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Summary: The Seven Songs of Merlin
Review: The Seven Songs of Merlin is an excellent book written by T.A Barron. When I started this book it kept climbing to excitement throughout the book. It took me three days to read this book because it was so entertaining. The Seven Songs of Merlin is about a young wizard who brought back his mother from the dead. But soon an evil nemesis poisoned Merlin's mother with magic. In one week she will die, but Merlin has one chance in saving her. He has to find the Elixer. Now he must wonder into the lands of Fincayra discovering songs along the way that will help him through his journey. But the Elixer that a wizard owns is very distant. Will young Merlin collect all the songs and get the Elixer from Dagda the wizard in less than a week? Also tomake matters worse Merlin has to face Rhita Gawr an evil wizard and a cyclops that killed Merlin's grandfather who was the greatest wizard of all time. Will Merlin succeed? Who knows until you read this greatbook.
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Summary: The Seven Songs of Merlin
Review: I think this book is an excellent book because of all the fantasy and amazing lessons Merlin learns in this chapter. It teaches him his own skills in magic and he also learns more about himself and about his past. It contains mystical creatures you probably have never heard before and many perilous journeys that happen on the mystical island of Fincayra. If you are about to read this book, be prepared to hold this book for hours and read it like a movie going through your mind. This book is so much like Harry Potter but much more better. Harry Potter is just simple childish magic. Merlin is a more interesting and powerful magic that can keep you reading for hours and hours straight.
This book is about Merlin, about 12 years old, and he has just defeated an evil king that happened to be his possessed father. He has just found out that is mother is about to die and he must save her by going to the Otherworld and getting the elixir to heal his mother. He must first solve Seven songs that will then show him where the way to the Otherworld is. He performs all of these tasks well and finds out that his friend, Rhia, is his sister. So he finds out more about himself and his unknown powers and he gets the elixir from the god, Dagda. Now his mother is still weak but alive. Merlin then continues on with his life now knowing more about himself.
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
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Summary: Great Book, good read
Review: This book is a great fantasy book, good enough to rival LOTR and Harry Potter. When you read this book it takes you away to places that you never thought that you would go. It is a great sequel to the first book the Lost Years series. In this book Merlin even comes up with the mysterious sword Excalibur. He doesnt say that he does but the clues hint to the name. If you liked Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings you will definetly love the Series The Lost Years of Merlin.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: Do you like fantasy books? This book is exciting from the beginning all of the way to the end. T. A Barron writes very well and books from the first page. When I read it I felt like I was right there with the characters. Make sure you read the first book in the series, The Lost Years of Merlin first. It is also a very good book and ties into the The Seven Songs of Merlin.In this book Merlin's mother gets very sick and Merlin and Rhia have to go on a long, challenging quest to get an elixir that will save her. The problem is they only have a month. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy. It is a great read.
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Summary: The second story of an incredible epic
Review: This is the second book in The Lost Years of Merlin series.
In this book, Merlin has been entrusted with the Flowering Harp, which can bring life to the dead lands that had been destroyed earlier. Merlin, in a fit of Hubris, shirks his duty and brings his mother to the island of Fincayra, a place she had left years ago. But upon her arrival, she is struck by a dark magic that will kill her in thirty days, unless Merlin can master the seven songs of wizardry and journey to the overworld.
This book was a little bit of a disappointment for me, for the characters, but was as good as the others in the series. The main grip for the series is Merlin in the beginning. He was acting very, very dumb. He flaunted his power and as a result, brought his mother to near death. This is a very typical thing for a hero to do, and because he heard many greek stories, I would have guessed that he would have known better.
Other than that, the story was excellent. The neat thing is the songs. Reading them, I realized that they have a consiterable relevence to 'real' life.
This is another good character changing story. Barron takes us slowly as Merlin is brought down a bit after learning some things about friendship, all the way to mastering the songs and becoming all the wiser for it. The Merlin in the beginning is different from the Merlin in the end.
The plot line about the two gods, good and evil, struggling for power is in a little more clearer focus now. Merlin actually talks with them in the story.
Lastly, we get to see more of Fincayra's residents, and more of the island.
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Summary: Wonderful in every way
Review: A worthy sequel to the "Lost Years of Merlin," the second book of this five-book classic cycle. TA Barron does not suffer from sequelitis, remaining fresh and original as ever.
Merlin's ego begins to blow out of proportion in "The Seven Songs of Merlin." The blossoming wizard is entrusted with repairing the damage wrought by Rhita Gawr, a demonic creature who had ruled and ruined parts of the land, by using the magical Flowering Harp. But he chooses to neglect the duty assigned to him, in favor of attempting to bring his mother to Fincayra, the enchanted isle.
But his use of power attracts the attention of Rhita Gawr, who send a fatal "death shadow" after him, that attacks Elen, his mother, rather than Merlin himself. Merlin is told that she has exactly a month to live, and that they must find the nature spirit-god Dagda to cure her. But only one mortal has ever found his way into the Otherworld: Merlin's long-dead grandfather, Tuatha.
In a very st!irring and chilling scene, the long-dead wizard Tuatha speaks to Merlin and informs him that he must master the Seven Songs before he can meet Dagda and heal Elen. Desperate to save her, Merlin sets off to accomplish his mission within a month. Along the way, Merlin is accompanied by the forest girl Rhia and a new friend, a depressing jester and bard named Bumblewy.
But before reaching Dagda to save his mother, Merlin must overcome a great deal, must learn immense wisdom, must make new friends and enemies, and may lose someone he loves dearly.
Merlin is the same flawed hero as before, with a little more puffed-up-then-deflated ego now that he knows that he will be a powerful wizard. Rhia is the same irrepressable forest sprite, ready to pierce Merlin's ego when it needs a pinprick, and wise enough to see places where they will stumble. Bumblewy is slightly less interesting than the tiny giant Shim in book 1, but his success in making someone laugh and Merlin's re!action will send you rolling in the aisles.
Barron's writing style is still fresh and descriptive, leavened with occasional humor and a new round of intriguing characters. It will be difficult to understand some references (Rhita Gawr, the Flowering Harp) if you haven't read Book 1--also, Merlin's evolution as a human being won't be as pronounced.
So, read Book 1 and then read this! You will not be sorry...
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Summary: This Book is Good
Review: This was almost as good as the first- but not quite. The storyline fell somewhat short of expectation and many of the outcomes of the conflicts were predictable. A few good twists and turns but still not reaching full potential.
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Summary: Gotta Read this book
Review: A few things I liked about this book were the magic, the action, and the regular storyline. Other books that were written by the same author were The Lost Years of Merlin, The Fires of Merlin, The Mirror of Merlin, and The Wings of Merlin. I think The Lost Years of Merlin is the best. Anybody who likes the Harry Potter books would probably like this book.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: as you may know i also wrote a review on the first book of merlin. this is not the same.this book was an amzing book! not only is it amazing action and adventure but it also has real life lessons like one saying anyone can change and binds are not frome rope but heart etc........ read it..........or else....
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Summary: Review of the Seven Songs of Merlin
Review: In my opinion the Seven Songs of Merlin is the best of T.A. Barrons book series the Lost Years of Merlin. It brings you through the mist and all over the mystical land of Fincayra.
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