When you write about someone who will later be called the wizard Merlin, and you want to show the true Britain of the 6th century, after the very first chapter one of the other gods comes into the book, and the plot goes into a steep dive... Another fantasy on the theme of Arthuriana? No matter how it is! The novel "The Caledonian Madman" is about the beginning of the journey of the druid Myrddin, who was destined to be born in the year of the death of Artos the Bear. The legends of Wales and Ireland, the heritage of Rome and the tribes of the goddess Danu, the mythical rulers of the Old North and the other world of the Celts Annuin.