John Matthews is a historian, folklorist and author. He has been a full-time writer since 1980 and has produced over ninety books on the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myths in general.
His best known and most widely read works are ‘Pirates’ (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 children’s book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, ‘The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life’ (Thames & Hudson, 1981) ‘The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom’ (Element, 1994) and ‘The Winter Solstice’ (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year.
His book ‘Celtic Warrior Chiefs’ was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people.
Author website: http://www.hallowquest.org.uk/
Books in order of publication:
The Arthurian Poems of Charles Williams – 1944
The Grail Tradition – 1955
Merlin in Calydon – 1981
The Grail Seeker’s Companion – 1986
The Arthurian Tradition – 1989
Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide – 1991
Celtic Shaman’s Pack – 1995
Book of Celtic Verse: A Treasury of Poetry, Dreams and Visions – 1999
The Book of Arthur: Lost Tales from the Round Table: The Lost Legends of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table – 2002
Celtic Totem Animals – 2002
The Complete Arthurian Tarot – 2003
Sir Gawain, Knight of the Goddess – 2003
The Sidhe – 2004
The Grail Tarot – 2007
Arthur of Albion – 2008
Chronicles of Arthur – 2009
Morte D’Arthur: The Coming of the King – 2011
The Camelot Oracle – 2012
The Fourth Gwenevere – 2014
Arthurian Magic – 2017
The Complete King Arthur – 2017
The Spirit of Nature Oracle – 2018
The Sword of Ice and Fire – 2018
The Book of Merlin: Magic, Legend, History – 2020
The Great Book of King Arthur – 2022
The Nanteos Grail : The Evolution of a Holy Relic – 2022
ARTORIUS: THE REAL KING ARTHUR – 2023
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