The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends is an anthology which brings together traditional stories about King Arthur, as well as several new interpretations of the legend, providing an extensive picture of his birth, adventures romance, and fate. It traces Arthur's exploits to gain the sword Excalibur, the conflict with his half-sister Morgan, the birth of his bastard son Mordred, and the shadowy influence and fate of Merlin.
Among the authors whose work is included are Howard Pyle, Geoffrey of Monmouth, John Steinbeck, Rosemary Sutcliff, Roger Lancelyn Green, Hilaire Belloc, Arthur Machen, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Jane Yolen and others, including Australia's Stephen Dedman.