Cindy's review
The Crystal Cave (The Arthurian Saga, Book 1)
by Mary Stewart
Cindy's review
The Crystal Cave (The Arthurian Saga, Book 1) by Mary Stewart
Cindy's review
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Before the Lord of the Rings, there was Arthur—Arthur and Merlin, Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Arthur and Camelot. I had seen the movies Sword in the Stone and Camelot, read T. H. White’s Once and Future King, and other accounts of Arthur and the Knights, including translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight—but my very favorite of all these stories was those written by Mary Stewart in the 1970s, the Crystal Cave and the Hollow Hills. These are stories of Myrrdin Emrys, the man—not Merlin, the magician—and told by him in the first person. These stories span from his childhood and maturation, and that of Arthur's. These are stories of his search for his father, for adventure, for the destiny that would lead him, first, to his father and his uncle, and then to Arthur. He is touched by prophecy, not magic, and skilled in herb lore and engineering. This is the very human and compelling story of Merlin’s pursuit o...more
