The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin - Epic Fantasy Series

The Legend of Merlin Emrys

• 💡 Merlin Emrys is described as a figure of legend, with tales of him being mad, a king in Dyfed, and the son of a princess from lost Atlantis.
• 🧠 He is said to know the future and past, with secrets of fire and wind revealed to him, and the magic of the Hill Folk and druids at his command.
• ⚔️ Legends claim Merlin slew hundreds, causing the world to burn and tremble at his wrath, with one account stating he killed 70 men with his own hands and 500 at Goddeu.

The Return and the Threat

• ⚡ Merlin Emrys has returned, as Vortigern is gone and Rome is gone.
• 🛡️ The Saecsen, led by Hengist, have assembled a massive war host and intend to take the throne within the summer.
• ⚠️ A warning is issued that Britain will fall if its people are too busy squabbling to unite against the Saecsen threat.

Hope for Britain

• 👑 A prophecy foretells that a king will arise to hold all Britain in his hand, a High King who will be the wonder of the world.
• 🤝 The series presents these figures as the only hope to stand against the great darkness falling upon the land.
• 🗣️ A call to arms is made for the men of the Island of the Mighty to stand together as Britons and as one.