Sleepless Knights
#8443.38 adjusted 3.87 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2013 Reading commitment Low Mark H. Williams Last reviewed 2026-11-01
Overview
Sleepless Knights is a comic Arthurian fantasy novel by Welsh scriptwriter Mark H. Williams, published by Atomic Fez in 2013. King Arthur and six of his knights live secretly in the modern world, kept in order by Sir Lucas, the Round Table's butler, who narrates. When Lancelot and Gawain attract press attention, Lucas organises a search for Merlin that unleashes dragons and undead. The book is a standalone with no announced sequel, and was a finalist for the 2014 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.
Comic fantasy, Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Sleepless Knights Mark H. Williams
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sleepless Knights | 2013 | 1 | core | 3.38 (140 ratings) |
A standalone comic Arthurian novel in which King Arthur's butler keeps the knights hidden in the modern world.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Sleepless Knights? Sleepless Knights's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Sleepless Knights finished? Complete (2013).
- How much reading does Sleepless Knights take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Sleepless Knights ranked? #844 in this site's official ranking, based on 140 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #844?
Ranked #844 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.38 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (140 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.48 behind #843, The Village Beyond the Mist.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 1 book · Complete · 140 ratings · Ranks #844 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment comic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2014: finalist: Sleepless Knights
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.38 across 140 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 27 universes; 5 candidates ruled out; older open items closed accepted 2026-11-01
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Worlds Without End Tier 2
- Publishers Weekly Tier 2
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-01
Rule: Core Canon = Sleepless Knights (2013).