Mythopoeic Fantasy

Mythopoeic Fantasy involves good and evil locked in a struggle that is waged with supernatural powers. It deals with events that, however important they seem to the participants, are but a skirmish in the eternal conflict. These books usually take place in a modern setting into which intrude Arthurian characters or relics such as the sword Excalibur. These fantasies lead their protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that brings pain as well as joy. Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laubenthal, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Once and Future King by T.H. White and many others.