Summary
In the town of Segontium, a fugitive is washed ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the king of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus.
Spurned as a demon seed, the boy is raised by his grandmother and he is apprenticed to a skilled healer who hones his remarkable gift. Meanwhile, the High King of the Celts, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys. According to a prophecy, he must use the blood of a demon seed to make the tow…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755371440 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755371445 |
| Author: | M.K. Hume |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Review |
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Exciting, violent and bloody… Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell
Praise for M. K. Hume’s Arthurian trilogy: ‘Historical fiction of the most bloodthirsty and roistering kind * Australian Bookseller & Publishers Magazine *Exciting, violent and bloody… Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell * *
About The Author
M.K. Hume
M. K. Hume is a retired academic, who is married with two grown-up sons and lives in Queensland, Australia. Having completed an MA and Phd in Arthurian Literature many years ago, M. K. Hume has fulfilled a lifelong dream to walk in the footprints of the past by retelling the epic tale of Merlin in a magnificent trilogy.
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