Gerald Morris Books In Order

Knights’ Tales Books In Publication Order

  1. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (2008)
  2. The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short (2008)
  3. The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True (2011)
  4. The Adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-Fated (2012)

The Squire’s Tales Books In Publication Order

  1. The Squire’s Tale (1998)
  2. The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (1999)
  3. The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (2000)
  4. Parsifal’s Page (2001)
  5. The Ballad of Sir Dinadan (2003)
  6. The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight (2004)
  7. The Lioness and Her Knight (2005)
  8. The Quest of the Fair Unknown (2006)
  9. The Squire’s Quest (2009)
  10. The Legend of the King (2010)

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Gerald Morris Books Overview

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great

Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Of these worthy knights, there was never one so fearless, so chivalrous, so honorable, so shiny as the dashing Sir Lancelot, who was quite good at defending the helpless and protecting the weak, just as long as he d had his afternoon nap. Behold the very exciting and very funny adventures of Lancelot the Great, as only acclaimed Arthurian author Gerald Morris can tell them.

The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short

Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur held court with his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Poor Givret, who is easily the shortest man at court, bears the brunt of their jokes. But what he lacks in stature, Givret makes up for in brains and before he knows it, his quick thinking has landed him a place at the famous Round Table! And so beginneth the exciting and funny adventures of Sir Givret the Short, Brilliant, and Marvelous.

The Squire’s Tale

Growing up an orphan in an isolated cottage in the woods, young Terence never expected much adventure. But upon the arrival of Gawain, his life takes a surprising turn. Gawain is destined to become one of the most famous knights of the Round Table. Terence becomes Gawain’s squire and leaves his secluded life for one of adventure in King Arthur’s court. In no time Terence is plunged into the exciting world of kings, wizards, knights, wars, magic spells, dwarfs, damsels in distress, and enchanters. As he adjusts to his new life, he proves to be not only an able squire but also a keen observer of the absurdities around him. His duties take him on a quest with Gawain and on a journey of his own, to solve the mystery of his parentage. Filled with rapier sharp wit, jousting jocularity, and chuckleheaded knights, this is King Arthur’s court as never before experienced.

The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady

Squire Terence and Sir Gawain are off questing again, but this time their journey is overshadowed by their ultimate destination: Gawain is to meet up with the Green Knight in a contest that could easily lead to Gawain’s death. Along the way the two have a slew of hair raising adventures and encounter the usual odd assortment of characters, including the plucky Lady Eileen. Sparks instantly fly between Terence and Eileen as she joins the squire and his knight on their travels. As they weave their way between the world of men and the Other World, Gawain and Terence discover much about themselves. The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady is the sequel to Gerald Morris’s debut book, The Squire’s Tale, about which the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books raved, ‘This Arthurian road trip will have readers wondering why there aren’t more books like this one and hoping that Morris will do it again.’ And so he has.

The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf

Her castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would be rescuers, Lady Lynet sets out for help and finds assistance from an odd dwarf named Roger and a scruffy kitchen hand named Beaumains. As the three unlikely companions return to Lynet’s castle, they face surprising adventures, including encounters with the uncanny Squire Terence, his master, Sir Gawain, and the majestic sorceress Morgan. And somewhere along the way, Lynet discovers that people can be much more than they seem.

Parsifal’s Page

Piers is desperate to become a page to escape the dirty, tedious labor of his father’s blacksmith shop. So when a knight arrives announcing that he’s on ‘the quest,’ Piers begs to go along. Off on a series of adventures he never dreamed possible, Piers and the knight quickly run into difficulties. The knight is slain by Parsifal who is on a quest of his own. Parsifal is unlike anyone Piers has ever met. He doesn’t behave ‘knightly’ at all. Slowly, Piers realizes that being a knight has nothing to do with shining armor and winning jousts. And, as their journey continues, they find that to achieve their quest they must learn more than knighthood: they must learn about themselves. The tale of Parsifal has been told more than that of any other knight, but no one has ever told his story quite like Gerald Morris does in his fourth Arthurian novel, another tour de force of humor, action, magic, and, as always, true love.

