And Oh So Bright
The Merlin of St. Gilles’ Well (Joan of Arc Tapestries, volume 1)
By Ann Chamberlin
1999’s The Merlin of St. Gilles’ Well is the first volume in Ann Chamberlin’s Joan of Arc Tapestries series.
Joan of Arc is a legendary figure; author Chamberlin has used her legend as a setting for a heroic fantasy. This story begins with a boy named Yann (by Bretons, Jean by the French) Le Dapier and his boyhood associate, Gilles de Rais.
The story begins with a violent incident in the woods.