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The Mammoth Book of Merlin

by Mike Ashley · 2009

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Over 20 tales chronicling the adventures of Merlin and the magic of the Arthurian world. This is a reissue of the superb collection, to coincide with NBC's primetime release of 20-part drama Merlin(first released in UK on BBC with record viewing figures, and a second series on the way).

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
ArthurianArthurianMore like thisLess of this
Setting
medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 576 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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