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Received as an ebook as part of the January 2012 batch of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. With the book originally published in 2000, I suspect that this edition was to mark the publication as an ebook. The epub edition I was given translated fine onto a Kobo (my ereader of choice).
This story is a take on the Arthurian legend, from the standpoint of Merlin's daughter Wren. Merlin is a Druid, who has brought up Arthur to be a warrior king and take his rightful place as High King when his father - Uther - dies.
Wren is a priestess of the old religion - the Christians beginning to make a mark on the country. It is her role to keep a balance in the world, between good and evil, the darkness and the light. She doesnt always do this well, and has to suffer the consequences.
This is not a book for the prudish - there's plenty of explicit sex, including those of an incestual nature, and not for those who dont like magic as the latter is one of the driving forces of the book.
Found it to be a fairly strong book (if a little long). It's the first of a series and whilst the majority of the major characters in this book were dead by the end (spoiler alert!) there's plenty of room for the sequels
This story is a take on the Arthurian legend, from the standpoint of Merlin's daughter Wren. Merlin is a Druid, who has brought up Arthur to be a warrior king and take his rightful place as High King when his father - Uther - dies.
Wren is a priestess of the old religion - the Christians beginning to make a mark on the country. It is her role to keep a balance in the world, between good and evil, the darkness and the light. She doesnt always do this well, and has to suffer the consequences.
This is not a book for the prudish - there's plenty of explicit sex, including those of an incestual nature, and not for those who dont like magic as the latter is one of the driving forces of the book.
Found it to be a fairly strong book (if a little long). It's the first of a series and whilst the majority of the major characters in this book were dead by the end (spoiler alert!) there's plenty of room for the sequels
