The Return of Merlin - Softcover

Chopra M.D., Deepak

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449910741 ISBN 13: 9780449910740

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1996

Synopsis

The author of the million-copy best-seller Ageless Body, Timeless Mind emerges as a powerful new force in fiction with a luminously written novel about the final act of the Arthurian legend playing out in modern England. The Return of Merlin is a brilliantly realized narrative that begins in Arthurian times and jumps boldly to our own 20th-century dark age of war, pollution, predation, and hatred--with a message of hope.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Deepak wrote THE RETURN OF MERLIN out of his great love of the Arthurian legends, which he became enamoured of growing up in India. THE RETURN OF MERLIN is an entertaining contemporary adaptation of the Merlin legend that contains spiritual wisdom with a quintessential Chopra-like, Vedic slant. Deepak's unique view of Arthurian magic and transformational energy give rise to some lovely passages of philosophical teachings that I even copied and carried around with me. Out of the enjoyable experience of writing this novel arose Deepak's instructional fable, Way of the Wizard.
Leslie Meredith
Executive Editor & Divisional Vice President
Ballantine Wellspring

From the Inside Flap:

Some legends endure the effects of time, reaching back to the mystery and the magic of a place and a people whom we know are part of who we are today. Camelot is such a legend and the mist shrouded fields, the ancient stone walls, the graceful figures of Arthur and Guinevere are the touchstones that connect us to purity of the heart and a sense of honor that knows no fear of death. In The Return of Merlin, Deepak Chopra, author of numerous bestsellers, proves a born storyteller. Although a book of incandescent fiction, The Return of Merlin is rich with the spiritual themes identified with Deepak Chopra: the hidden possibilities of wonder in the everyday world, the peace that lies behind the infinite masks of change, and the miraculous transformations made possible by shifts of perception. The message Merlin delivers is that "we can dream a new world from the purity of our own hearts." The rebirth of Camelot becomes vision and prophecy.

Simon Jones has appeared in the films Miracle on 34th Street, For Love or Money, Green Card, Brazil, and Monty Python's Meaning of Life, among others. He has beer featured on Broadway in The Real Thing, Benefactors, and Private Lives.

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind; Perfect Weight; Restful Sleep; and Journey Into Healing, by Deepak Chopra, are also available from Random House AudioBooks. Boundless Energy and Perfect Digestion will be available from Random House AudioBooks in October 1995.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0449910741
• ISBN 13: 9780449910740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432