Title: The Crystal Cave

Title: The Crystal Cave Title Record # 8246
Author: Mary Stewart
Date: 1970-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Merlin
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: "This novel covers the time from Merlin's sixth year until he becomes a young man." It is set in the British Isles and Brittany, not long after the Roman departure from Great Britain (5th century). Variant title "Merlin of the Crystal Cave" is that of its adaptation as a 1991 BBC television series. --Wikipedia

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Translations

Year	Title
1991^ⓘ Per Wikipedia, 1970 novel The Crystal Cave was adapted by the BBC as 1991 TV series Merlin of the Crystal Cave. British Library record BL 011311559 reports from prepublication data (464p, no size, £4.99): Title: Merlin and the Crystal Cave Other Titles: Variant Title: Merlin of the Crystal Cave	Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Year	Language	Title
1971^ⓘTranslated by Günter Panske	German	Flammender Kristall
1985^ⓘTranslated by Frans van Oldenburg Ermke	Dutch	De kristallen grot
2006^ⓘTranslated by Brigitte Mariot	French	La grotte de cristal

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1971 Mythopoeic	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
53 ^ⓘ14 votes.	2012 Locus Online	20th Century Fantasy Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Crystal Cave	1970-00-00	Mary Stewart	Hodder & Stoughton	0-340-12872-0		464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1970-00-00	Mary Stewart	Doubleday			529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1970-07-00	Mary Stewart	William Morrow / BCE			xiv+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1970-07-13	Mary Stewart	William Morrow		$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 521	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Flammender Kristall	1971-00-00	Mary Stewart	Molden	3-217-00340-3	DM 26.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	512	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1971-00-00	Mary Stewart	Hodder & Stoughton	0-340-15133-1	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1971-07-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	Q2173	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1971-07-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	0-449-01570-X / P1570	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1977-00-00	Mary Stewart	Coronet	0-340-15133-1	£0.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1977-08-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23315-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1979-00-00	Mary Stewart	Coronet	0-340-15133-1	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy	1980-00-00	Mary Stewart	William Morrow	0-688-00347-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	919	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Honi Werner
The Crystal Cave	1980-07-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24111-4	$2.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	George Ziel
The Crystal Cave	1983-00-00	Mary Stewart	Coronet	0-340-15133-1		464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1983-10-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-20563-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	George Ziel
The Crystal Cave	1984-09-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-20644-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	George Ziel
De kristallen grot	1985-00-00	Mary Stewart	Het Spectrum (Prisma #2510)	90-274-1651-6		446	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Flammender Kristall / Der Erbe	1989-00-00	Mary Stewart	Heyne (Tip des Monats #38)	3-453-02960-7	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	713	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Tim White
The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; Wildfire at Midnight; Airs Above the Ground	1989-00-00	Mary Stewart	Heinemann, Secker and Warburg, Octopus Books	0-905712-21-8	£4.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	862	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Merlin of the Crystal Cave	1991-11-00	Mary Stewart	Coronet Books	0-340-56916-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
De kristallen grot	1992-00-00	Mary Stewart	Het Spectrum (Witte Reeks)	90-274-3061-6		446	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1992-02-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-20644-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	1996-08-00	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Columbine / Ballantine	0-449-91161-6	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 520	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Erich Lessing
The Crystal Cave	2003-05-00	Mary Stewart	Eos / HarperCollins	0-06-054825-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	495	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Steven Stone
The Crystal Cave	2004-00-00	Mary Stewart	Eos / HarperCollins	0-06-054825-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	495	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Steven Stone
The Merlin Trilogy	2004-09-07	Mary Stewart	Eos / HarperCollins	0-688-00347-8	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	917	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Steven Stone
La grotte de cristal	2006-01-11	Mary Stewart	Calmann-Lévy	2-7021-3637-0	€22.50^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	xviii+ 520	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Armel Gaulme
The Crystal Cave	2006-03-00	Mary Stewart	Hodder Paperbacks (Hodder Great Reads)	0-340-83992-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	464	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Crystal Cave	2008-09-18	Mary Stewart	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-5093-9	$23.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal Cave	2012-02-02	Mary Stewart	Hodder Paperbacks	978-1-4447-3748-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	480	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Crystal Cave	2016-00-00	Mary Stewart	Eos / HarperCollins				ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Crystal Cave	2016-10-03	Mary Stewart	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5047-7423-9	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Crystal Cave	2016-10-03	Mary Stewart	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5047-7422-2			audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
The Crystal Cave	2016-11-17	Mary Stewart	Hodder Paperbacks	978-1-4447-3748-6	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	480	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Aaron Munday
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy	date unknown	Mary Stewart	William Morrow	0-688-00347-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	919	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Greg Hildebrandt
Mary Stewart: The Great Romantic Trilogy	date unknown	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	0-449-62037-9	$8.45^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	480, 384, 447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	George Ziel
The Crystal Cave	date unknown	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	X2487	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Crystal Cave	date unknown	Mary Stewart	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24111-4	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	George Ziel

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Reviews

Review by L. Sprague de Camp (1971) in Amra V2n55, December 1971
Review by Peter Bernhardt (1972) in Riverside Quarterly, August 1972
Review by Jonathan Rowe (1998) in Valkyrie, Issue 16
Review [French] by Sylvie Burigana (2006) in Bifrost, #42