The Broken Kings: Robert Holdstock

Book III of The Merlin Codex. All the signs are that the hill below the fortress of Taurovinda, stronghold of Urtha, High King of the Cornovidi, is coming alive in a way that signals danger from the west, from the Otherworldly Realm of the Shadows of Heroes. They claim the land as their own. But this time their actions are driven by a force that is darker and older than even the oldest among the ghosts. Who or what is raising the Dead? Merlin must answer that question if this time of kings and lovers is to be saved. Jason's wonderful ship, the Argo, has returned, drawn back by her own guilty past. She has a dreadful secret she will reveal only to Merlin. Niiv, the beautiful Northlands enchantress is working her way closer to Merlin's charms. Love is in the air - but at a price.