Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy
LC Class PR6069.T46 M4 1980 | | |
| Followed by | The Wicked Day | |
|---|---|---|
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy is an omnibus edition of the first three novels in Mary Stewart's Arthurian Saga: The Crystal Cave (1970), The Hollow Hills (1973), and The Last Enchantment (1979). The omnibus was published in 1980 by William Morrow and Company. In 1983, Stewart published a fourth instalment in the series: The Wicked Day.
HarperCollins republished the omnibus as The Merlin Trilogy in 2004.
Synopsis
The Crystal Cave (1970) is a first-person retelling of Merlin's life and the reign of Uther Pendragon until the conception of Uther's son, Arthur. In The Hollow Hills (1973), Merlin recounts Arthur's birth and boyhood until he is made king. The Last Enchantment (1979) is the story of Arthur's kingship as told by Merlin.
Reception
In Stewart's obituary, Anita Gates of
See also
References
- ^ Gates, Anita (15 May 2014). "Mary Stewart, British Writer Who Spanned Genres, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
Further reading
- Thompson, Raymond H. (1999). "Interview with Mary Stewart". The Camelot Project.