Merlin
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553135503 (0553135503)
Publish date: November 1981
Publisher: Bantam Books
Edition language: English
Merlin is Robert Nye's irreverent, raunchy and often lyrical (Nye's a poet) take on the Arthur legend. Many scenes reminded me of John Boorman's "Excalibur." To take one example: Arthur and Mordred's fight at their last battle: Mordred in black armour rode to kill the king. King Arthur ran at Mordre...