THE CRYSTAL CAVE
by Mary Stewart · William Morrow and Company
Born 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.
THE LORD WON'T MIND
by Gordon Merrick · Bernard Geis Associates
Prior to the publication of this beloved novel, nearly every gay novel and play seemed to end in suicide -- or at least deep despair. Merrick was one of the first writers to insist that a gay relationship could in fact be a happy one. The Lord Won't Mind tells the story of Peter and Charlie, who begin a love affair at their Ivy League college in the '60s.
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