Something shattered the gates separating earth from the otherworlds. The power of creation has caught on like a cold. If the creatures of the otherworlds weren't frightening enough... The monsters born of human imagination and angst, brought to life by otherworldly magic, are infinitely more horrifying. I'm Elijah Wadsoworth. I'm a Druid. My better-half, Emilie, is a Bard. Connected to the Tree of Life in Annwn, we are the only ones who can track down these new monsters and take them out. We've eliminated dozens. Why do they keep coming back? Every case is a mystery. We can't just blast these beasts to the otherworld. What brought each creature here to begin with? Who (or what) is responsible? More people are lining up looking for answers... I never considered myself much of a detective. I never wanted to become a private investigator. But who the hell else is going to to do the job? When duty calls... someone has to take up the mantle. Merlin's Mantle is the first book in the new Druid Detective Agency urban fantasy series. Elijah and Emilie already went through one adventure. Now, ten years after The Druid Legacy, they are facing a new challenge, one that will test their limits. The real threat isn't the otherworldly magic, the magic that once birthed life itself in Eden/Annwn. There was a reason why humanity was cast from the garden groves. When the magic of that place comes home, it won't take long to find out why. The real threat was here all along, hidden in human hearts, now made manifest by the power of creation itself. Harry Potter meets Harry Dresden in Druid Detective Agency. You'll encounter dragons and other mythical creatures. Facing them is nothing compared to fighting with monsters born of the human mind.