Second in the bestselling series, The Pendragon Cycle

Book 2 of the Pendragon cycle A magnificent epic set against the backcloth of Roman Britain and Celtic legend. This is Merlin's story, the story of the Island of the Mighty - of warring battlechiefs and bloody Saecsen invaders, of the hidden Hill Folk, and the waning power of Rome. Merlin: Respected, feared, and hated by many, he was to have a higher destiny. It was he who was to prepare the way for the momentous event that would unite the Island of the Mighty - the coming of a king, Arthur Pendragon, who will usher in the Kingdom of Summer.

'Engrossing fantasy.' -- The Bookseller 'One of the best works of Arthurian fantasy.' -- Waterstones 'Soars like a bird across a fictional canvas as huge as the sky.' -- On Being 'Highly recommended.' -- Library Journal 'Entertains and tantalizes... an exciting and thoughtful addition to the ranks of Arthurian fantasy.' -- Locus

Stephen R. Lawhead is the internationally acclaimed author of many outstanding fantasy and science fiction novels, including The Song of Albion trilogy, and the Pendragon series. Stephen lives in Oxford with his wife Alice. They have two grown up sons.

__"Entertains and tantalizes . . . an exciting and thoughtful addition to the ranks of Arthurian fantasy." –Locus__  
  
__A stunning saga of courage and destiny in a legendary time of chaos and kings__  
  
He was born to greatness, the son of a druid bard and a princess of lost Atlantis. A trained warrior, blessed with the gifts of prophecy and song, he grew to manhood in a land ravaged by the brutal greed of petty chieftains and barbarian invaders.  
  
MERLIN: Respected, feared and hated by many, he was to have a higher destiny. For it was he who prepared the way for the momentous event that would unite the Island of the Mighty—the coming of Arthur Pendragon, Lord of the Kingdom of Summer.

When all the words are spoken and the arguments fall exhausted into silence, this single fact remains: we would follow Arthur to the very gates of hell and beyond if he asked it. Show me another who can claim such loyalty.'

Stephen Lawhead

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OTHER BOOKS BY STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

DEDICATION

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

PROLOGUE

BOOK 1: KING

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

BOOK 2: FOREST LORD

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

BOOK 3 PROPHET

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

EPILOGUE

PREVIEW

EPIGRAPH

Lawhead, Stephen

Having brought the two worlds of Atlantis and Celtic Britain together in Book I, the author now focuses on Merlin. In this second book, Merlin tells his own story - and his vision - the vision of the Kingdom of Summer, ruled by the Summer Lord. It is a story of love and passion, triumph and tragedy, with itw own special and powerful 'magic'. The saving of the infant Arthur, and the setting of the sword in the stone form both the climax to this book and the entry to the story of Arthur himself.

Book 2 of the Pendragon fantasy fiction series from bestselling author Stephen Lawhead

The legends of King Arthur have captured the imaginations of many authors, but never have they been told with strength and resonance, passion and richness as Stephen Lawhead’s 5 book series – The Pendragon Cycle.

Born of a union between druid and faery, he was trained as a bard and schooled in the ways of battle. But his heart and calling were greater than a warrior’s. Son of the great Taliesin, the song of his father coursed through his soul. Yet his life and mission were to be his own. And though sovereignty was his, he would lay it aside to serve a king of his own choosing.

In the twilight of Rome’s rule over the Island of the Mighty, as smaller men vied for ascendancy, his would be the hand to lay the foundations of a new order – the Kingdom of Summer… and Arthur, Pendragon of Britain.

“One of Lawhead's achievements is his integration, true to the medieval mind, of the mundane and the miraculous.” – Publisher's Weekly

“An exciting and thoughtful addition to the ranks of Arthurian fantasy.” – Locus

“Suspenseful . . . soulful, philosophical . . . engagingly drawn . . . Arthurian Britain is invoked with robust verisimilitude.” – Publishers Weekly

“The familiar tale \[is\] singularly reworked . . . Lawhead's interpretation is different and distinctive.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Lawhead manages to give the old tale new meaning and fascination. A fine story teller, he brings the Arthurian characters to life without sacrificing any of the haunting pleasure of the legends.” – Omaha World Herald

“Highly recommended.” – Library Journal

“Lawhead evokes the best of British fantasy.” – Encounters

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