The Mirror of Merlin (Lost Years of Merlin, 4)

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This was one of the best books that I have ever read. It keep me on the edge of my seat intill I finaly finshed the book.

Rating:
Summary: Someone's been reading too much T H White...
Review: Until I read book 4, I thought Barron had (shock horror) written something original and yet in keeping with the whole legend, in his series the Lost Years of Merlin. Not any more.

The Mirror of Merlin is a good read, until Merlin the younger meets Merlin the elder. Jokes about ads for financial planners aside (anyone outside Australia know what I mean? probably not), Merlin the elder might as well just jump up and down shouting "look at me, I've been 'borrowed' from T H White's The Sword in the Stone, except White did a much better job of it." At least, that's the impression I got.

Still, the more original parts are worth reading, and the ballymag is pretty cool.