The Prince and the Pilgrim

'Mary Stewart lightens the Dark Ages with legend, pure invention and a lively sense of history. * New York Times * A fascinating story which lays a firm hold on the imagination * The Scotsman * A deft colourful . . . re-creation of Merlin's early life * Sunday Times * Her style is simple yet vivid, displaying a love of words and the sounds they make, and her story is poetically imaginative * Daily Telegraph * Mary Stewart brilliantly recreates the Britain of the fifth century * Books And Bookmen * Praise for THE CRYSTAL CAVE: 'Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class' * Daily Mail *

Alexander, nephew of the murderous King March of Cornwall, seeks to avenge his father, but falls under the sinister spell of Morgan le Fay at the Dark Tower. Alice, daughter of one of Arthur's knights, travels on pilgrimages with her father to the Holy Land and France, and brings a holy grail back to Britain. One day she meets Alexander . . .