{"product_id":"the-once-and-future-king-hardcover","title":"The Once and Future King - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. H. White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deluxe hardcover edition of the world's greatest fantasy classic--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi\/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as the sword Excalibur and city of Camelot that are found within its pages. This magical epic takes Arthur from the glorious lyrical phase of his youth, through the disillusioning early years of his reign, to maturity when his vision of the Round Table develops into the search for the Holy Grail, and finally to his weary old age. 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From historical legends to mythic futures, monuments of world-building to mind-bending dystopias, these touchstones of human invention and storytelling ingenuity have transported millions of readers to distant realms, and will continue for generations to chart the frontiers of the imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future King \u003c\/i\u003eby T. H. White\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStranger in a Strange Land \u003c\/i\u003eby Robert A. Heinlein\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDune \u003c\/i\u003eby Frank Herbert\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eby Arthur C. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness \u003c\/i\u003eby Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer \u003c\/i\u003eby William Gibson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. 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