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Historical FantasyMyth & Legend FictionHistorical Fiction

The Crystal Cave

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  • 1970 first published
  • 480 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (9 ratings)
  • 37 editions
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The Crystal Cave is a 1970 historical fantasy and mythic fiction novel by Mary Stewart and Mary Stwart. Characters include Arthur King and Merlin. Readers will find themes of Merlin, great britain, kings and rulers and adaptations.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 108 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 37 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 480 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Crystal Cave

WHO WAS MERLIN? Was the famed magician of Camelot and King Arthur's court really a sinister, all-powerful being from another world? Was he truly a Prince of Darkness? Or was he a man with the passions of other mortals? A man with unique intelligence and unusual gifts? Why was he so feared? How did he come by his occult powers? Why was the crystal cave so important to him? Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess who will not reveal to her son his father's true identity, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon ... and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.
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Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

Subjects

  • Historical
  • Fantasy
  • Arthur, king
  • Merlin
  • Great britain
  • Kings and rulers
  • Adaptations
  • Arthurian romances
  • Wizards
  • Britons
  • Historical fantasy
  • Legends
  • Arthur, King
  • Belletristische Darstellung
  • England

Quick answers

Who wrote The Crystal Cave?

The Crystal Cave was written by Mary Stewart and Mary Stwart and first published in 1970.

What genre is The Crystal Cave?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Crystal Cave?

The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Crystal Cave?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur.

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