The world's first pre-Arthurian, sword & sorcery bodice-ripping romp. It charts the love-hate relationship of narrator Tallim, his companions Merlin and Baalien, and the ancestors of King Arthur, beginning with the Trojan invasion of Britain in the early 12th century BC. By the time of Magician-leper King Bladud of Bath's death in 800BC, (victim of a tragic flying accident), Tallim's quest for hedonism, love and equality has become a bitter struggle for self-preservation, revenge and power. The historical backdrop of the novel draws on the wild and woolly writings of medieval historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth. It mixes fact, farce and fiction in equal measure, rattling all the skeletons in King Arthur's murky ancestral cupboards.
- ISBN10 1411689208
- ISBN13 9781411689206
- Publish Date 25 April 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 211
- Language English