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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780060548261
ISBN number: 0060548266
Label: Eos (Trade)
Manufacturer: Eos (Trade)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 475
Printing Date: May 01, 2003
Publishing house: Eos (Trade)
Release Date: May 06, 2003
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Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain.
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Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy
This series changed my life. I've felt the most fantastic, mystical, true love of Merlin and the whole Camelot adventure ever since I read Mary Stewarts version of this fantastic story!
Merlin and King Arthur and Sir Lancelot have been a part of me ever since. This should be required reading in college and quite honestly for everyone!
Sarah
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I really liked the very first book in this series, so I thought I would give this one a try. While it is a good book, excellent writing and lots of detail, it does move a little slow. Not a lot of fast paced action, which sometimes makes it a little more difficult to read than the first. The main character (Merlin) is interesting, however the supporting characters are not as much. This is a trilogy, but I have not decided if I will go on to read the last book, yet.
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Merlin's planning has led Uther to impregnate Ygraine, and conceive
Arthur. This book basically starts with the birth of the boy, and
features his childhood.
This series is still about Merlin, though. Merlin travels, but
still arranges to be around Arthur to teach him, as well as dreaming of
the sword, Caliburn, or Excalibur.
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In the second book of this 4 book saga, Merlin tutors a young Arthur in anticipation of the King he will one day become.
This book is followed up with The Last Enchantment (The Arthurian Saga, Book 3)
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It's not uncommon for the middle volume of a trilogy -- the "bridge" -- to be the weakest of the three, but that's certainly not the case here. The story picks up less than an hour after the end of the very first volume, The Crystal Cave, with Merlin having ensured Uther's night of lust with Queen Ygraine of Cornwall and the conception of Arthur, the once and future king (i.e., the "new Ambrosius"). Much of the narrative is taken up with Merlin waiting. First, waiting for the child's birth (while being on the outs with Uther), then waiting for the beginning of his guardianship (when Uther becomes more realistic), then waiting while Arthur spends his infancy in Brittany (during which Merlin hits the road to the ancient lands of the Near East), then a long period of waiting while the boy grows up in the care of Count Ector (and he himself becomes the hermit of the Chapel in the Green). Along the way, he acquires the sword of the Emperor Maximus and tucks it away on a sacred island in a lake, knowing Arthur will recover it himself in good time. And, of course, the waiting ends with Arthur being hailed as High King at age fourteen, minutes after his presentation to the lesser kings and his father's sudden death at a victory dinner. The pacing is a bit slower, but there's a strong sense of inevitability, both for Merlin and for the reader. Stewart's amazingly sensitive and evocative descriptive powers are strong as ever. One of my favorite lines, on why you should never take the favor of the gods for granted: "The gods like the taste of salt; the sweat of human effort is the savour of their sacrifices." Marvelous stuff.
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