Guardian of the Vision
The members of the Kirkwood family are descended from the legendary Merlin, with powers just as legendary and just as frightening. But when Griffin Kirkwood rejects his heritage and his duties to become a Catholic Priest, there is no one left to defend England against the evil that stalks the land.
Such is the backdrop for this tale of high magic and fantasy set in Queen Elizabeth I’s England. The writing is crisp and engaging, and the basic history is accurate, but it is merely a setting, a background for the true star of the novel: the magic. The characters are stock characters and the historical figures lack authenticity, but the magic permeates the entire book to the exclusion of all else at times. If a tale of high magic is what you want, this is a great book.
