Wondering what we’ve been working on? Wonder no longer! We’ll be back with our next crowdfunding campaign on March 30th to launch these two short story collections!!
Ducks in a Row and Duxxx in a Row feature short stories we’ve previously published only on our website or Patreon, all from the first three years we were in operation. All the stories in Ducks in a Row are from our general imprint – 22 of them, to be exact – and all the stories from Duxxx in a Row are in our explicit imprint – 19 spicy tales for you.
During our upcoming Kickstarter campaign, you’ll be able to buy one or both, and a small selection of related merchandise featuring the gorgeous cover art by artist and graphic designer Pallas Perilous and a new dux by Alessa Riel – including our first-ever dux enamel pin.
Follow our pre-launch to make sure you’re among the first to hear when our campaign goes live on March 30th 2026!
Stay tuned for merch reveals, story teasers, author bios, and more!
Arthuriana Quick Bites : Short Reads in 200 Pages or Less
Want to read some Arthuriana but short on time?
A collection of short medieval texts, poems, plays, and short stories and anthologies.
Links are provided to PDF's for free reading or to download. If a book is still in print, a link to where you can purchase will be provided. This post will be updated as necessary.
This post was made in collaboration with and wouldn't have been possible without @queer-ragnelle! The following PDF's are supplied by the @arthurianpreservationproject, which i emplore you to go check out for yourself. My personal reccomendations are bolded and higlighted in pink, while L's reccomendations are in green.
EDIT: After the scare I got for having my account terminated, I decided to make a Google Doc version of this masterpost in case anything happens again. The gdoc and this post will be updated at the same time whenever I have any new additions, which will be marked as ‼️
Last updated: 4/6/2025
Medieval Texts
Alliterative Morte Arthure 💖 translated by Richard Scott-Robinson
Erex Saga and Ívens Saga💖 translated by Foster W. Blaisdell and Marianne E. Kalink
Guingamor / Lanval / Tyolet / Bisclaveret by Marie de France translated by Jessie Weston
King Artus translated by Curt Leviant
Morien💖translated by Jessie Weston
Perceval, Story of Grail 💖by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Nigel Bryant
Peredur 💖 translated by Meirion Pennar
Pulzella Gaia
Roman de Brut by Wace translated by Eugene Mason
The Adventure of Melora and Orlando translated by John R. Harris
The Perilous Graveyard translated by Ross G. Arthur
The Romance of Perceval 💖 translated by Dell Skeels
The Turke and Sir Gawain💖 translated by Dr. Brian Gastle
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle 💖translated by Dr. David Breeden
Sir Launfal by Thomas Chestre
Sir Perceval de Galles / Ywain and Gawain 💖 edited by Mary Flowers Braswell
Short Stories
A Camelot Triptych💖 by Norris J Lacy
From Camelot to China💖 translated by Annegret Oehme
Hunt of the Hart Royal by Cherith Baldry
In the Forest Perilous by Cherith Baldry
The Trial of Sir Kay💖 by Cherith Baldry
The Last Knight of Camelot: The Chronicles of Sir Kay by Cherith Baldry
Kairo-Kō: A Dirge💖 by Natsume Sōseki
Mordred and the Green Knight 💖 by Phyllis Ann Karr
Sir Agravaine💖 by P. G. Wodehouse
The Fortunate Island by Max Adeler
Strange Finds by Georgia Cook @georgiacooked
Poems
Five Arthurian Poems 💖by William Morris (Galahad: A Christmas Mystery my beloved!)
Lancelot💖 by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Merlin by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Tristram by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Maid Avoraine by R. Williams Buchanan
Post-Laureate Idyls & Other Poems💖 by Oscar Fay Adams
Six Ballads About King Arthur by Your Loving Granny
Plays
Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young
Merlin in Love by Aaron Hill
Mordred, A Tragedy 💖 by Henry Newbolt
King Arthur by J. Comyns Car
Lancelot💖 by James Bridie
The Quest of Merlin by Richard Hovey
The Marriage of Guenevere by Richard Hovey
The Birth of Galahad 💖by Richard Hovey
Taliesin by Richard Hovey
The Holy Grail by Richard Hovey
The Misfortunes of Arthur💖 by Thomas Hughes
The Birth of Merlin by William Shakespeare & William Rowley
Vortigern and Rowena by William Shakespeare (Apocryphal)
Screenplays
Excalibur (1981) Screenplay 💖 by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman
Anthologies
Arthurian Tales: Author's Choice by Phyllis Ann Karr
Arthur, The Greatest King - An Anthology of Modern Arthurian Poems by Alan Lupack
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
The Camelot Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley
The Chronicles of the Round Table edited by Mike Ashley
The Chronicles of the Holy Grail edited by Mike Ashley
Pre-gaming Pride Month with a Queer Anthologies rec post!
I used to not enjoy short stories because I get too attached to characters and have a hard time letting them go in such a short time, but I've read five of these and really like short stories and anthologies now!
