Robert Holdstock : The Merlin Codex placing him alongside Jason and the Argonauts and Urtha Pendragon .
The Merlin Codex is a trilogy of mythic fiction novels which trace Merlin 's adventures in Europe before the time of King Arthur .
Robert Holdstock : The Merlin Codex , a trilogy of mythic fiction novels which trace Merlin 's adventures in Europe before the time of King Arthur , placing him alongside Jason and the Argonauts and Urtha Pendragon .