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The Crystal Cave

by Mary Stewart

Historical FantasyMythic FantasyHigh Fantasy
Published 1970 Pages 548 ~9h Audience Adult Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ Pacing Slow-burn Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 3 โ€” Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present

Synopsis

WHO WAS MERLIN? Was the famed magician of Camelot and King Arthur's court really a sinister, all-powerful being from another world? Was he truly a Prince of Darkness? Or was he a man with the passions of other mortals? A man with unique intelligence and unusual gifts? Why was he so feared? How did he come by his occult powers? Why was the crystaโ€ฆ

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Mentor FigureMorally Grey Hero

Awards

โ˜… World Fantasy Nominee

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