The Crystal Cave
By: Mary Stewart.
Edition: 1st Eos trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Eos
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: Arthur, King -- Fiction.; Merlin (Legendary character) -- Fiction.; Arthurian romances -- Adaptations.; Kings and rulers -- Fiction.; Britons -- Fiction.; Wizards -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.; Adaptations.
First sentence: I am an old man now, but then I was already past my prime when Arthur was crowned King.
Description: Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon . . . and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.
Notes: Sequel: The hollow hills.
Originally published as bk. 1 of The Arthurian saga.