Celtika Reviews

This is a strange amalgamation, very ambitious, very imaginative, but not particularly successful.

Basically, a Pre-Camelot Merlin teams up with the Jason of Greek legend to find Jason's children (because it turns out his ex Medea didn't kill them after all.)

It would very helpful for the reader to have a good grasp of Greek and Celtic mythology before reading this, because there are a lot of creatures, spirits, and happenings that aren't going to make a lot of sense otherwise (and Holdstock doesn't really explain them either).

One good point: There's some fantastic imagery in this series. Holdstock is obviously very creative, but all this dreamy world-building is obscured by a frustrating fog of ambiguity. Too much fanciful ephemera, not enough cohesion.