Celtika: Book one of the Merlin Codex: 1

Celtika: Book one of the Merlin Codex: 1

by RobertHoldstock (Author)

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Earthlight
Published: 01 Jan 2001

ISBN 10: 0684860368
ISBN 13: 9780684860367

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Holdstock has long been one of the most sophisticated practitioners of the SF/fantasy genre, with an imagination that never ceases to surprise and beguile. This first volume of the Merlin Codex sequence has an ambition and reach that could very easily have resulted in a grandiose failure, but the fact Holdstock pulls off his multi-stranded epic with such panache will not surprise those who have closely followed his career. The premise is that centuries before Camelot, Merlin wandered the Earth, enjoying eternal youth. Joining Jason on his quest to find the Golden Fleece, Merlin sets in motion actions that will cause him much regret hundreds of years later. The magician is obliged to set out on a trek to the north to rescue the sons of Jason, stolen by the enchantress Medea. Clearly, this is that very rare thing in the genre: a totally original concept - particularly welcome when so many fantasy tropes are tired rehashings.