The Pendragon Cycle

The Pendragon Cycle is a series of historical fantasy books written by Stephen R. Lawhead that was inspired by Arthurian legend. The cycle was originally planned as a four-book series, but the original publisher opted to stop after the first three books, resulting in an abrupt ending to Arthur and the existence of many unfinished stories and plotlines; the first three books were thus originally called "The Pendragon Trilogy". Lawhead moved to a new publisher a few years later, and it was decided to expand on the trilogy by finishing the series, with two additional books planned. These books, Pendragon and Grail, are set in between earlier published portions covered in Arthur. Lawhead later wrote a sixth book, Avalon, which takes place in the same world, centuries after the original books. The film and television rights to the books were purchased by DailyWire+ in November 2022 and adapted into a television series, with the first season based on Taliesin and Merlin, subtitled Rise of the Merlin, which premiered January 2026. A seventh book, Aurelia, was published in January of 2025.