The Mammoth Book of Merlin

Overview:

• Title: The Mammoth Book of Merlin
• Author: Mike Ashley
• Year: 2009
• ISBN-10: 9780762438303
• Publisher: Running Press
• Price: $13.95
• Pages: xxxii+480
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Type: Anthology
• Title Reference: The Dragon Line
• Notes:
  • "First published in the United States in 2009 by Running Press Publishers"
  • "This book was originally published as The Merlin Chronicles"
  • "This expanded compilation and all additional material..."
  • No date other than year. Date from Amazon.com as of 2009-11-29.
  • First printing per number line
  • Copyright contains information (ISBN, separate number lines, etc.) for both the UK Robinson and the US Running Press edition. Title page lists both Robinson and Running Press. Back cover has Running Press, US ISBN, and US and Canadian price.
  • Cover artist credit per rear cover where credit is for illustration and design
  • Canadian price C$17.50
  • LCCN per copyright page
  • Each story is preceded, on story title page, with an introduction to author & story
  • "The Castle of Kerglas" translator is not credited
  • "Ogier the Dane" only has Morris listed as author on title page and ToC. However, introduction to the story states "These stories were later adapted into prose form by Madalen Edgar, ..., and it is that version I have reprinted here."
  • Colin R. Fry's "The Purpose of Merlin" does not appear in this book