Books in series
#1
Parsival Or A Knight's Tale
1977
Richard Monaco has created an unusual slant on the Arthurian Legend. Horror and bloodshed mingle with a soft, imaginative romanticism making an instant classic. —Salisbury Times, Britain
#2
The Grail War
1977
A soaring fantasy of the spirit and the sword by the author of Parsival
#3
The Final Quest
1977
First printing. The third in this series of novels set in the time of King Arthur, and retelling the story of Parsival, "The wars are over and there is nothing but great loss to show for all the struggle. Parsival, his friends and his family are scattered across the face of plague-ridden England." 337 pp. Wrap-around dustjacket art by David McCall Johnston.
#4
Blood and Dreams
Lost Years II
1985
Parsifal, a knight of the Round Table, becomes engrossed in the search for the Holy Grail while coping with his errant son, Lohengrin, who has stolen a magical sword and plans to give it to the evil Morgana
#5
The Lost Years
Part I: The Quest for Avalon
2012
Lost The Quest For Avalon explores the tangled and forbidden love relationships of Parsival, his son, wife, Gawain and others amidst the dark magical power-plots of Morgana the witch in a Post-Apocalyptic terroristic, plague-struck world swirling with mad politics and violent religious cults.
Author
Richard Monaco
Author · 11 books
Born in NYC, Monaco studied musical composition at Columbia University, helped create a national student newspaper, The University Review and had many works performed in concert; wrote screenplays for Warner Brothers, other studios and independents; reviewed film and books; hosted a talk radio show for five years on WNYC/FM; taught and lectured at various colleges including Columbia, NYU, and Mercy College; had plays produced in various venues off-Broadway; published poetry in anthologies and periodicals. He has published ten novels and several works of non-fiction including a poetry textbook. Two of his novels, Parsival, or a Knight's Tale and The Final Quest, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. He is planning to soon release Dead Blossoms, a ninja detective adventure set in 16th century Japan and re-release the previous Parsival books.
