Angie, it looks like it according to IMDB - but I'm not positive...

Has season 2 started on the BBC?

Ann wrote: "Chakara wrote: "can some one tell me where to find the first season of the Merlin thingy I would like to check it out. cant beleive i missed it "

I hope someone can answer this - I'd love to know,..."

Lynne wrote: "I think I saw that it is available on DVD at Amazon."

tHANX

If you want, you can watch Merlin here: http://www.yidio.com/show/merlin

I think I saw that it is available on DVD at Amazon.

Chakara wrote: "can some one tell me where to find the first season of the Merlin thingy I would like to check it out. cant beleive i missed it "

I hope someone can answer this - I'd love to know, too!! Plus, does anyone have information on season two either playing in the US or coming to dvd in US format?

can some one tell me where to find the first season of the Merlin thingy I would like to check it out. cant beleive i missed it

Lynne wrote: "Wow, I didn't know that about "Tortilla Flat". I'm going to have to check that out now."

Well, I should say it's "loosely" based. But it's a nice short story and they say his funniest.

Wow, I didn't know that about "Tortilla Flat". I'm going to have to check that out now.

Also, depending on your interest, there are a ton of Merlin YA books out there.

I second Gerald Morris's series, The Squire's Tale. These are told through the eyes of the squires of the great knights of the round table. It's YA but still fun and I enjoyed that it gave you a different viewpoint of this classic tale.

The Mists of Avalon is also very good, but not necessarily YA (although completely appropriate for high schoolers).

Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles is also a great one (also not YA, but appropriate for older teens).

Both Mists and Guenevere have the main viewpoint from the women of Camelot.

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck - his take on the story. I guess he was a huge fan. (Tortilla Flat was his retelling of the story set in early 20th century Northern California)

Angie wrote: "Me too! Glad there are so many suggestions out there!"

I love the Aurthur legend so much I actually COLLECT books about Arthur. My two favorites (and I have probably read 100s) are the Mary Stewart series and "The Once and Future King". My suggestion for that one is, if you don't like the first part (which is very fantasyish)skip tow the second part, which is Arthur as a teen and adult. I think it is the best.

The book "Le Morte de Arthur" is the first modern telling of the Arthur legend as we know it today. It is good, but I wouldn't start there.

Another great series is by Stephen Lawhead. THe first book is called "Talisien".

Me too! Glad there are so many suggestions out there!

I find it cool to see someone else interested in Arthurian Legends. I love reading books about him and his knights. Both fiction and non-fiction.

Oh cool. It's still similar, so why not! :) I really appreciate everyone's insights - quite helpful. :)

Ya anytime. There is another book but it doesn't really involve Arthur. It is about Mordred who is Arthur's son. Book of Mordred by Vivian Van Velde

Thanks, Jenny!

sword of the rightful king by jane yolen. I really enjoyed it!

Kate, thanks! I always loved the Twelve Dancing Princesses, so maybe this would be a good book for me to start with!

(and yes, I enjoyed MERLIN as well - can hardly wait for the new season... it is quite refreshing to have something different to watch :> )

A book in the Once Upon A Time series called Night Dance combines the fairy tale of the twelve dancing princesses with Arthurian lore. It was interesting. Not quite my cup of tea, but it was interesting. It also got me interested into Arthurian stuff. I've heard that there is a book called Morte d'Arthur, or something like that that is supposedly really good. I'll find out if that is the real title. BTW, I enjoyed the MERLIN series. I thought Merlin was cute :D

Thanks Bria:)

I recently read The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland. It isn't a strictly Arthurian tale. Merlin does feature in the story and King Arthur is mentioned a bit. It wasn't my favorite book in the world, but that's because I'm not a fan of stories written in first person. It's part of a trilogy so if it seems like something interesting to you, I'd definitely recommend you check it out.

I've actually got a copy of the Once and Future King around here somewhere, but I'm always daunted by it's size...
I'm not familiar with the Crystal Cave, but will check it out.

And thanks for the vote for Mists of Avalon, Ralph!

I enjoyed The Mists of Avalon when I read it.

Well I have heard of the Once and Future King. But I wasn't able to make it through that book. The Crystal Cave but I am not sure if that book is YA?

Thanks, Terri!:)

Gerald Morris, TH WHite, Mary Stewart are some

The new TV series of MERLIN has got me wondering, does anyone have suggestions for good YA Arthurian books? I've never really read any Arthurian books before, so wouldn't know quite where to start...