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| Original Title: | The Mirror of Merlin |
| ISBN: | 0441009654 (ISBN13: 9780441009657) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Merlin #4, The Lost Years of Merlin #4 |
T.A. Barron
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.06 | 8271 Users | 89 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Mirror of Merlin (Merlin #4) |
| Author | : | T.A. Barron |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | July 30th 2002 by Ace (first published September 13th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Mythology. Arthurian |
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WHAT THE MIRROR REFLECTS...Strange wickedness is rising up on the magical Isle of Fincayra. To save his homeland, and his destiny, Merlin is forced to travel to frightening places - both on the land and within himself. Joined by Hallia, the deer-woman he has grown to love, and by his own mischievous shadow, Merlin discovers a magical mirror that can alter anyone's fate. But when he looks into it, the person he sees is the person he least expects to find.
"Fans of the series will gobble it up."
-GOYA
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Ratings: 4.06 From 8271 Users | 89 ReviewsArticle About Books The Mirror of Merlin (Merlin #4)
Mirror of Fate is book 4 of Barron's chronicles of the young years of Merlin. I quite enjoyed how this book played more with traditional Arthurian legend than the past books. Little hints that made me smile to things more overt. Merlin is still a bit prideful, show-offy, a little complainy/despairing, and sometimes acts before he thinks. But he is only 15, so it is all about him growing up and making mistakes - which we have all done. I see him starting to grow and learn more in this book andI don't get it. He finally figured out how to pace a plot, and then he goes and writes a book that has no plot. I just don't get it. I will say I'm impressed that between Shim, the Ballymag, and whats-his-face in book 5, Barron actually came up with three different cutesy dialects. And I'm tempted to give this another star just for sneaking "assnasty" in there...but I won't.
I just didn't get cohesion between parts in this one. It's almost as if it's two story lines, meshed into one. Not that that's bad, just disorienting in comparison to the series.For a reant on how things just "happen" that affect things go hereFor me it was just a book to go through to get to the last one in the series, although I must emphasize, IT IS LARGELY THE RESULT OF MY OWN INEPTITUDE. :p
The fourth book of the 5 book Lost Years of Merlin series is the first to really begin to get into the more traditional Arthurian lore. Previous volumes have confined themselves to more light-hearted adventure, sometimes with serious consequences, but never with a very far-ranging plot structure. This book begins the same way but thanks to the introduction of a mirror/portal, young Merlin is able to meet his wizened older self and learn much about his ultimate destiny. But only some of it. He
Explains a lot about Merlin. The Crystal cave, shapeshifting, and time travel. He still needs to work on humble learning.
Great book
The stories of Merlin are timeless and many. This one is book four of a series about the young Merlin. No matter that I have not read the previous three books, this one was terrific and I will read the next one, The Wings of Merlin. Meant for young adults, it is a very adult read, a fast paced adventure tale, and even better, a foreshadowing of what's to come in the older Merlin's life when the two meet each other in two different worlds, a delightful encounter near the end of the book. In this
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