Great series ( )

A sequel to Stewart's Merlin novels, focusing on the life of Mordred. Mordred grows up a fisherman's son in the Orkneys until one day he rescues Gawain, the eldest son of King Lot and Queen Morgause. Morgause takes Mordred to the court as one of Lot's bastard sons, preparing to use him as a weapon against his real father, Arthur, the High King and Morgause's half-brother. Mordred fights his fate, foretold by Merlin, that he is destined to be Arthur's bane. I liked this but not quite as much as the Merlin novels. ( )

As the finale to the Merlin Trilogy, much of what I said about that book would apply to this one as well. The change of perspective to that of third person was odd at first, but quickly forgotten. The book does start back in time from the ending of the Merlin Trilogy, starting with the early years of Mordred, whom the book focuses on. It was nice to finish out the saga of King Arthur, but it didn't have the special magic of the other book. ( )

This is my vision of Mordred. Very different from almost every other description I've seen. ( )

A sympathetic view of Mordred. Still my favorite Arthurian novel.