Mad Merlin

In the tradition of The Mists of Avalon and Mythago Wood, J. Robert King weaves an epic tale of Avalon, Excalibur, the Once and Future king, and the magician Merlin as he draws on the ideas and writings of Joseph Campbell to shape and interpret the legendary Arthurian mythos.

Merlin – the madman on the heath, clad in rags, wild and irreverent, and the only one with the answers to King Uther's questions.

Merlin – the senile grandfather of the foundling child Arthur, who hints at great fates and wars with the gods.

Merlin – the prophet of Avalon and protector of the new king Arthur, the hope for a new and better world and the sworn enemy of the gods who wish to postpone the Age of Man.