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Summary: Exciting!
Review: This book is great! It is mysteriouse and sucks you into it right away! It is one of the best books I have ever read and I can't wait to finish the second book. There is not a slow moment in it. Every part is just as exciting as any other part!
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Summary: Can`t wait for the next one!
Review: This definately was the best book I`ve ever read.As soon as possible I`ve just got to get my hands on The Sevon Songs. I hope that turns out to be as good as the first was! From the beggining to the end of the book I was Thrilled dazzled and amazed! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy, adventure, and just plain fun reading! In this book Barron takes the epic story of the master of wizardryand and sheds a light on the childhood of Merlin! When I first bought the book I didn`t think it would be such a great story. But boy was I wrong!!! The characters were great, the story was amazing,I doubt there is a better book in existance, and if there is it must be the sequal to this book!!! 10 on my scale!!!!!
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Summary: A wonderful book! The best I`ve ever read!!
Review: Barron has come up with a masterpiece! The best I`ve read in my life! This book has realy got me waiting for more! I recomend this to anyone who is interested in magic, myth, or Merlin! This book is more valuable to me than other Merlin books because it tells the tails of the young Merlin wich many forget about. As soon as I can I`ve got to read The Seven Songs of Merlin. As soon as I finish that I`ll read The next, once published- wich shouldn`t take long.
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: "The Lost Years of Merlin" is a fantastic read! I was really enthralled by the story and enjoyed every minute reading it. The best part of the story was that the characters were believable, and I really cared about them.
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Summary: The greatest book I have ever read!!!
Review: As a fourth-grader this book was awesome and spectacular. I enjoyed it from the start and hope to read other books by T.A.B. This book took me to the adventurous side of life and it had a good plot. I think other people and kids would like this book too. Tom Barron is going to write five books after this one all about Merlin and I'm going to read them all!
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Summary: A great fantasy filled with magic, and action.
Review: A wonderful book, Barron has realy got me on the edge my seat for The Sevon Songs of Merlin and after that the last of the trilogy. When I found out that Stangmar was his father, and then they had to battle each other I thought "Well I didn`t expect that,it`s like something out of Star Wars. But this is definately the best book I`ve ever read. A ten o my scoreboard!!
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Summary: This is a terrific book for those who like magic and mystery
Review: In this book T.A. barron seeks out to find out the lost years of merlin which have not yet been reviewed. It is a remarkable book that has a lot of Magic, Mystery and suspense and I highly recommend It to any one with that kind of interest. When I first started to read this I could not put It down.
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Summary: BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ!!!!
Review: excitement,love,adventure,all types of fantasy,emotion, this book has everything im not even finished with it but i kno that it is the best book ever. If u are into fantasy, but are patient through details u will love this book - i have the second book(the seven songs) and have already ordered the THIRD-KEEP UM KOMIN-T.A. BARRON-kudos to u!
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Summary: A very good book about a little known subject.
Review: Barron outdoes himself in this wonderful book about a boy of unknown origin trying to find out who and what he is. This is the best book I've ever read, and I've read alot of books.
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Summary: Barron takes a step in the right direction...
Review: With this book, T. A. Barron has taken a step in the right direction. His most well-known novel to date, *Heartlight*, was well-received. Unfortunately, it relied heavily upon material already covered by Madeleine L'Engle in her *Time Fantasy Quartet*.
For now, though, Barron has drifted from the realm of science fiction for young adults to fantasy for the same age group. *The Lost Years of Merlin* covers the childhood of the timeless wizard. Washing up on a shore in Wales with no memory of his name, his home, or his parents, he ekes out a life with the woman who claims to be his mother. Eventually, Merlin, then called Emrys, feels a need to fly on his own. Setting sail from the same spot where he washed up, he comes to shore on Fincayra, a mythical (or not so mythical island) and finds that only he can save the beautiful land from ruin.
Although the book is delightful, it's main fault is still originality. Many or most of the characters were resurrected from Welsh myth, and some of them were resurrected with little or no grace. Additionally, the book relies on Lloyd Alexander's *Chronicles of Prydain* like a one-legged man relies on a strong crutch. For example, Shim is nothing more than a cross between Alexander's Gurgi and Doli--uses strange wordings ("totally, absolutely, honestly" as opposed to "munchings and crunchings"). Like Doli, Shim has a trait that he can't fulfill--being tall, just as Doli couldn't become invisible. Like Doli, Shim's problem is solved by the last page. Next up: the Cauldron of Death. It can be destroyed only if a living person willingly climbs inside. Sounds like the Black Cauldron to me. Admittedly, Alexander probably dug that up out of Welsh myth himself, but he did a deft job of it and Barron didn't. The Galator could only be activated by the power of love--as could Eilonwy's golden bauble.
That's just skimming the surface. Not to mention using the idea that "not many of the trees are still awake" and Druma Wood--which is one big Xerox of Tolkien's Fangorn.
Also, Mary Stewart covered Merlin's child. Sorry, but it's not exactly a new discovery.
Barron takes a step in the right direction with this book, but his footing is still WAY off. I'm doubting whether I will have the courage to pick up *The Seven Songs of Merlin* and watch plagarism take place again...but perhaps I will, because Barron's writing, I'm convinced, could keep me interested in immeasureably worse plots. That single fact redeems this book's rating to a 7.
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