Whenever you run into something where someone's asking about modern Arthurian novels and stories, you're guaranteed to find three things: Someone gushing over the Warlord Chronicles, someone recommending the Mists of Avalon, and the inevitable commentary about MZB being an absolute monster (sometimes in the same post).
At this point it's like clockwork.
for real
when I was younger there were also people who thought Mists of Avalon was real true history
anyway, read Firelord /
Mary Stewart erasure
definite Mary Stewart erasure
don't get me wrong, she's often mentioned, but not 100% of the time like the other two.