A deft colourful ... re-creation of Merlin's early life Sunday Times Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class Daily Mail Her style is simple yet vivid, displaying a love of words and the sounds they make, and her story is poetically imaginative Daily Telegraph Mary Stewart brilliantly recreates the Britain of the fifth century Books And Bookmen A fascinating story which lays a firm hold on the imagination The Scotsman Mary Stewart lightens the Dark Ages with legend, pure invention and a lively sense of history. New York Times
