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The coming of the king

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Corgi, Mar 17, 1989 - Fiction - 847 pages

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Review: The Coming of the King (Books of Merlin, #1)

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Originally published on my blog here in December 2001. This novel, the first of a projected trilogy which hasn't yet appeared (and probably never will), made quite a stir among my more literary ... Read full review

Review: The Coming of the King (Books of Merlin, #1)

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A fairly dense story of Merlin and the Celts in early England, not to all tastes. Read full review

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Contents

The Feasting of King Ceneu
13
The Birthtale of Myrddin Son of Morfryn
29
The Serpent of the Deep
65
Copyright

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The coming of the King: the first book of Merlin
The coming of the King: the first book of Merlin
Nikolai Tolstoy
Snippet view - 1989
The Coming of the King
The Coming of the King
Nikolai Tolstoy
Snippet view - 1990

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TitleThe coming of the king
Volume 1 of Book of Merlin
AuthorNikolai Tolstoy
Editionreprint
PublisherCorgi, 1989
ISBN0552132217, 9780552132213
Length847 pages
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Fiction / Fantasy / General
Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Literary Criticism / Medieval
  
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