Publication Details
UK: Gollancz, 2007; HB. ISBN: 0575079304
USA: Tor, 2007; HB. ISBN: 0765311097
UK: Gollancz, 2008; PB. ISBN: 0575081554
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Read the Prologue of The Broken Kings
The hill below the fortress of Taurovinda, stronghold of Urtha, High King of the Cornovidi, is coming alive: the Otherworldly realm of the Shadows of Heroes are claiming the land as their own. But this time their actions are driven by a force that is darker and older than even the oldest among the ghosts. Who or what is raising the Dead? Merlin, a temporary resident in the fortress, must answer that question if this time of kings and lovers is to be saved. Jason’s wonderful ship, Argo, has returned, drawn back by her own guilty past, and a dreadful secret that she will reveal only to Merlin. Argo holds the key to the mystery. And Niiv, the bewitching, beautiful Northlands enchantress, is working her way even closer into Merlin’s charms.
This is a journey that will take Merlin back in history, and to a fabled island of legend. Love is in the air. But at a price.
In this third volume of The Merlin Codex, Robert Holdstock weaves myth and history into a fabulous tale of honour, vengeance and magic. At its centre, moving along his never-ending path, is Merlin himself, an enchanter in the prime of his life, feckless, curious, powerful, yet a stranger to his own past – and a man about find a true and honourable use for his talents.
“What lifts Holdstock’s trilogy far above most other fantasy creations is his skill at recreating myth and investing its stock figures with startling reality, emotion and motivation. The Merlin Codex will add to his already considerable reputation as a master fantasist.”
Eric Brown, The Guardian
Robert Holdstock 