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The Once and Future King is one of my all-time favorite books. It is actually four "books," published in one volume, the first "book" being The Sword in the Stone, which was made into the Disney animated film. The fifth section was published years later as a separate volume, The Book of Merlyn.
It is certainly much more accessible than Le Morte d'Arthur for a modern reader, and is the best retelling of the Camelot legend. You might also consider Mary Stewart's four volumes on the Arthurian saga, beginning with The Crystal Cave, and John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. Steinbeck's version is the only one legitimately available as an e-book in the U.S.
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