The Crystal Cave: The spellbinding story of Merlin

Description

Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. This is the world of young Merlin, the illegitimate child of a South Wales princess who will not reveal to her son his father's true identity. Yet Merlin is an extraordinary child, aware at the earliest age that he possesses a great natural gift - the Sight. Against a background of invasion and imprisonment, wars and conquest, Merlin emerges into manhood, and accepts his dramatic role in the New Beginning - the coming of King Arthur.

Mary Stewart is one of our most successful novelists. Her first novel, MADAM WILL YOU TALK, was published in 1955. It was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. She was made a Doctor of Literature by Durham University in 2009.

A deft colourful . . . re-creation of Merlin's early life - Sunday Times Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class - Daily Mail Her style is simple yet vivid, displaying a love of words and the sounds they make, and her story is poetically imaginative - Daily Telegraph Mary Stewart brilliantly recreates the Britain of the fifth century - Books And Bookmen A fascinating story which lays a firm hold on the imagination - The Scotsman Mary Stewart lightens the Dark Ages with legend, pure invention and a lively sense of history. - New York Times