Drought, plague and war have left the Isle of the Mighty battered and
its heart, the beloved Arthur, grievously injured. But, astonishingly,
the High King lives - his wounds healed and vigor restored by a sacred
and secret relic: the Holy Grail. At Ynys Avallach, a dying Arthur was
miraculously renewed. And now, in this time of rampant disease and
death, the great king wants to share the Grail's curative powers with
all who require it. A shrine will be built to house the holy treasure -
and Arthur's fabled Kingdom of Summer will at long last come to be. But
evil has entered the royal court in the guise of a beautiful maiden.
Unbeknownst to Arthur, to his devoted warriors, to his adored
Gwenhwyvar...even to the bard Myrddin, the sage Emrys whom some have
called "Merlin, " malevolent forces, soulless and cunning, seduce the
King's most loyal champion. And in an unthinkable unguarded moment, the
Grail is carried off, vanishing somewhere into the dark unknown. Now
Arthur faces the greatest challenge of his sovereignty: a quest to
recover the lost Grail that will lead the noble liege and his Dragon
Flight through realms of magic and the undead...on a trail winding
relentlessly toward a grim confrontation with his most foul nemesis,
Morgian, Queen of Air and Darkness.