The Merlin of St. Gilles' Well
While this book is easily compared to the Mary Stewart Merlin series (“The Crystal Cave,”
etc.), Ann Chamberlin's “The Merlin of St. Gilles' Well” is an exciting new historical
fantasy fiction entry. And it is a welcomed one! It is the story of young Yann, who is
wounded by an arrow from Gilles de Rais. Yann, infected, begins to have fits and see
visions--among them the prophecy that a young Joan of Arc will deliver France's salvation....
