First in Mary Stewart's classic Arthurian saga, this repackaged edition of The Crystal Cave tells the story of Myridden Emrys--or, as he would later be known, Merlin. \n \nBorn the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon . . . and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.\n