The Death of the Wizard Merlin

By Barak Bassman

The wizard Merlin plays a key role at the court of King Arthur in Logres–healer, seer, and wise counselor–but has always been an outsider, shunned for his physical ugliness and tenacious loyalty to the old pagan gods. Yet when the lovely Viviane firmly rejects his advances, he cannot let go of his longing and desire for her. In desperation, Merlin engages in increasingly self-destructive behavior in his attempts to possess Viviane, leading to his eventual downfall and murder.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barak Bassman
• Release date: Jan 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781951744045

Barak Bassman

Barak A. Bassman received a B.A. in Classics from Grinnell College and a law degree from the New York University School of Law. He practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with his wife and two children. He is the author of Elegy of the Minotaur and Repentance: A Tale of Demons in Old Jewish Poland.

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