The Book of Merlyn, Arthur's tutor Merlyn reappears, and teaches him that even in the face of apparent ruin, there is hope ER -