I asked four authors who have used “the Matter of Britain” - the King Arthur stories - either directly or loosely in their own work about why and how they chose to do so. Below, you’ll find the thoughts of Lev Grossman (LG), Lavie Tidhar (LT), Nicola Griffith (NG), and Alix E Harrow (AH).
You each chose to write a story based in the Arthurian mythos, which suggests there is something about it that still appeals in the 21st century. What is it about this set of stories that still resonates today?