Garden of Avalon, also called GoA is a series of short story focused on TM's version of King Arthur mythology. Personally I consider it one of the more interesting works Nasu had wrote, the story is told through Merlin's flash back from the moment Arturia pulls Caliburn to her eventual death after FSN.
GoA is written as a way to re-conciliate the differences between FSN, FHA, and FZ, since Gen's FZ managed to attract a lot of hate on Arturia and conflicted with plot points in FSN. As a result Nasu actually had to move his ass to release GoA to fix this issue, clarifying once
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: Fate/stay night Garden of Avalon InformationType: Light Novel
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 7
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 25, 2015
Serialization:
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Nasu, Kinoko (Story) Statistics Ranked: #5802 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #5012
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Oct 7, 2022
Garden of Avalon serves as Type Moon's official interpretation of Arthurian legends in the grand scheme of the infamously grandiose lore of the Nasuverse, starring best girl Saber as it tackles her origins, her reign of Britain and her eventual downfall.
For whom is this novel written for? Do I need prerequisite reading before reading this? While GoA serves mostly as a lore piece to not really explain but elaborate on Saber's character prior to Fate Stay Night, there isn't much of a need to read anything related to Fate before jumping right in, though the last chapter might be a bit confusing without ... 
May 13, 2020
Garden of Avalon is by all means a great addition to the "Fate/Stay Night" and "Fate" franchize in general. It tells us the background and fate of the main heroine of "Fate/SN" - Saber.
What is the most fascinating is how the story is told from the point of view of different characters, most of the being knights of the Round Table. It highlights not only different details of the legend and the background of each character, but also their personal attitude to the King and "his" actions. Knights of the Round Table appear in many series of "Fate" franchize, thus it's great that we can ... 
Jul 25, 2021
It's an awesome read. it adds context to Saber's decisions and behaviors throughout the stay night virtual novel. The music blends really well with the story and makes for a great addition. This was my introduction to Merlin in the Nasuverse and I liked the way it was done. I got a crush on Artoria so I might score it a bit too high, but I feel like this deserves an 8. The only thing I suggest is that it should be longer, some of the sections can feel fast. Other than that I wouldn't change much of anything. I hope this eventually gets a
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Apr 19, 2024
A novel by Kinoko Nasu himself giving us more about Artoria and her knights? And it doesn't have the excessive fluff that plagues the VN? Hell yeah!
I like how it's made of short retellings of key moments from Arthurian legend (most of them don't go beyond 10 pages, but it's narrated well enough that it feels satisfying and doesn't fall short). The prose is beautiful (shoutout to the English translator) and you can immediatly tell who's narrating without it saying "Heya, I'm Lancelot, here's my story". Talking about Lancelot, he, Gawain and Kay get to tell their own stories. These were my second favorite things about ... |
