T.H. White wrote The Sword in the Stone, the first King Arthur story. I first picked this novel up because my mother mentioned that I should read some Arthurian legend because it's a allusion found in literature often. I've found it slower going than usual, there being less dialog and more description than I'm used to. Despite the pace, its a interesting book. The characters are engaging and complicated, both their bad and their good sides shown to the reader.
One thing about it is that it's really really corny. It's written as a classical fantasy, which are cony to begin with, but this takes it a little farther. Especially the scene with Robin Wood, which takes place about three-fourths of the way through the book. If I were to make a request to the author, I would ask that he or she write the scene about the sword already! It's the title for gods sake!
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