The coming of the king cover

The coming of the king

by Nikolai Tolstoy

Nikolai Tolstoy, one of the leading Celtic scholars of our time and direct descendant of one of the world's most distinguished literary families, re-creates the life of Merlin in the most dramatic, enchanting and thoroughly researched novel ever written on the subject. Once tasted, never forgotten.--Publishers Weekly.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?