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The Last Enchantment

Mary Stewart

First published 1979
Type Novel
Series Arthuriana › Merlin #3

"This novel covers the time from when Arthur Pendragon first becomes king to the time Merlin, now getting on in years, begins to lose his powers and becomes a sort of master spy to assist King Arthur as he begins the task of uniting all of Britain." Merlin also takes a female apprentice, "teaches her everything he knows, and they fall in love despite their age difference." --Wikipedia

The Last Enchantment concludes what is sometimes called the Merlin trilogy. Stewart's fifth and last Arthurian novel, The Prince and the Pilgrim, is set during during the time of The Last Enchantment. --Wikipedia

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1979 Cover The Last Enchantment William Morrow / BCE Novel 3
June 1979 The Last Enchantment Hodder & Stoughton Novel
July 1979 Cover The Last Enchantment William Morrow Novel
1980 Cover Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy William Morrow Omnibus 613
1980 Cover The Last Enchantment Coronet Novel
1980 The Last Enchantment Coronet Novel
1980 Cover De laatste betovering Het Spectrum Novel
1980 Cover The Last Enchantment Coronet Novel
July 1980 Cover The Last Enchantment Fawcett Crest Novel 9
1982 Cover Merlins Abschied Knaus Novel
September 1984 The Last Enchantment Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Novel
1985 Cover The Last Enchantment Coronet Novel
March 1987 Cover The Last Enchantment Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Novel
1992 Cover De laatste betovering Het Spectrum Novel
August 1996 Cover The Last Enchantment Fawcett Columbine / Ballantine Novel
May 2003 Cover The Last Enchantment Eos / HarperCollins Novel
September 2004 Cover The Merlin Trilogy Eos / HarperCollins Omnibus
February 2012 Cover The Last Enchantment Hodder Paperbacks Novel
November 2016 Cover The Last Enchantment Hodder Paperbacks Novel
December 2016 Cover The Last Enchantment Blackstone Audio Novel