The Quest of the Fair Unknown
core novel 2006 The Squire's Tales
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (1,862 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780618631520 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
Beaufils is a young man raised alone in a forest home after his mother's death. He knows little of the wider world but has plenty of common sense, and he sets out to find his unknown father and learn his real name. He reaches Camelot just as the quest for the Holy Grail begins and joins several Knights of the Round Table, among them the sanctimonious Galahad. As he travels he meets dreamers, schemers, bandits, hermits and enchantments, each testing his trusting nature. The novel retells the Grail legends and the tale of the Fair Unknown with the comic tone and Arthurian setting of the earlier books.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Squire's Tales
- Series: The Squire's Tales core; position 8 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Gerald Morris
Notes
- From the series record (The Squire's Tales): Ten humorous Arthurian novels for young readers, following Terence, Gawain and a changing cast at Camelot.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Squire's Tales: position 8 of 10: previous The Lioness and Her Knight (2005) · next The Squire's Quest (2009)
Sources
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