A superb collection of stories of magic and adventure from the golden age of Arthurian legend by bestselling writers. Enter into the darker realms of the age of the Knights of the Round Table, when magic held sway and Merlin vied with Arthurs heroic new world. Included are: Jane Yolen on Merlins youth and coming of age; Marion Zimmer Bradley on Nimuė, Merlins lover and doom; Charles de Lint on Merlins influence through the centuries; Darrell Schweitzer on the legends of Merlins birth; plus stories by Tanith Lee, Peter Tremayne, Phyllis Ann Karr, Jennifer Roberson, and many others. There is also a detailed introduction by Mike Ashley on the mystery and magic of Merlin and his world.