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Gerald Morris

Born

in Riverside, The United States

October 29, 1963

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Young Adult

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Gerald Morris is an award-winning author, best known for his retellings of Arthurian legends for preteen and teen readers.

His first series, The Squire's Tales, focuses primarily on a squire named Terence, alongside his knight, Sir Gawain. The ten-book series began with The Squire's Tale, first published in 1998.

His second series, The Knights' Tales, is for younger readers and began with The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great, published in 2008, followed by The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short in the same year.

Morris was born in Riverside, California in 1963, the son of Russell A. Morris. He was educated at the Oklahoma Baptist University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He married Rebecca Hughes, has 3 children, and no ...more

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Incarnation and Poetry

As we enter the season of Advent, anticipating the celebration of Christ’s Incarnation, it strikes me that poetry bears some taste of that miracle. Like Christ himself, and to a lesser extent the Bible, poetry is both divine and human, breathed from above and at the same time molded of flesh. And both elements are necessary.
But I should start with the Christian teaching. The miracle of Incarnation Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.13 · 38,933 ratings · 2,218 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Squire's Tale (The Squire's Tales, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 9,633 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (The Squire's Tales, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 5,587 ratings — published 2000 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 5,341 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parsifal's Page (The Squire's Tales, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 3,001 ratings — published 2001 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight (The Squire's Tales, #6) 4.20 avg rating — 2,804 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lioness and Her Knight (The Squire's Tales, #7) 4.27 avg rating — 2,662 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Sir Dinadan (The Squire's Tales, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 2,561 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quest of the Fair Unknown (The Squire's Tales, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 1,837 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Squire's Quest (The Squire's Tales, #9) 4.20 avg rating — 1,456 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (Knights' Tales, #1) by Gerald Morris, Aaron Renier (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.94 avg rating — 1,298 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Gerald Morris

The Squire's Tales (10 books)
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Gerald Morris

4.15 avg rating — 36,032 ratings

Knights' Tales (4 books)
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Gerald Morris,

Aaron Renier (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)

3.95 avg rating — 2,774 ratings

Quotes by Gerald Morris (?)

“There's never a reason to trust someone. If there's a reason, then it's not trust.”
― Gerald Morris, The Quest of the Fair Unknown

tags: relationships, trust

120 likes

“Of course it's juggling,” the man in motley was saying [...] “You know what your problem is, Sir Grenall? You've been seduced by the lure of spectacle. Sure, I could juggle three or four balls and use two hands, and that would be very impressive, but then what would I do after that? Five balls? Three hands? You see how it goes? Now me, I'm an artist, trying to recapture the original purity of the art form. This” - the man nodded at the ball he tossing up and down - “this is the essence of juggling.”
― Gerald Morris, The Lioness and Her Knight

tags: art, humor, juggling

52 likes

“Brave? Or stupid?"
Roger shrugged. "I've never been quite sure where brave stopped and stupid began, myself.”
― Gerald Morris, The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf

tags: bravery, stupidity, wisdom

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What Book Shall We Read in December?

Did we miss your pick for the Newbery this year? Well now is your chance to write in a book, published in 2011, for our final book of the month.

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy

9 votes 18.0%

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

8 votes 16.0%

Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder

4 votes 8.0%

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson

4 votes 8.0%

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (write-in)

4 votes 8.0%

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

2 votes 4.0%

The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

2 votes 4.0%

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall

2 votes 4.0%

Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (write-in)

2 votes 4.0%

wonderstruck (write-in)

2 votes 4.0%

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

2 votes 4.0%

Inside Out & Back Again (write-in)

2 votes 4.0%

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (write-in)

2 votes 4.0%

The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson

1 vote 2.0%

The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True by Gerald Morris

1 vote 2.0%

An Unlikely Arrangement by Patty Wiseman (write-in)

1 vote 2.0%

Eddie's War by Carol Saller (write-in)

1 vote 2.0%

Waiting to Forget by Sheila Kelly Welch (write-in)

1 vote 2.0%

True... Sort of by Katherine Hannigan

0 votes 0.0%

The Dragon of Cripple Creek by Troy Howell

0 votes 0.0%

50 total votes

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