The Lost Years of Merlin - Softcover

Barron, T. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812577779 ISBN 13: 9780812577778

Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1998

Synopsis

When Merlin, suffering from a case of severe amnesia, discovers his strange powers, he becomes determined to discover his identity and flees to Fincayra where he fulfills his destiny, saving Fincayra from certain destruction and claiming his birthright and true name.

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Spat out by the sea, the boy lay on the rocks, as still as death. Even if he survived the day, he had no home. No memory. And no name.

So begins the tale of the strange young boy, who having washed up on the shores of ancient Wales, is determined to find his real home and his true name. One day he will become the greatest wizard of all time, but he knows nothing of this now.

At the knee of the mysterious Branwen, who claims to be his mother, the boy learns lore of the Celts, Druids, and people even more ancient. Yet the secret of his identity seems always to escape him. To discover the truth, and the secret of his own powers, he runs away, voyaging to the mist-shrouded side of Fincayra, an enchanted land between earth and sky that is being destroyed by blight. It is there he discovers that the fate of this land and his quest are strangely entwined?

Combining all the passion, power, and spiritual depth that are T. A. Barron's hallmarks, this book adds a thrilling new dimension to the legend of Merlin.

From the Back Cover:

"A novel rich with magic." -The New York Times Book Review

"An extraordinary journey of mind, body, and spirit." -Madeline L'Engle

About this edition

• Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0812577779
• ISBN 13: 9780812577778
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback