R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 12/27/2011 + 1440 more book reviews

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Merlin tells his own story in this novel, the second in the Pendragon series. I loved the tale which begins with Merlin's musings about his life, his various educational experiences, his chosen isolation in the wilderness after the murder of his beautiful wife and child and his recovery from his grief to become a force in his world. Lawhead writes so well as Merlin that the transitions from one portion of the novel to another flow effortlessly and keep one turning page after page. When he saves the child who will become known as Arthur, Lawhead even describes Merlin's misgivings about raising a child. Merlin only knows that he must hide this lad from those who would kill any offspring who has a rightful claim to become high king of Britain. It's a book well worth spending one's time reading. Indeed, I enjoyed it much more than Taliesin, the first novel in the series.

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