The Wicked Day
The Arthurian Saga: Book #4
- By: Mary Stewart
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hours 47 minutes
Description
Mary Stewart's stunning Arthurian Saga that began with The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment continues withThe Wicked Day, the story of the clash between King Arthur and his bastard son, MordredBorn of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, and prophesied by Merlin to kill Arthur, Mordred is stolen away from his mother and raised in secrecy by a kind couple on an isolated Orkney island in the hopes that he will defy his fate.Mordred, known to history as a traitor and a murderer, is no villain, but a quick-witted young man, with hopes and dreams of his own. But try as he might, Mordred cannot escape Merlin's prophecy.His mother, the evil sorceress Morgause, tracks her son down and takes him back, then feeds the flames of Mordred's ambition, setting into motion a chain of events that will go down in history-and legend-as father and son are finally forced to confront each other one last time: on the wicked day of destiny, when Arthur's final battle will be fought.
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The Arthurian Saga Series

The Crystal Cave
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 16 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myrdden 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 High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon … and the conception of Arthur, king for once and... Read more »
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The Hollow Hills
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 16 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The spellbinding, suspenseful story of how Merlin, the Enchanter, helped Arthur become the king of all Britain—a magnificent novel set in a time when no life is safe, no law stableKeeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for... Read more »
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The Last Enchantment
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 18 hours
Abridged: No
Arthur Pendragon is king! Crowned and recognized as High King, Arthur is unchallenged on the battlefield, and he melds the country together in a time of promise, as Merlin works in the shadows.But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause—Arthur’s own half sister—ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web... Read more »
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The Wicked Day
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Mary Stewart's stunning Arthurian Saga that began with The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment continues withThe Wicked Day, the story of the clash between King Arthur and his bastard son, MordredBorn of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, and prophesied by Merlin to kill Arthur, Mordred is stolen... Read more »
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The Prince and the Pilgrim
By: Mary Stewart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The bestselling author of the acclaimed Merlin Trilogy returns to the magical world of King Arthur and Camelot-to tell a story of daring adventure, unexpected love, and unsurpassed enchantment.Eager, burning, and young, Alexander has come of age to take vengeance on the treacherous King of Cornwall who murdered his father. He sets off toward... Read more »
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