Once and Future King

The story of the boy who grows up to be King Arthur. Guided by the powerful magician Merlin, Arthur is transformed into animals in order to learn by experiencing different points of view.

One of the most inventive and charming retellings of the Arthurian legend, these are the final parts of The Once and Future King. In these last two books, the ageing king faces the greatest challenge of his reign, when his own son threatens to overthrow him and destroy everything he has worked for. In The Book of Merlyn, Arthur's tutor Merlyn reappears, and the ancient magician teaches him that, even in the face of apparent ruin, there is still hope.

King Arthur is on the throne, and trying to establish the rules of chivalry and noble questing that will come to mark his reign. Meanwhile, Lancelot and Guinevere fall for each other at the glorious court of Camelot. In the north, a family that has been wronged are vowing revenge and the king is closer to them than he knows.

King Arthur's childhood and path to the throne, including his years under the guidance of the magician Merlin, is chronicled in an exciting and imaginative adventure filled with colorful characters and plenty of magic.