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Epic! This is a fictional story of the youth of Merlin (King Arthur's Merlin) ... the first in a four book series... The Arthurian Saga.
We learn from his early childhood that Merlin was illegitimately born to royalty. His mother, the princess, gives an imaginary story of him being conceived in some magical way (made clear later in the book.) She was obviously trying to protect the child because of who his father was.
The book goes through several stages of his life, until he becomes a young adu ...more
We learn from his early childhood that Merlin was illegitimately born to royalty. His mother, the princess, gives an imaginary story of him being conceived in some magical way (made clear later in the book.) She was obviously trying to protect the child because of who his father was.
The book goes through several stages of his life, until he becomes a young adu ...more