Publisher's Synopsis
The Elder gods have left the World of Men, all that is now left of the Old Magic is Merlin, the son of the most powerful and cruellest of the Elder gods, Mithras Invictus. A Lord of the Dark, the Great Demon Belial, is building his Kingdom beyond the Wall of the Romans and fully intends to kill Merlin to prevent the birth of the Once and Future King. Gilead the White travels from the Future to join with Arathen, daughter of Archer, to fight for Merlin. In this Great Battle of Castle Dark, Merlin is joined by the Old Ones of the Silent Forest, the Dwarves of Arandor and the Painted People, together with the Mythical Beasts of Avalon that are Stormrider and the Unicorns, Firewing and the Griffins, Draago the Last of the Dragon Kind and Kraak King of the Raven Kind. Merlin - the original boy wizard.
