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Galahad & the Grail, releasing March 23, 2026

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Susanna Clarke, 

Hugo Award-winning author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Piranesi

"An astonishing achievement, a ballad that picks you up and sweeps you onward into adventure, solemn magic, and beauty."

Merlin's Isle: An Arthuriad

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  • Acclaimed poet Malcolm Guite’s masterwork, a lifetime in the making

  • An epic ballad cycle in four volumes

    • Galahad and the Grail (Spring 2026)

    • The Coming of Arthur (Fall 2026)

    • Knights of the Round Table (Summer 2027)

    • The Passing of Arthur (Spring 2028)

  • Illustrated by award-winning artist Stephen Crotts

  • More than 25 illustrations per volume

  • Full-color interior with unique illuminated capitals

  • Hardcover first edition and Collector’s Edition

  • Accessible for all ages

  • A true, new epic of English Literature

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About Galahad & the Grail

Here at the height of his poetic power, Malcolm Guite delivers a tale of adventure in ballad form that plumbs the depths of the human soul, carries readers through the Wasteland, and sets them upon the numinous shores of Faerie in all its mystery and meaning.

 

In this first volume of Merlin’s Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail. The accomplishment of their goal will not only heal the wounded Fisher-King, but will bring about the long hoped-for healing of the land itself.

 

Guite follows in the epic footsteps of Spenser, Milton, Dante, and Tennyson, yet this is not poetry destined soley for the halls of academia—it’s a story to be enjoyed by young and old alike, a story to be read aloud among friends and family, a story to be cherished for generations to come.

Take up the tale with us on March 23, 2026.

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 Select from the Pre-Order Tiers

  • Hardcover Book

  • Hardcover Book

  • 1 Print (black & white, limited edition, numbered, archival-quality print of one of Stephen Crotts illustrations)

  • This option is limited to 500 signed/numbered copies.

  • Limited Collector's Edition Hardcover Book 

    • signed by author and illustrator

    • gilt edges

    • ribbon bookmark

    • slipcase

    • and other unique features

  • 2 Prints (limited edition, archival-quality prints)

    • 1 color

    • 1 black & white

Listen to Malcolm Guite read excerpts from Merlin's Isle

Official Trailer | Merlin's Isle: The Tale this Land Still Keeps
04:04
A film about Merlin's Isle!
07:57
Private video
12:34
The Advance Reader Copy of Galahad arrives!
18:12
Lancelot and the Chapel Perilous
07:34
In King Arthur’s Great Halls and cover reveal!
08:23
Joseph of Arimathea
16:52
Arthur meets Guinevere!
08:48

Read more from Malcolm Guite

Within the field a secret lay, that those who dare may there assay.

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