Merlin's Isle: Galahad and the Grail

Choose from 3 Pre-order options:

• Hardcover Book
• Hardcover Book + 1 Print (black & white, limited edition, numbered, archival-quality print of one of Stephen Crotts illustrations)
• Limited Collector's Edition Hardcover Book signed by author and illustrator (with ribbon bookmark, slipcase, and other unique features) + 2 Prints (limited edition, archival-quality prints (1 color, 1 black & white)). This option is limited to 500 signed/numbered copies.

Hardcover book available in the UK and Ireland from Canterbury Press. Purchase here.

Overview

• 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 available
• Accessible for all ages
• A true, new epic of English Literature

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.