I read Mists of Avalon at eleven-twelve, exactly the formative age for it to completely overrun all my Arthur preconceptions for a decade or more. It had a very strong grip, and it's taken a while to let go of it. (though it's years since I started finding the book more annoying than anything else. Still love the opening bits with Igraine, but the rest...arrrrrgh)
My favorite Arthur-related story will always remain The Dark is Rising. But it doesn't deal with Arthur himself much, so not sure it counts for this purpose.
I've really been wanting to reread Winter Prince lately.
Hmmm. I remember being intrigued by Firelord's take on it but I don't remember why.
Argh! I have the horrible feeling there's an obvious one I'm not remembering just at the moment!!! Bah.
For example, I've long felt that George Lucas wimped out when he didn't go for the OBVIOUS love triangle inherent in the Obi Wan-Anikin-Padme relationship, including the homoerotic undertones that have always carried in Arthur tales.
Obvious in one sense, but not in another. It seems to be part of the original jedi credo that they don't have personal relationships because that would distract from their devotion to the Greater Good; I've always thought of Obi-wan and the other jedi as asexual, because their denial of that aspect of themselves is so absolute. It could be argued that this is part of why they fail the first time around; when Luke rebuilds the jedi later on families are definitely abounding.
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My favorite Arthur-related story will always remain The Dark is Rising. But it doesn't deal with Arthur himself much, so not sure it counts for this purpose.
I've really been wanting to reread Winter Prince lately.
Hmmm. I remember being intrigued by Firelord's take on it but I don't remember why.
Argh! I have the horrible feeling there's an obvious one I'm not remembering just at the moment!!! Bah.
For example, I've long felt that George Lucas wimped out when he didn't go for the OBVIOUS love triangle inherent in the Obi Wan-Anikin-Padme relationship, including the homoerotic undertones that have always carried in Arthur tales.
Obvious in one sense, but not in another. It seems to be part of the original jedi credo that they don't have personal relationships because that would distract from their devotion to the Greater Good; I've always thought of Obi-wan and the other jedi as asexual, because their denial of that aspect of themselves is so absolute. It could be argued that this is part of why they fail the first time around; when Luke rebuilds the jedi later on families are definitely abounding.