

"Fans who have followed young Merlin through his many adventures will still enjoy trekking with him." ( The Horn Book)Ībout the Author T. He is destined to become the greatest wizard of all time-known to all as Merlin. With this land's inhabitants to guide him, the boy will learn that Fincayra's fate and his own quest are strangely interwined. This best-selling series follows the adventures and training of young Merlin on the mist-shrouded isle of Fincayra, an enchanted land between earth and sky that is being destroyed by blight. Barron! Washed up on the shores of ancient Wales, the boy had no home, no memory and no name. Barron transforms the early years of the mythical wizard's life into a vivid, action-filled fantasy, replete with deep forests, ruined castles, and evil spells.-"Kirkus Reviews."īook Synopsis The bestselling series by T. Book 1 was originally published as "The Lost Years of Merlin." T.A. A song written on the walls inside Arbassa (Merlin's Sister's Home, an Oak Tree) by Merlin's grand father Tuatha tells of these seven arts and it is only by finding the "Souls of the Songs" that Merlin can begin to master these arts and venture into the Otherworld to retrieve the cure for his Mother.About the Book Barron's series is now repackaged in these stunning paperback editions. These arts are Changing, Binding, Protecting, Naming, Leaping, Eliminating, and Seeing. The Seven Songs refer to the seven major arts of Wizardry. Even more difficult, Merlin must discover the secret of seeing not with his eyes, but with his heart. Yet to do that he must first succeed where even Tuatha failed - by defeating Balor, the ogre whose merest glance means death. Only then can he voyage to the Otherworld of the spirits and obtain the precious Elixir of Dagda. Merlin's sole hope of saving his mother's life is to master the Seven Songs of Wizardry passed down from the greatest wizard Fincayra has ever known, Merlin's grandfather Tuatha. But Fincayra remains in great danger still - and the first victim of the renewed tide of evil is Merlin's own mother. Having finally freed it from the terrible Blight, Merlin and the forest girl Rhia set out to heal the land using the magical Flowering Harp. Young Merlin has brought new hope to Fincayra, the enchanted isle that lies between earth and sky. These books chronicle the childhood of Merlin. This book was originally published as The Seven Songs of Merlin, book two of The Lost Years of Merlin epic, a 5-book series. The Seven Songs is the second book in a 12-book series known as The Merlin Saga.

Merlin Book 2: The Seven Songs is a work of literature by T.
