The Mammoth Book of Merlin

by Mike Ashley (Editor)

Mammoth Fantasy

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A superb collection of stories of magic and adventure from the golden age of Arthurian legend by bestselling writers. Enter into the darker realms of the age of the Knights of the Round Table, when magic held sway and Merlin vied with Arthur's heroic new world. Included are: Jane Yolen on Merlin's youth and coming of age; Marion Zimmer Bradley on Nimuë, Merlin's lover and doom; Charles de Lint on Merlin's influence through the centuries; Darrell Schweitzer on the legends of Merlin's birth; show more plus stories by Tanith Lee, Peter Tremayne, Phyllis Ann Karr, Jennifer Roberson, and many others. There is also a detailed introduction by Mike Ashley on the mystery and magic of Merlin and his world. show less

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Mike Ashley has specialized in the history of science fiction and fantasy for more than 30 years. He is the author and editor of over a hundred books that in total have sold over a million copies worldwide.

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Brooke, Maxey (Contributor)
Chapman, Vera (Contributor)
de Lint, Charles (Contributor)
Friesner, Esther (Contributor)
Holdstock, Robert (Contributor)
Karr, Phyllis Ann (Contributor)
Lee, Tanith (Contributor)
Morris, William (Contributor)
Mulock, Dinah Maria (Contributor)
Munn, H. Warner (Contributor)
Paxson, Diana L. (Contributor)
Roberson, Jennifer (Contributor)
Schweitzer, Darrell (Contributor)
Souvestre, Emile (Contributor)
Sutton, David (Contributor)
Swanwick, Michael (Contributor)
Tremayne, Peter (Contributor)
Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Contributor)
Yolen, Jane (Contributor)

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Mammoth Books (Mammoth Books 178)

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Canonical title
The Mammoth Book of Merlin
Original publication date
2009
People/Characters
Merlin; King Arthur
Important places
Camelot
Disambiguation notice
An slightly expanded edition of The Merlin Chronicles.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
LCC
PS648 .A78 .M47Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureCollections of American literatureProse (General)
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Languages
English
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
3
ASINs
3