The Making
of a King

The sword is only the beginning.

Britain is waiting for a king. Merlin has been waiting for a boy to come of age.

Rome’s legions are gone. Uther Pendragon is dead. The rulers who once stood together now watch one another with suspicion, each wondering who will claim the throne.

In a snow-covered churchyard, a sword stands in a stone.

But the sword is only the beginning.

Told by Blaise, Merlin’s apprentice, The Making of a King recounts the rise of King Arthur, when the wonders were still unfolding—and those who witnessed them could scarcely understand what they had seen.