Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson illustrated by Alan Lee

Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson illustrated by Alan Lee

Years, centuries pass. The rock does not change, but the moor round it changes. Now, if you crossed the moor you would not know that the rock was there. It is, and so is he.

Entombed beneath that massive rock, his extraordinary powers at rest, the Magician we have come to call Merlin drifts between sleep and consciousness.

And he dreams, each dream creating from its Celtic roots a remarkable world of mediaeval fantasy. An unwilling knight errant rides against a daunting, invisible opponent... A King loses his kingdom through misrule, but finds unexpected help from a young girl... A damsel uses her ancestral magic to avenge her father's untimely death. Floating in and out of dream, deep in his secret chamber, lies Merlin.

Peter Dickinson has created a masterpiece of storytelling. The individual tales seem to rise from their dark but potent origins and breathe the bright air of Arthurian legend to stunning imaginative effect. Alan Lee's exquisite colour and black-and-white illustrations embody all the moods and subtleties of the text.

Peter Dickinson

Peter Dickinson was born in Zambia and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was assistant editor of Punch for many years before writing his first novel, an adult thriller. He is the author of many books for children and is also well-known as a crime writer and novelist. The awards presented for his books include the Guardian Children's Fiction Award for The Blue Hawk, the Whitbread Literary Award for Tulku and the Carnegie Medal for both Tulku and City of Gold.

Alan Lee

Alan Lee is a highly-regarded fantasy illustrator whose works include Castles (published by Allen & Unwin) and, more recently, The Mirrorstone, complete with holograms, and Joan Aiken's The Moon's Revenge (both published by Jonathan Cape). His long-standing fascination with folklore and legend, and with the stories surrounding Merlin in particular, make him the perfect illustrator for Merlin Dreams. Nowadays he is best known for his artwork inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, and for his work on the concept design of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of Tolkien, 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' film series.

Details

• Hardcover with dust-jacket (good with plastic protection, has stamps on the inside but not visible on the outside, has a yellow spot on the back cover)
• First Uk edition, not price clipped 
• ISBN: 0575032620 - 9780575039629
• Condition: Very good, no stamps, notes or stickers 
  
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz