In the 1990s, he published Byzantium, a work of pure historical fiction, followed by "The Celtic Crusades" trilogy, set at the time of the Crusades, and then Avalon: The Return of King Arthur, a stand-alone related to the Pendragon Cycle. In 2003, Lawhead published the novel Patrick: Son of Ireland, a fictionalized account of the early years of Saint Patrick. In 2006, he published Hood, the first book in the King Raven Trilogy – a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, transferred to Wales. In 2008, the second book in the trilogy, Scarlet, won a Christy Award in the category of Visionary Fiction. In 2003, Lawhead received an honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Lawhead and his wife reside in Oxford, UK. He has two sons, Ross Lawhead, and Drake Lawhead. Works Adult fiction Many of his books are in series following a common theme: Dragon King trilogy: In the Hall of the Dragon King (1982) The Warlords of Nin (1983) The Sword and the Flame (1984) Empyrion Saga: Empyrion I: The Search for Fierra (1985) Empyrion II: The Siege of Dome (1986) The Pendragon Cycle: Taliesin (1987) Merlin (1988) Arthur (1989) Pendragon (1994) Grail (1997) The Song of Albion: The Paradise War (1991) (Illustrated by Rodney Matthews, Daniel Horne in 1993, Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1998, and Peter Holt in 2001) The Silver Hand (1992) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1998) The Endless Knot (1993) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1998) The Celtic Crusades: The Iron Lance (1998) The Black Rood (2000) The Mystic Rose (2001) King Raven Trilogy: Hood (2006) Scarlet (2007) Tuck (2009) Hero (With Ross Lawhead): City of Dreams (2003) Rogue Nation (unpublished) World Without End (unpublished) Bright Empires: The Skin Map (2010) The Bone House (2011) The Spirit Well (2012) The Shadow Lamp (2013) The Fatal Tree (2014) Eirlandia: In the Region of the Summer Stars (2018) In the Land of the Everliving (2019) In the Kingdom of All Tomorrows (2020) Stand-alone novels: Dream Thief (1983) Byzantium (1996) Avalon: The Return of King Arthur (1999) — related to the Pendragon Cycle Patrick: Son of Ireland (2003) Children's fiction The Brown Ears Books: Brown Ears: The Adventures of a Lost-and-Found Rabbit (1988) Brown Ears at Sea: More Adventures of a Lost-and-Found Rabbit (1990) The Howard Books Howard Had A Spaceship (1986) Howard Had A Submarine (1987) Howard Had A Hot Air