The Crystal Cave
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
The spellbinding prequel to the legend of King Arthur—a world where history and magic collide in the shadows of the Dark Ages. Fifth-century Britain is a land of chaos and shifting loyalties, abandoned by the Romans and left to the mercy of warring kings. In the midst of this upheaval lives Merlin, the illegitimate grandson of a Welsh king, a boy whose mysterious parentage makes him a pariah and whose strange, waking visions mark him as something more than human. Haunted by the "Sight" and guided by the wisdom of the hermit Galapas, Merlin must navigate a perilous path from a scorned "no-man's-son" to the powerful seer who will shape the destiny of a nation. Mary Stewart brilliantly reimagines the wizard of myth as a man of flesh and blood, whose intellect and engineering are as formidable as his magic. From the secret depths of the crystal cave to the high-stakes halls of power, this is the story of a young man discovering his purpose amidst the birth of a legend. In a kingdom divided by blood and sword, can one young man find the power to unite a throne—or will his visions consume him before the King of Once and Future can be born?
Author: Mary Stewart
Format: Hardback
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
The spellbinding prequel to the legend of King Arthur—a world where history and magic collide in the shadows of the Dark Ages. Fifth-century Britain is a land of chaos and shifting loyalties, abandoned by the Romans and left to the mercy of warring kings. In the midst of this upheaval lives Merlin, the illegitimate grandson of a Welsh king, a boy whose mysterious parentage makes him a pariah and whose strange, waking visions mark him as something more than human. Haunted by the "Sight" and guided by the wisdom of the hermit Galapas, Merlin must navigate a perilous path from a scorned "no-man's-son" to the powerful seer who will shape the destiny of a nation. Mary Stewart brilliantly reimagines the wizard of myth as a man of flesh and blood, whose intellect and engineering are as formidable as his magic. From the secret depths of the crystal cave to the high-stakes halls of power, this is the story of a young man discovering his purpose amidst the birth of a legend. In a kingdom divided by blood and sword, can one young man find the power to unite a throne—or will his visions consume him before the King of Once and Future can be born?