Merlin: Part 2 - The King's Wizard

Merlin #2

by James Mallory

In the continuing saga based on the Emmy Award-winning TV miniseries, Merlin combats the magic of Queen Mab and Arthur's illegitimate son, Mordred, while helping his king build Camelot and wed Guinevere. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Arthurian, Fiction

291 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 1999

About the author

James Mallory is a professional ghostwriter with several books to his credit. Under his own name, he wrote the three-part novelization of the Hallmark Merlin miniseries: The Old Magic, The King's Wizard, and The End of Magic.

James was born in San Francisco and attended schools in California and the Midwest, before moving to New York to pursue a career in writing. He has held an assortment of jobs in the publishing industry, but has been fortunate enough to devote his full time to writing for a number of years, including the opportunity to collaborate with Mercedes Lackey on the critically-acclaimed Obsidian Mountain trilogy. Their partnership will continue with the upcoming Enduring Flame trilogy.

From an early age, James has been fascinated both with the Arthurian legends and their historical evolution, an avocation which triggered a lifelong interest in fantasy literature. He also enjoys studying medieval and European history, comparative religion, and the iconography and symbology of traditional folk legends. His other interests include hiking and cinema.

James resides in California with his faithful companion Diogenes, who is no less philosophical for being canine-American.

Reviews

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part two of the series shows Merlin and Arthur going to Camelot and establishing the kingdom. They still have to contend with Mab and her schemes, but now Arthur’s sister Morgana enter’s the picture with her son Mordred.

[Luke Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second half of the novelisation of the best adaptation of the Arthur myth picks up pace and gets into exciting and familiar ground as Merlin's war with Queen Mab intensifies and he works to bring about the reign of the Once and Future King...

[D.J · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not badly written at all but one of those stories I would have enjoyed a lot more if I didn't already know what was going to happen next. Couldn't help picturing Merlin as Sam Neil and Morgan as Helena Bonham Carter also.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, better than usual for a movie novelization; maybe making it into a literary trilogy helped. Read my review of the entire trilogy here:

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