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    The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings
    The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings
    The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings
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    The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings

    Written by M. K. Hume

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

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    BOY, HEALER, PROPHET-- THE EPIC TALE OF MERLIN BEGINS In the town of Segontium a wild storm washes a fugitive ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the ruler of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus (Merlin). Spurned as a demon seed, the child is raised by his grandmother and, as soon as he turns nine, he is apprenticed to a skilled alchemist who hones the boy' s remarkable gift of prophecy. Meanwhile, the High King of the Britons, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys. According to a prophecy, he must use the blood of a demon seed-- a human sacrifice-- to make his towers stand firm. Myrddion' s life is now in jeopardy, but the gifted boy understands that he has a richer destiny to fulfill. Soon Vortigern shall be known as the harbinger of chaos, and Myrddion must use his gifts for good in a land besieged by evil. So begins the young healer' s journey to greatness . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 19, 2013
    ISBN9781470366667
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    M. K. Hume

    M. K. Hume is a retired academic. She received her MA and PhD in Arthurian literature and is the author of The Merlin Prophecy, a historical trilogy about the legend of Merlin. She lives in Australia with her husband and two sons.

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      The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings by M. K. Hume (Jan 1, 2013) This was a wonderful book and I highly recommend it but ONLY if you like books that delve deeply into ancient history. You must also love books that deal with war – the planning of and the execution of war, because at least 50% of the book is about war and, is very bloody and very descriptive. The fantasy about Myrddion (Merlin) is a very small part of this book. I do assume that Ms Hume is using this book as a stepping stone to the next 2 books where we will hopefully learn much more about Merlin, other than he was a great healer. Myrddion (Merlin) can into this world in a very unfortunate way. His mother was brutally raped and never quite recovers from the horror of it. She suffers from post traumatic syndrome. She will always be taking this rape out on her son in the most horrendous ways. Myrddion has to deal with being called “the Demon Seed” for all of this book and sometimes it serves him well to be thought the product of a Demon and sometimes not. Myrddion is accomplished at nearly everything he sets his mind to – healing, alchemy, planning and building the machines of war, etc.. He is sweet and extremely handsome and was a prophet until his mother tried to bash his brains in with a rock. Now his prophecies seem to just come and go. Myrddion grows from, an infant to about 16 years old in this book, so a lot of time passes even though it doesn’t seem like it does. The time that does pass does not always have Myrddion in the forefront. There is a lot of action taking place at all times, but a lot of it will revolve around the Kings and to a lesser extent, the Queens who are fighting for their places in history.This book kept me avidly reading for two days straight and I am really looking forward to the next novel even if I do tend to very lightly skim over some of the battle scenes, stopping to read when something of note is happening. For a person who loves history, this is going to be a treasure trove of information as Ms Hume has done a LOT of research and has added a lot of fact into her fiction. For anyone that likes historical fiction this is going to be a book that you will read over and over – and for Fantasy readers this will be a series to keep an eye on.