The volume published as The Once and Future King is actually four works separately composed over about 20 years. The Once and Future King is a serious work, delightful and witty, yet very sombre overall. Exquisite comedy offsets the tragedy of Arthur's personal doom as White brings to life the major British epic of all time with brilliance, grandeur, warmth and charm. The Once and Future King, contains all four books about the early life of King Arthur (The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight and The Candle in the Wind). White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic.
Lev Grossman, author of the wonderful The Magicians, believes that TH White's The Once and Future King is the best fantasy book every written.
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