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The Once and Future King is T. H. White's version of the life and death of King Arthur. It's a four-parter: the first book, The Sword in the Stone, is about Arthur's, or rather Wart's, relatively normal childhood, how he manages to pull Excalibur out thanks to Merlyn's special education, and how he becomes the King of England; the second book, The Queen of Air and Darkness, is about Arthur's complicated parentage, how he plans to form an order of chivalry (which will be called the Round Table), and how his older half-sister, Morgause, seduces him and gives birth to Mordred; the third book, The Ill-Made Knight, is about the realization of Arthur's dream (the formation of the Round Table), the knighthood and "betrayal" of his champion, Lancelot, and the Quest for the Holy Grail; and the fourth book, The Candle in the Wind is about the disbanding of the Round Table, the exile of Lancelot for his improper relationship with Arthur's wife, Guenever, the hostile takeover of the kingdom by Mordred, and, of course, the death of Arthur.

The Once and Future King is pretty long, but definitely worth reading. It starts out being light-hearted, what, with young Arthur transforming into animals courtesy of Merlyn, but gradually turns darker as it deals with witches, racism, incest, infidelity, matricide, et cetera. T. H. White, through Arthur and the other characters, discusses complicated issues that make one -- or forces one to -- really think. If you haven't read this classic, you should.