The Hollow Hills

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444737509

Price: £9.99

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Born on Christmas Eve, Arthur Pendragon is the illegitimate son of the married duchess Ygraine and Uther Pendragon, brother of a great king: a union Merlin arranged. But Arthur’s birth is not welcomed by everyone: his father demands he be hidden until a legitimate son can be born, and Merlin is forced to give the babe to his own childhood nurse for safekeeping and go into hiding.

In a dream, Merlin learns of a sword of unparalleled beauty and extraordinary craftsmanship, hidden in a long-deserted Roman temple. Merlin retrieves the sword and hides it in a cave on an island in the centre of a lake, where it remains for years.

But what is hidden must be revealed. For it is foretold that the irrepressible young man named Arthur will find a sword and claim his birthright: as heir to Uther Pendragon and king of the Britons.

Reviews

A real spell-binder
<i>Sunday Telegraph</i>
Compulsive reading . . . chases, battles, thrills and entertainment all the way
<i>Daily Mirror</i>
A fascinating re-creation of the King Arthur legend
<i>Newsweek</i>
It goes without saying that Mrs Stewart tells a marvellous story.
<i>The Times</i>
Superb and lyrical.
<i>Washington Times</i>