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Born on Christmas Eve, Arthur Pendragon is the illegitimate son of the married duchess Ygraine and Uther Pendragon, brother of a great king: a union Merlin arranged. But Arthur's birth is not welcomed by everyone: his father demands he be hidden until a legitimate son can be born, and Merlin is forced to give the babe to his own childhood nurse for safekeeping and go into hiding....

En ung englænder ved navn Jack bliver under mystiske omstændigheder fundet hårdt såret i en faldefærdig hytte på Kreta. Øen, der ellers er kendt som et ferieparadis, sætter nu i stedet rammen for et uhyggeligt mysterium, når den unge pige, Nicola Ferris finder Jack og beslutter sig for at hjælpe ham. Snart spirer et romantisk forhold frem imellem de to, men hvor langt er de villige til at gå for at få hinanden - og slippe væk med livet i behold?

Alexander the Fatherless: nephew of the villainous King March of Cornwall, who murdered his father. Burning with vengeance, Alexander sets out on a journey to Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur. His path will lead him to the Dark Tower, where the sorceress Morgan le Fay lies in wait. Morgan seduces Alexander and sends him on a quest to Jerusalem to recover the Holy Grail - which she believes will help her take the throne.

Mordred is the son of King Arthur, bastard child of his union with his half sister Morgause. Prophesied by Merlin to kill Arthur, Mordred is stolen away from his mother and raised in secrecy by a kind couple on an isolated Orkney island in the hopes that he will defy his fate. Mordred, known to history as a traitor and a murderer, is no villain but a quick-witted young man, with hopes and dreams of his own. But try as he might, Mordred cannot escape Merlin's prophecy.

This is what happened. I saw it, and it is a true tale. So begins the story of Merlin, born the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess in fifth-century Britain, a world ravaged by war. Small and neglected, with his mother unwilling to reveal his father's identity, Merlin must disguise his intelligence - and hide his occasional ability to know things before they happen - in order to keep himself safe.

Camilla Haven har just brutit en förlovning, och reser iväg själv på semester till Grekland. Där träffar hon Simon, som vänder upp och ner på hennes värld. Men Simon är inte i Grekland för att hitta kärleken, utan för att reda ut omständigheterna kring sin brors mystiska död. Camilla finner sig snart mer inblandad än vad hon hade räknat med... Mary Stewart (1916-2014) var en brittisk romanförfattare som bland annat skrivit om trollkarlen Merlin, samt deckare och romantiska romaner.

Kusinerna Christy och Charles är på semester i Beirut när de kommer till att tänka på att deras faster Harriet också är där. Hon är släktens original, har konverterat till islam och bor i en gammal rövarborg uppe i bergen i Libanon. Hon lever ensam och tillbakadragen med en livläkare och tre tjänare. Kusinerna bestämmer sig för att besöka henne men känner sig inte det minsta välkomna hos fastern. Hon döljer något, men vad? Mary Stewart (1916-2014) var en brittisk romanförfattare som bland annat skrivit om trollkarlen Merlin, samt deckare och romantiska romaner.

By land and water shall it go home, and lie hidden in the floating stone until by fire it shall be raised again. Arthur has raised the sword and claimed his birthright as High King of Briton, determined to unite the many tiny kingdoms that make up his country. Now he sits upon his throne at Camelot with Merlin by his side, his most trusted adviser. But Merlin is growing old, and his sight is dimming. He knows that Mordred, child of Arthur's unknowing union with his half-sister Morgause, will be Arthur's downfall.

Young Prince Alexander, son of the slain Prince Baudouin, journeys to Camelot seeking justice. His path is diverted, first to a dark tower where he is bewitched by the sorceress Morgan LeFay, and then to a beautiful young woman named Alice, who has also experienced many dangers and adventures on her pilgrimages to the Holy Land. As they journey on together, their connection grows beyond their separate purposes and blossoms into love, the greatest mystery of all.

Merlin the Enchanter, prophet and visionary, adviser to kings: Here is the story of how he rears Arthur, the future Christmas King, in remote secrecy, safe from the warring kings and Saxons who plot against his father, King Uther. Told in the voice of Merlin himself, this tale bristles with all the suspense and intrigue of fifth-century Britain.

