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Scott Telek

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Scott Telek is the kind of guy you can imagine reading nothing but Arthurian literature for 10 years. A professional writer for over 25 years, Scott has also dabbled in oil painting, music, film criticism and film and video production. Becoming obsessed with Arthurian literature, Scott decided that his book series, retelling the legend while remaining faithful to the original tales, is what he will focus on. Scott was born in Detroit, lived in NYC for 15 years, Chicago for 5, and now lives in Toronto, Canada with his partner.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 59 ratings · 36 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Man of Our Kind (The Swithen #1) 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — 6 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 Flower of Chivalry (The Swithen, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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 Sons of Constance (The Swithen #2) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 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 Void Place (The Swithen #3) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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
	Gifts With Hard Swords (The Swithen #6) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	Wonderly Wroth (The Swithen #5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 2 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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Book 7 is now available

Greetings, delightful readers!

Did you know that the seventh book in The Swithen series is now available?

This one tells the first half of the Balin / Balan story, which will be familiar to anyone who has read Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. Balin commits a shocking murder at the beginning and is banished from Arthur’s court. He settles on a plan to win his way back into Arthur’s court, but it will tak

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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages (Brief Histories)

by Martyn Whittock (Goodreads Author)

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Lancelot-Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation, Volume 9: The Post-Vulgate Cycle: The Quest for the Holy Grail and The Death of Arthur

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