Book description
Twelve long, blood-soaked years, have passed since Artor fulfilled his
destiny and was crowned the High King of the Britons. Against all odds,
Artor has united Celtic Britain and with a last great campaign, has
banished the Saxon scourge. The legend of Camlann has begun. But even as
Artor's kingdom is at its zenith, even as he has succeeded in conquering
all external threats to his rule, his kingdom is being undermined from
within. For Artor has chosen Wenhaver (Guenevere) as a second wife.
Queen of the Britons, Wenhaver will always love what she cannot have and
have what she cannot love, and her bitterness threatens to bring down
all those around her. Not only is Artor betrayed by the one person he
should be able to trust, he has also learned of appalling perversion at
the heart of his kingdom. He must make a terrible choice. Does he commit
a deed that leaves him open to comparison with the despotic Uther
Pendragon, or does he let evil go unchecked? The burden of leadership,
of power, now rests solely - and heavily - on Artor's shoulders for
Myrddion Merlinus, master tactician, guiding light for so many years,
has left Artor to his fate. Could all that Artor has fought for, the
destiny of Britain, be lost?Will Britain be torn apart? M. K. Hume is
a retired academic, who is married with two grown-up sons and lives in
Queensland, Australia. Having completed an MA and Phd in Arthurian
Literature many years ago, M. K. Hume has fulfilled a lifelong dream to
walk in the footprints of the past by retelling the epic tale of Merlin
in a magnificent trilogy.
