The Last Enchantment
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OCLC 8627029 | | |
Preceded by | The Hollow Hills | |
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Followed by | The Wicked Day |
The Last Enchantment is a 1979
Plot introduction
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Plot summary
This novel covers the time from when Arthur Pendragon first becomes king to the time Merlin, now getting on in years, begins to lose his powers and becomes a sort of master spy to assist King Arthur as he begins the task of uniting all of Britain.
Arthur is now King and hard at work establishing Camelot as the center of government and authority. A few ambitious lords from other parts of Britain have designs on Arthur's throne, and Merlin is kept busy preventing them from doing so. Having taken Morgause (unaware that she was his half-sister) to his bed as a very young man after his first battle and victory, Arthur is now the father of Mordred. Merlin foresees that Mordred will be the cause of Arthur's death, but doesn't understand how it will happen. He spends a great deal of time traveling in disguise and observing Morgause's scheming and intrigue.
Somewhere along the line, Merlin takes on a female apprentice,
Release details
- 1979, UK, Hodder & Stoughton (ISBN 0-340-23917-4), Pub date Jun 1979, Hardcover[1]
- 1979, USA, William Morrow (ISBN 0-688-03481-0, Pub date Jul 1979, Hardcover
- 1980, UK, Coronet, (ISBN 0-340-25829-2), Pub date 1980, Paperback
- 1981, USA, Fawcett (ISBN 0-449-24207-2), Pub date 12 December 1981, Paperback
- 1982, USA, G. K. Hall & Company (ISBN 0-8161-3340-9), Pub date 1982, Large print
- 1983, USA, Fawcett (ISBN 0-449-20508-8), Pub date 12 October 1983, Paperback
- 1984, USA, Fawcett (ISBN 0-449-20646-7), Pub date 12 July 1984, Paperback
- 1996, USA, Ballantine Books (ISBN 0-449-91176-4), Pub date 29 September 1996, Paperback
- 2003, USA, Eos (ISBN 0-06-054827-4), Pub date 1 May 2003, Paperback