Young Merlin: A Dragon's Tale

By Victoria Richards

Wormholes through time, magical swords, and one ferocious dragon—it wasn't how young Merlin thought the day would end. But then again, as a wizard just coming into power, he's learning that anything can happen.

When Merlin is pulled from the Dark Ages into the future by a clever incubus and the Lady of the Lake, he learns they plan to kill him before he can become the Merlin of legend. That means no King Arthur, no Excalibur, and no Camelot.

Using his blossoming skills and with the help of his modern-day companion, Viviane, Merlin must dodge his cunning enemies, defeat a dragon and get back to his own time before his history and the world are altered forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victoria Richards
• Release date: May 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533745026

Victoria Richards

Victoria Richards is a journalist and writer. In 2017/18 she was shortlisted in the Bath Novel Award and the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize, was highly commended for poetry in the Bridport Prize and came third in The London Magazine Short Story Competition. She was also longlisted in the National Poetry Competition.

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