Merlin is one of the most powerful names in the annals of fantasy, a name to conjure with, a name that is synonymous with Arthur, Morgan le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot and Avalon. Was he the greatest of Druids, a true caster of spells, a weaver of tales and legends, a maker of kings, or a tragic hero in his own right?
Introduction • • essay by John Helfers
Old Merlin Dancing on the Sands of Time • • poem by Jane Yolen
Cauldron of Light • • short story by Diana L. Paxson
Forest of Stone • • short story by Charles de Lint
One Morning at the Stone • • short story by Tim Waggoner
Repro Man • • short story by Esther Friesner and Anne Elizabeth Stutzman
Root and Branch Shall Change • • short story by Andre Norton
Touched by Moonlight and Sunshine • • short story by Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch
The Final Battle • • short story by John Helfers
The Magic Roundabout • • short story by Pauline E. Dungate
Other Agendas • • short story by Lyn McConchie
The Wild Hunt • • novelette by Lisanne Norman
Mouse and the Magic Guy • • short story by Brian M. Thomsen
Merlin and Viviane • • short story by Alan Rodgers
Waiting for Tomorrow • • short story by Marc Bilgrey
Central Park • • short story by Bradley H. Sinor
Last Flight Over the Giant's Dance • • short story by Jean Rabe
The Well-Made Knight • • short story by Brooks Peck
The Ballad of the Side Street Wizard • • novelette by Gary A. Braunbeck
The End of Summer • • novelette by R. Davis
Return of the King • • novelette by Michelle Sagara West
Merlin is one of the most powerful names in the annals of fantasy, a name to conjure with, a name that is synonymous with Arthur, Morgan le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot and Avalon. Was he the greatest of Druids, a true caster of spells, a weaver of tales and legends, a maker of kings, or a tragic hero in his own right?
Introduction • • essay by John Helfers
Old Merlin Dancing on the Sands of Time • • poem by Jane Yolen
Cauldron of Light • • short story by Diana L. Paxson
Forest of Stone • • short story by Charles de Lint
One Morning at the Stone • • short story by Tim Waggoner
Repro Man • • short story by Esther Friesner and Anne Elizabeth Stutzman
Root and Branch Shall Change • • short story by Andre Norton
Touched by Moonlight and Sunshine • • short story by Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch
The Final Battle • • short story by John Helfers
The Magic Roundabout • • short story by Pauline E. Dungate
Other Agendas • • short story by Lyn McConchie
The Wild Hunt • • novelette by Lisanne Norman
Mouse and the Magic Guy • • short story by Brian M. Thomsen
Merlin and Viviane • • short story by Alan Rodgers
Waiting for Tomorrow • • short story by Marc Bilgrey
Central Park • • short story by Bradley H. Sinor
Last Flight Over the Giant's Dance • • short story by Jean Rabe
The Well-Made Knight • • short story by Brooks Peck
The Ballad of the Side Street Wizard • • novelette by Gary A. Braunbeck
The End of Summer • • novelette by R. Davis
Return of the King • • novelette by Michelle Sagara West