A prophecy frightens the king of Argos, and he tries to cheat fate by locking away his own daughter. But little Perseus, son of Zeus, survives the sea inside a wooden chest — and grows up to receive the most dangerous mission in Greece.

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, a golden apple rolls across the floor bearing a mysterious message. The choice of a young shepherd named Paris will change the fate of Troy forever.

In the ninth year of the war, a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon changes everyone's fate. The story of Achilles and Patroclus's friendship, the duel with Hector, and a brave plea that softened the hardest of hearts.

From his mysterious birth to his great part in the making of Camelot, this is the story of Merlin, the greatest wizard of legend. He could see the whole of the future, yet all his wisdom could not free him from his own fate.

At a princess's christening, seven fairies bring wonderful gifts — but a forgotten fairy bears a grudge, and an old spindle, hidden at the top of a tower, will change the fate of the whole palace.