Before there was King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, there was Merlin. In the year 410 A.D., a divided and decaying Rome calls the last of her occupying forces from the island of Britain. With the Roman legions gone, British warlords and foreign invaders alike begin to battle for control of the small isle. In the region known today as Wales, one warlord at last gains enough prominence to take the title “King”. His name is Vortigern. It is the tenth year of his reign, 435 A.D., and that is where our story begins... THIS ISSUE: “CIRCLE OF FIRE” – The epic conclusion to the Merlin saga. Merlin returns to Lord Aurelius’ castle and visits Millicynthe in her chambers. Breaking Cinobar’s spell a vengeful Merlin enters the battle between King Carabos and Lord Aurelius’ armies, and unleashes a deadly fury to once and for all finish off the Saxon king. A rejoice full Lord Aurelius thanks Merlin for his help in turning the tide of battle and informs him the is wife Millcynthe is expecting to give birth to the Lord's first son.
Merlin, now twelve years old, begins to come into his magic while being held captive by a band of wild folk.
The war between Merlin and the pagan Mab, Queen of Magic, hurtles toward the final conflict.
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Many have written of King Arthur, but in Merlin’s Bones Fred Saberhagen has wonderfully connected Camelot, what came after, and what came before, with our own near future through the spiraling coils of time.
This book deals with all aspects of the Merlin legend, from its origins to its expression in medieval and modern literature, film, and popular culture. Two of the reprinted essays are translated into English for the first time.
The Story of Merlin depicts the role of the seer Merlin in the conception and birth of Arthur, who is to rescue Britain from the Saxons and establish an ideal kingdom.
The Arthurian legend is one of the most enduring and powerful of myths, and Mary Stewart's classic The Merlin Trilogy is one of its most beloved and acclaimed retellings.
Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.
Merlin's fragile home on the isle of Fincayra is threatened by the attack of a mysterious warrior with swords for arms and by the escape of Stangmar from his imprisonment, as Merlin continues to move toward his ultimate destiny.
An introduction to the story of the magician Merlin and his role in the life of King Arthur.