We're Going On a Dragon Hunt!
We are going on a Dragon Hunt! It was midnight when the throbbing of the drums caused the boy to toss fitfully on his camp bed. He sat...
The Witch Morgana as a Young Child
It was going to be a friendly visit to the Rumps in Cornwall before Ingraine was to board a coastal craft to sail with her foster son to...
Merlin and his Drones
Toby, a twenty-first-century character from A Darker Magic This Way Comes, describes Merlin’s two birds, his jackdaw and his merlin hawk...
Morgana
Morgana takes your breath away. It is difficult to describe her beauty, but Angelina Jolie at her most sumptuous best could go close. ...
Cronos - The Father of Time
Every Arthurian story demands a force of darkness to stand in opposition to the strength and purity of Merlin and eventually to Arthur’s...
Old King Cole
One of the most engaging fellows in the series of Merlin’s Secrets is Merlin’s friend, Ectoris Coel. I know him as Old King Cole. In my...
Uther Pendragon
Who inspired King Arthur to be the great leader of ancient Britannia, a fierce but fair warrior and a king whose exploits would be...
Why Arianrhod?
People ask why I selected one of the most difficult names to say in the English language for one of my characters. Honestly, I never...
Merlin the Shapeshifter
Shapeshifting is an easy enough trick on your smartphone. Take a photo of a friend and turn her into a smiling baboon. But when Merlin...
The Return of King Arthur
Since King Arthur died at the Battle of Camlan sometime around 505, he has been depicted as asleep, not dead. It was not unusual for...
