The Hollow Hills

Name: The Hollow Hills
Rating: 4.28 (24794 reviews)

by Mary Stewart Book 2 in the Arthurian Saga series.

First published 1973

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After Arthur’s secret birth, Merlin withdraws from court and waits for the signs that will reveal the child’s destiny. Britain remains divided, Uther’s health and authority decline, and renewed warfare makes the survival of the hidden heir a matter of national as well as dynastic importance.

Merlin’s search leads him to the boy raised far from royal ambition and prepares Arthur for the moment when he must claim the sword and the crown. The novel turns the legendary recognition of Arthur into a carefully managed succession, blending prophecy with education, military necessity and the fragile alliances of post-Roman Britain.