The first book in Jack Whyte's remarkable, authentic Legends of Camelot series, now available in the UK

A hero is born
A sword will choose him
A sorcerer will save him

The Roman Empire is in ruins. On a tiny boat in the Irish Sea float one man and a child, helpless after war has nearly destroyed their home, the colony called Camelot.

That man is Merlyn Britannicus, cousin to the slain king Uther Pendragon. He would shed oceans of blood and sacrifice his life to defend the baby and royal heir: Arthur.

With Camelot ripped apart by warring lords and assailed by violent tribes, Merlyn must use everything in his power to protect Arthur and return him to the land in which he'll become a hero.

Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written

Praise for the Legends of Camelot series

'A wonderful, rip-roaring journey down the road to Camelot
and King Arthur, the way it really might have been.'
Robert Jordan

'From the building blocks of history and the mortar of reality, Jack Whyte has built Arthur's world, and showed us the bone beneath the flesh of legend.'
Diana Gabaldon

A hero is born
A sword will choose him
A sorcerer will save him

The Roman Empire is in ruins. On a tiny boat in the Irish Sea float one man and a child, helpless after war has nearly destroyed their home, the colony called Camelot.

That man is Merlyn Britannicus, cousin to the slain king Uther Pendragon. He would shed oceans of blood and sacrifice his life to defend the baby and royal heir: Arthur.

With Camelot ripped apart by warring lords and assailed by violent tribes, Merlyn must use everything in his power to protect Arthur and return him to the land in which he'll become a hero.

Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written