The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her listeners on an unforgettable ride across the Isle of Skye in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Following a heartbreaking divorce, Gianetta retreats to the Isle of Skye hoping to find tranquillity in the island's savage beauty. But shortly before her arrival a girl's body is found on the craggy slopes of the looming Blue Mountain, and with the murderer still on the loose, there's nothing to stop him from setting his sights on Gianetta next....

The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her listeners on a thrilling journey to a Mediterranean island paradise in this tale of mystery, murder and intrigue, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Lucy Waring, a young, out-of-work actress from London, leaps at the chance to visit her sister for a summer on the island paradise of Corfu, and what's more, a famous but reclusive actor is staying in a villa nearby. But Lucy's hopes for rest and romance are shattered when a body washes up on the beach and she finds herself swept up in a chilling chain of events.

Beloved author Mary Stewart's long-lost novella, now available again for the first time in 40 years. In 1879 a wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family, who live on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, distraught. In 1968, 23-year-old Perdita West, secretary to the famous author Cora Gresham, visits Lanzarote, the strangest and wildest of the Canary Isles, on a research trip. They meet Cora's estranged son, Mike, and fall in love with the unusual, beautiful little island.

The isolated cottage on the remote Hebridean island of Moila seemed like an ideal away-from-it-all retreat for writer Rose Fenemore, a place where she could work in peace, and where her brother Crispin could walk, fish, and photograph the birds and wildlife. But it is not easy to escape the world and its troubles. Crispin's arrival is delayed, and Rose, on her own in the lonely cottage, has to cope with two very different men who come in from the sea on a night of summer storm.

King Arthur's reign will finally come to a spellbinding end. This final chapter of the Camelot saga traces Mordred's birth, childhood, and recounts how he came to set in motion the fates and call forth the "wicked day of destiny."

In the summer of 1947, Kate Herrick, widowed by the war, returns to Rose Cottage, her childhood home. A tiny thatched dwelling nestled in an idyllic country setting, Rose Cottage at first appears the picture of tranquility. But Kate soon discovers that someone has broken in; the papers that are the object of her have disappeared, and the village seethes with gossip. How harmless are her elderly neighbors, who are suspected of witchcraft? Listen to find out....

Was Merlin an otherworldly being or just an ordinary mortal with extraordinary powers? Over the centuries there have been many stories about Camelot, but the mystery of the magician who nurtured, trained, and advised King Arthur has remained unexplored. Some have called Merlin a sinister, all-powerful Prince of Darkness. Others have described him as a merely a man, heir to the secrets of the Crystal Cave, possessed of rare and remarkable gifts.

Geillis Ramsey är en ensam flicka. Hela hennes uppväxt präglades av en mystisk kusin till hennes mor, någon som sas ägna sig åt häxeri. Geillis blir äldre, och står nu på tur att ärva huset. Frågan är bara hur hon ska förhålla sig till allt märkligt som fortfarande pågår i trakten. Till råga på allt dyker den ack så charmerande Christopher Dryden upp. Vad han har i kikaren är oklart.

Modellen Gianetta Drury har lämnat London för att åka till ön Skye utanför Skottland för att vila upp sig. På hennes hotell är stämningen minst sagt uppskrämd efter att ett mord skett i trakten och en ung flickas kropp hittats. När ett nytt mord inträffar ökar spänningen och skräcken blir påtaglig. Snart pekar alla misstankar mot någon av hotellets gäster. Och bland dem finns Gianettas exmake.

Molodaya anglichanka Linda Martin priezzhaet vo Franciyu, chtoby stat' guvernantkoj devyatiletnego Filippa, grafa de Val'mi. Ee podopechnyj - vladelec rodovogo zamka i imeniya, kotorymi upravlyaet ego dyadya Leon. Linda chuvstvuet v otnosheniyah obitatelej zamka neponyatnuyu napryazhennost' i pytaetsya zashchitit' mal'chika ot davyashchej vlastnosti dyadi i holodnogo ravnodushiya tetki. Vnezapno vspyhnuvshaya lyubov' k synu Leona, Raulyu, eshche bolee oslozhnyaet ee zhizn'. Vo vremya progulki v Filippa strelyayut.