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Centuries before he meets Arthur, Merlin wanders the Earth, eternally young, a traveller on the path of magic and learning. He joins Jason’s search for the Golden Fleece. It is a decision that will cost him dear…

Celtika
is the first book the Merlin Codex, is an exciting new series. (I’ve just ordered volume 2, “Iron Grail”: )

It blends a number of my favorite mythological genres, and does a good job of tying together the various elements. The story is told from the point of view of Merlin, whose powers, while strong, are still limited by his great desire to preserve his youth: the cost of his magic is outward aging. I enjoy the tragic, gritty tone of typical of greek mythology, and the characters, while heroic in their powers, also must deal with faults and flaws of heroic preportions.

Definitely worth a read.

### Update 2004-12-17

The second book, Iron Grail, was horrible. Avoid it and stick with the first one.

I took a new photo of Magda that I’m enjoying very much. I hope you do too. This effect is called hi-keying, because much of the photo is lightened, with only a few dark areas preserved for contrast.

Unfortunately the old design, with all the graphics, was very slow and
difficult to maintain. The new site is better organized, the navigation has
been fixed, and it’s easy for me to add new content.

I’m also moving towards a 100% CSS based site, which will make future
enhancements much easier.

However, most of the old links should work.

Please let me know what you think.