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MERLIN BOOK II OF THE PENDRAGON CYCLE STEPHEN LAWHEAD A LION BOOK Other titles by Stephen Lawhead The Dragon King Saga: 1: IN THE HALL OF THE DRAGON KING 2: THE WARLORDS OF NIN 3: THE SWORD AND THE FLAME EMPYRION The Pendragon Cycle: 1:TALIESIN 3: ARTHUR 4: PENDRAGON Song of Albion: 1: THE PARADISE WAR 2: THE SILVER HAND 3: THE ENDLESS KNOT BOOK II OF THE PENDRAGON CYCLE STEPHEN LAWHEAD A LION BOOK  Copyright ? 1988 by Stephen R. Lawhead First published by Crossway Books A division of Good News Publishers Westchester, Illinois 60153, USA First UK edition 1988 published by arrangement with Good News Publishers All rights reserved 10 9 Published by Lion Publishing pic Sandy Lane West ISBN 0 7459 1310 5 Albatross Books Pry Ltd PO Box 320, Sutherland, NSW 2232, ISBN 0 86760 963 X British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Lawhcad, Stephen, 19SO-Merlin I. Title II. Series 813.54[F] ISBN 0-7459-1310-5 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cox Wyman Ltd, Reading DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES L. JOHNSON PRONUNCIATION GUIDE While many of the old British names may look odd to modern readers, they are not as difficult to pronounce as they seem at first glance. A little effort, and the following guide, will help you enjoy the sound of these ancient words. Consonants — as in English, but with a few exceptions: c: hard, as in cat (never soft as in century) ch: hard, as in Scottish Loch, or Bach (never soft, as in church) dd: th as in then (never as in thistle) f: v, as in of ff: f, as in off g: hard, as in girl (never gem) ll: a Welsh distinctive, sounded as tl or hi on the sides of the tongue r: trilled, lightly rh: as if hr, heavy on the h sound s: always as in sir (never his) th: as in thistle (never then) Vowels — as in English, but with the general lightness of short vowel sounds: a: as in father e: as in met (when long, as in late) i: as in pin (long, as in eat) o: as in not u: as in pin (long, as in eat) w: a double-u, as in vacuum, or tool; but be