THE CRYSTAL CAVE
Book ID/图书代码： 06400004B05893
English Summary/英文概要： This novel covers the time from Merlin’s sixth year until he becomes a young man. The Romans have recently left Britain, which is now divided into a number of kingdoms loosely united under a High King. Merlin is the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess, who refuses to name his father. Small for his age and often abused or neglected, Merlin occasionally has clairvoyant visions. These visions and his unknown parentage cause him to be referred to as "the son of a devil" and "bastard child". Educated by a hermit, Galapas, who teaches him to use his psychic powers as well as his earthly gifts, Merlin eventually finds his way to the court of Ambrosius Aurelianus in Brittany. There, he assists in Ambrosius’s preparations to invade and unify Britain, defeat Vortigern, the Saxon usurper, and become its High King. Also exiled in Brittany is Uther, Ambrosius’s brother, heir and supporter.
It is revealed that Merlin is Ambrosius’s son, the result of a brief relationship between Ambrosius and Merlin’s mother. Merlin returns to Britain but finds Galapas killed. He is captured by Vortigern who is attempting to build a fortress at Dinas Emrys - but each night the newly built walls collapse. The king’s mystics say the fort will only be built when a child with no father is sacrificed and his blood spilt on the ground. Vortigern plans to use Merlin as the sacrifice. Merlin realises that the fort’s foundation is unstable due to the caves below ground, but he attributes the problems to dragons beneath the ground. As a result of this Merlin becomes known as Vortigern’s prophet. Days later Ambrosius invades and defeats Vortigern.
Merlin uses his engineering skills to rebuild Stonehenge but has visions of Ambrosius’s death which are soon fulfilled when a comet appears in the sky and Ambrosius dies. Uther becomes King Uther Pendragon. However, Britain is soon thrown into chaos when Uther, besotted with Duchess Ygraine, goes to war with her husband the Duke of Cornwall. Merlin reluctantly helps Uther enter Tintagel Castle by stealth, knowing it will lead to Arthur’s birth.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 罗马撤退驻军后，五世纪的英国正处在混乱和分裂之中。 这正是年轻的梅林闻名于世的时候，作为南部威尔士公主的私生子儿子的他，从不知自己的生父是谁。 梅林是一个非凡孩子，很早便明白自己拥有预见未来的天赋能力。 为了反抗当时的战乱，梅林步入成年，并开始接受自己即将要在亚瑟王新时代中所扮演的角色。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：这个作者的书籍曾经在11国家出版过。
She has been published in Chinese, Czech, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
A deft colourful . . . re-creation of Merlin’s early life (Sunday Times)
Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class (Daily Mail)
Her style is simple yet vivid, displaying a love of words and the sounds they make, and her story is poetically imaginative (Daily Telegraph)
About the Author/作者介绍： 玛丽亚·斯图尔特（Mariah Stewart），美国著名的畅销书作家，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有大量的长篇小说和中篇小说。她曾获得美国最高虚构类文学奖RITA文学奖的“当代传奇文学”杰出奖。她在女性小说方面的杰出成就，还使她获得了RIO（Reviewers International Organization，国际评论家组织）奖，并被《浪漫时代》杂志授予了评论家推荐奖。她也曾三次获得过专为虚构传奇文学而设的金叶奖（Golden Leaf Award）Mary Stewart, one of our most popular novelists, was born in Sunderland, County Durham and lives in the West Highlands. Her first novel, MADAM, WILL YOU TALK? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her book for younger readers, THE LITTLE BROOMSTICK, LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE, and A WALK IN WOLF WOOD, quickly met with the success of her other novels. 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 LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE.
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