From a painful childhood to the irresistible ascension to halls of great kings; from a hopeless beginning to the awakening of unparalleled power, envied and feared, Merlin is destined to become the most influent man of the Dark Ages. King Arthur's supreme confident and greatest advisor of Camelot's court. Mysterious and enigmatic. Beloved and hated. Druid, monk, and wizard, changing forever not only the fate of Britain, but of all humanity. The saga of a man determined to build a civilization of peace and justice in a land devastated by war in an epic and brutal adventure that balances harsh realism with bitter doses of magic.