Author | T. A. Barron |
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Original title | The Seven Songs of Merlin |
Country | U.S.A. |
Language | English |
Series | The Merlin Saga |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Penguin |
Publication date | 1997 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 336 pp (hardcover edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-399-25021-7 |
Preceded by | Merlin Book 1: The Lost Years |
Followed by | Merlin Book 3: The Raging Fires |
Website | The Seven Songs |
Merlin Book 2: The Seven Songs is a fantasy novel by T. A. Barron, published by Philomel Books in 1997. [1] The Seven Songs is the second book in a 12-book series known as The Merlin Saga. This book was originally published as The Seven Songs of Merlin, book two of The Lost Years of Merlin epic, a 5-book series. [2] These books chronicle the childhood of Merlin.
Young Merlin has brought new hope to Fincayra, the enchanted isle that lies between earth and sky. 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. But Fincayra remains in great danger still — and the first victim of the renewed tide of evil is Merlin's own mother.
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. Only then can he voyage to the Otherworld of the spirits and obtain the precious Elixir of Dagda. Yet to do that he must first succeed where even Tuatha failed — by defeating Balor, the ogre whose merest glance means death. Even more difficult, Merlin must discover the secret of seeing not with his eyes, but with his heart.
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