In this interview, Austen Keats, author of The Book of Avalon Eternal, shares his deep love for Arthurian legend, tracing his inspirations back to classic fantasy works like The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. He discusses the impact of Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur on his storytelling and reveals how speculative fiction shaped his writing journey. Austen also dives into his fascination with tabletop-inspired epics, such as the Malazan Book of the Fallen, which expanded his creative horizons. Fans of literary lore and Arthurian tales will find this conversation enchanting and insightful.

The Book of Avalon Eternal

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/93279/the-book-of-avalon-eternal

X/Twitter

https://x.com/AustenKeats

Malazan Encyclopedia – An online resource for The Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

https://malazan.fandom.com/wiki/Malazan_Wiki

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@AustenKeats

Royal Road Profile – Austen Keats' work on Royal Road.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/93279/the-book-of-avalon-eternal

Le Morte d’Arthur – By Sir Thomas Malory.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672875.Le_Morte_d_Arthur?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6nb4wAiIN5&rank=1

The Once and Future King – By T.H. White (and its subset The Sword in the Stone and The Book of Merlin).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43545.The_Once_and_Future_King?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zTnMj8AMnK&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48044.The_Book_of_Merlyn?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XmGx9PKnYO&rank=3

The Book of the New Sun – By Gene Wolfe.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968868.The_Book_of_the_New_Sun?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=2gCQXJT4cA&rank=3

The Malazan Book of the Fallen – By Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esselmont.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20345548-the-complete-malazan-book-of-the-fallen?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NPTdF8ZELC&rank=11

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – By Stephen King.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16