Merlin and Elanor are ripped apart after a mortal wound. With the desperate hope she is still alive, Merlin hurdles through time to find her but quickly discovers more than he bargained for in modern day Wales. Hidden amongst the crowded city streets lurk dark shadows and vengeful demons bent on destroying the promise of the new kingdom. Osian’s witchcraft has reached into what remains of the old catacombs of Arthur’s tomb, threatening to stop Merlin from awakening the Once and Future King. What is worse, the dragon’s Magic of Time is unpredictable, and Merlin struggles to find a pathway home—if one even exists.

Elanor’s adopted father, David, points the way to the remnants of the ancient past, while his son Jack is pricked with jealousy, opening a rift that could cost more lives. All hope hinges on surviving these new threats and making their way home. Will Merlin find his true love on the other side of time? And if he does, will he be able to bring her back to Prydain? Together, can they unlock the magic that has imprisoned King Arthur in death all these years? 

Angela R. Hughes creates a masterful ride of twists and turns, taking you to the edge of your seat in her follow-up to Elanor and the Song of the Bard, in Book 2 of The Once and Future Chronicles: Merlin and the Magic of Time.

In 500 AD, in old Welsh Briton, King Arthur has died, leaving behind a devastated kingdom. Drowning in despair and disillusion, Merlin, a man in his prime, abandons Arthur’s realm to fall into ruin and begs for his own death to come. But when strange magic stirs, and the relentless dreams begin, he is forced to make a fateful choice…

 Across time, and in the modern age of Cardiff, Wales, twenty-three-year-old Elanor, an introverted graphic designer, struggles to make sense of her world. Her entire life, she has felt out of time and place, and her mysterious, recurring dreams about Merlin aren’t helping. He wasn’t real, just a dream. But when she encounters a curious old man in a bookshop, her dreams of Merlin no longer remain dreams…

 Catapulted through time, Elanor discovers magic, intrigue, and even Merlin himself, converging with a dark and evil menace that threatens their lives, the Kingdom of Prydain, and the prophecy of the future to come. Will the insidious darkness Elanor uncovers leave death and devastation throughout the kingdom? Elanor must discover her true identity and the power that lies within her, if she hopes to survive. Join her in this epic historical fantasy by Angela R, Hughes, The Once and Future Chronicles, Book I: Elanor and the Song of the Bard.

Arthur quickly discovers that the threats to the lands of Prydain are more than he could have dared to imagine. Through Elanor’s seeing power, she discovers someone even more insidious behind the rising darkness than just Osian. Minds of the youth are stolen by Osian’s nefarious talisman, weakening Merlin and Elanor’s magic. All the while, old demons from Arthur’s past rear their heads, forcing Prydain’s armies to leave Caer Lial to reclaim the southlands. When the Chalice of Life is uncovered, giving the enemy power to raise an army of the undead, only the mysterious Man in Blue and his golden dragon may have the answers if they hope to save Prydain and their own lives. The battle begins, as Arthur’s past and future collide in this final, enthralling conclusion of THE ONCE & FUTURE CHRONICLES.