This is the second book in
Stewart’s Arthurian series. It picks up right where The Crystal Cave leaves off
and continues on with Merlin’s life, now with the addition of Arthur, the boy
who will be king, as part of the story line.
Merlin is in the prime of his
life and has become a man who understands himself, his purpose, his powers and
how to use them as much he ever will. He accepts that his cousin, Arthur, who
has not yet been born when the book begins, will become the king the land’s
people need and that his own role will be to protect, train, and guide.
I love that I got to adventure
to other lands with Merlin during the lightest years of his life. I also love
that Arthur’s life is without burdens that will come once the weight of a
kingdom is transferred to his authority. Arthur goes through childhood as a
child, protected, while growing into who he is to be without the knowledge of
who he is thanks to Merlin. This portion of the series is magical and exciting and
builds to the last page in such a way that you’d better have the next book, TheLast Enchantment, ready to read immediately.
When I’m extra enthusiastic
about a book, my husband sometimes feels compelled to pick it up when I’m not
looking and then stay up reading it while I sleep to reach the end before I do.
That happened with this series. Luckily, I’d read it all before, so technically
I still reached the end before he did. Right?
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