The Lost Years of Merlin
Book I of The Lost Years of Merlin epic
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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 a strange young boy who, washing
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 isle of Fincayra, an enchanted
land between earth and sky that is being destroyed by blight. It is
there he meets the forest girl Rhia, the brave little giant Shim, and
the wicked Rhita Gawr. He discovers that the fate of this land and his
quest are strangely entwined…. If only he can solve the riddle of the
Dance of the Giants.
Paperback ISBN: 0-441-00701-5
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