The Ballad of Sir Dinadan

Young Dinadan has no wish to joust or quest or save damsels in distress or do any of the knightly things expected of him. He’d rather be a minstrel, playing his rebec and writing ballads. But he was born to be a knight, and knights, of course, have adventures.
So after his father forces his knighthood upon him, he wanders toward King Arthur’s court, in the company of a misguided young Welsh lad named Culloch. There Dinadan meets Sir Kai and Sir Bedivere, and the three find themselves accompanying Culloch on the worst sort of quest.
Along the way, Dinadan writes his own ballads, singing of honor, bravery, loyalty, and courtly love and becomes a player in the pathetic love story of Tristram and Iseult. He meets the Moorish knight Palomides, the clever but often exasperating Lady Brangienne, and an elvin musician named Sylvanus, along with an unusual collection of recreant knights and dimwitted defenders of chivalry. He learns that while minstrels sing of spectacular heroic deeds, honor is often found in simpler, quieter ways.

The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight

Ever since that tragic night when her mother and guardian were murdered, thirteen year old Sarah has been living on her own and searching for the knight who was responsible. Her quest for revenge leads to an even greater adventure when she witnesses Queen Guinevere being kidnapped. Soon Sarah finds herself accompanying Sir Gawain and Squire Terence on a remarkable journey to rescue the Queen. In their travels they meet, among others, a mystery knight traveling incognito in a dung cart, a faery who becomes Sarah’s first friend in a long time, a reclusive monk who plans to spend the rest of his life building a tomb for Sir Lancelot, and a princess who might have a little more gumption than she appears to. As the plot thickens, Sarah finds out more about the people she s met and befriended, as well as about herself. She begins to learn the true consequences of vengeance and what it really means to be a princess.

The Lioness and Her Knight

Luneta is tired of living in dull Orkney with her mother and father who happens to be the most boring knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. She prides herself on always getting what she wants, so when the opportunity presents itself, she jumps at the chance to stay at a family friend s castle near Camelot. Her handsome cousin, Sir Ywain a young knight seeking adventure arrives just in time to escort her to King Arthur s court.

Along the way they pick up a knight turned fool named Rhience, whose wit and audacity set many a puffed up personality in its place. Before arriving at Lady Laudine s castle, the trio stops at Camelot, where they hear the story of the Storm Stone, a magical object deep in the forest that soon sweeps everyone into a web of love, betrayal, and more than a bit of magic.

Filled with broken promises, powerful enchantresses, unconventional sword fights, fierce and friendly lionesses, mysterious knights, and damsels in and out of distress, The Lioness and Her Knight proves itself as witty and adventuresome as the rest of Gerald Morris s tales from King Arthur s court.

The Quest of the Fair Unknown

On her deathbed, Beaufils’s mother leaves him with a quest and a clue: find your father, a knight of King Arthur s court. So Beaufils leaves the isolated forest of his youth and quickly discovers that he has much to learn about the world beyond his experience. Beaufils s innocence never fails to make his companions grin, but his fresh outlook on the world s peculiarities turns out to be more of a gift than a curse as they encounter unexpected friends and foes. With his constant stream of wise fools and foolish wise men, holy hermits and others of rather less holiness, plotting magicians and conniving Ladies, Gerald Morris infuses these medieval stories with a riotous humor all his own.

The Squire’s Quest

Why is it, Terence wondered, that the things you know most surely are always the things you can t demonstrate to any one else?And why is it, after all of these years, that Terence is still just a squire, offering advice on how best to scrub the rust spots from armor? But Squire Terence has more to worry about than his place on the social scale. For all the peace and prosperity that has made England famous across Europe, Terence is uneasy. After nearly six months without contact with the World of the Faeries not even from his old friend, the mischievous sprite Robin Terence is sure something is rotten in King Arthur’s court.

The Legend of the King

In this final installment of the Squire’s Tale series, Terence and his fellow Knights of the Round Table must come together in a last stand to save Camelot. The characters Gerald Morris has brought to life throughout his series Terence and Gawain, Lynet and Gaheris, Luneta and Rhience, Dinadan and Palomides’ each have an important role to play in this climactic final conflict. Maintaining their faith, selflessness, and honor, Arthur’s court bands together to try to defeat Morgause and Mordred and banish the dark magic from England forever.

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