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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060548258
ISBN-139780060548254
eBay Product ID (ePID)2320174
Product Key Features
Book TitleCrystal Cave : Book One of the Arthurian Saga
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicFantasy / General, Fantasy / Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorMary Stewart
Book SeriesThe Merlin Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-038788
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal823/.9/14
SynopsisBorn the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon . . . and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.
I first read this back in High School and I loved it. Now, not so much. It dragged. Merlin was not a compelling character at all at this reading. In fact I liked Ambrose (Ambrosius), his father, way more than the magician himself. The ending was a major let-down, showing Merlin as a man of little character, so I came away bitterly disappointed.