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- Hodder Paperbacks
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Myth & legend told as fiction, Historical fiction
The second in Mary Stewart's magnificent Merlin trilogy after The Crystal Cave.
The countryside of England and Wales in the Dark Ages forms an almost tangible background to this wonderfully and powerfully realised picture of an ancestral hero coming to manhood. The Hollow Hills is the brilliant portrayal of the young Arthur from his birth to accession to the throne of Britain. And behind and around him is the strong, yet vulnerable figure of Merlin who sees and knows so much but is powerless to prevent the strife and violence of his turbulent times.
Praise for The Hollow Hills
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A real spell-binder - Sunday Telegraph
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Compulsive reading . . . chases, battles, thrills and entertainment all the way - Daily Mirror
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A fascinating re-creation of the King Arthur legend - Newsweek
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It goes without saying that Mrs Stewart tells a marvellous story. - The Times
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Superb and lyrical. - Washington Times
Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.
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