Author: Dugald Steer
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763628956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.
Author: Anne Lawrence-Mathers
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030018929X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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A medieval historian examines what we really know about the man who was “Merlin the Magician” and his impact on Britain. Merlin has remained an enthralling and curious individual since he was first introduced in the twelfth century in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. But although the Merlin of literature and Arthurian myth is well known, his “historical” figure and his relation to medieval magic are less familiar. In this book Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just who he was and what he has meant to Britain. The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy, and natural magic, as well as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His powers were convincingly real—and useful, for they helped to add credibility to the “long-lost” history of Britain which first revealed them to a European public. Merlin’s prophecies reassuringly foretold Britain’s path, establishing an ancient ancestral line and linking biblical prophecy with more recent times. Merlin helped to put British history into world history. Lawrence-Mathers also explores the meaning of Merlin’s magic across the centuries, arguing that he embodied ancient Christian and pagan magical traditions, recreated for a medieval court and shaped to fit a new moral framework. Linking Merlin’s reality and power with the culture of the Middle Ages, this remarkable book reveals the true impact of the most famous magician of all time. “The story of how the image of Merlin as political prophet, magician and half-demon evolved in the Middle Ages is as fascinating as any romance.”—Euan Cameron
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375894543
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Merlin the magician and Morgan le Fay have disappeared, and in order to find them, Jack and Annie journey with their friends Teddy and Kathleen to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds, a frozen kingdom of ice and snow. There they must overcome their fears and solve the Ice Wizard's riddle, because if Jack and Annie don't complete their mission in time, Merlin and Morgan will disappear forever! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #32, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #4: Winter of the Ice Wizard. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Author: Brenda Sugar
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1684091675
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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Short summary of my book Your entire family will fall in love with the big hearted, goofy gentle Red Nosed Pit Bull who has the most beautiful green eyes and whose tail is like a wand with magical powers. When Merlin goes into a playful bow then raises his tail over the top of his head, a green laser light that matches the color of his eyes shines out from the tip of his tail and that’s when something magical is going to happen. Merlin also has the ability to understand what human’s say, which tends to get him into trouble at times. Merlin has two best friends, Miracle and Rocky, both Rottweiler’s, who lives with him at the ranch and they do everything together. Merlin uses his powers to help a Rottweiler in trouble at a shelter who turns out to be Miracle and saves the life of a new born calf which are a few of the adventures Merlin has. There are many mysterious things that happen out on the Ranch that Merlin has to face along with his two best friends. Merlin also has a very close relationship with the guardian and feels he needs to protect her as well. Merlin has other friends that show up from time to time, a Husky named Kiya who is Merlin’s wizard elder and provides him guidance and a big barn Owl that keeps showing up. Merlin’s magical tail will also help defend against the dangers that meet up with him as well as the dangers that lie ahead. He will not have to fight these alone however, the guardian and his friends will be right there beside him. So join Merlin as he goes on some fun, some life saving and dangerous adventures out at the Sugar Ranch.
Author: James E Wisher
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
ISBN: 194576306X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Men can’t be wizards. Everyone knows that. But everyone is wrong. Conryu has his life all planned out. Then the wizard exam arrives. He passes. The first man ever. His carefully laid plans die in an instant. His hopes for a simple life gone forever. Some consider him a monster. Others a threat. Can Conryu survive long enough to make it to wizard school? It’s going to be a long summer. Try The Impossible Wizard for free.
Author: Robyn Schneider
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593351045
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
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ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR! - Publishers Weekly "Simultaneously heart-pounding and hilarious, Robyn Schneider gives us a veritable romp through Camelot fueled by adventure and romance." —Kerri Maniscalco, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Kingdom of the Wicked and Stalking Jack the Ripper Channeling the modern humor of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, bestselling author Robyn Schneider creates a Camelot that becomes the ultimate teen rom-com hotspot in this ultra-fresh take on the Arthurian legend. Welcome to the great kingdom of Camelot! Prince Arthur’s a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot’s been demoted to castle guard after a terrible lie, and Emry Merlin has arrived at the castle disguised as her twin brother since girls can’t practice magic. Life at court is full of scandals, lies, and backstabbing courtiers, so what’s a casually bisexual teen wizard masquerading as a boy to do? Other than fall for the handsome prince, stir up trouble with the foppish Lord Gawain, and offend the prissy Princess Guinevere. When the truth comes out with disastrous consequences, Emry has to decide whether she'll risk everything for the boy she loves, or give up her potential to become the greatest wizard Camelot has ever known.
Author: James Mallory
Publisher: Aspect
ISBN: 9780446559171
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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A TIMELESS EPIC, A NEW CLASSIC FOR ALL AGES -- MERLIN Mab is the powerful Queen of Magic, but her cruel evil has turned the wizard Merlin into her implacable enemy. And Mab's sister, the Lady of the Lake, comes to Merlin's aid, giving him Excalibur. The singing Sword of the Just, held in the stone grip of a sleeping giant, released only to the hand of the man Mab most fears . . . A good and true Christian King, Merlin's student . . . King Arthur Pendragon. But Mab has her own disciple -- or pawn. For, in a monstrous act of sorcery and sin, Arthur's half-sister, Morgan Le Fay, gives Mab the weapon she needs to ravage Arthur's kingdom and Merlin's dreams of peace . . . A child. Mordred. And the Magic that raised a kingdom may be the Magic that destroys it.
Author: T. A. Barron
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698184904
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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A book of advice from Merlin, the greatest wizard of all time Based on an address he gave to students at the University of Oxford in 2013, T.A. Barron, author of the New York Times bestselling Merlin Saga, channels the wizard Merlin and offers advice on how to live a meaningful life. Divided into sections, each revolving around a magical word, this book poetically explores the concepts of Gratitude, Courage, Knowledge, Belief, Wonder, Generosity, Hope, and Love. A gem of inspiration, this is the perfect graduation gift, sure to encourage readers of all ages to live life to the fullest. Praise for The Wisdom of Merlin: "Perfect for a graduate's gift."--Kirkus Reviews
Author: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Publisher: Readaclassic.com
ISBN: 9781611044614
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Vita Merlini, or The Life of Merlin, is a work by the Norman-Welsh author Geoffrey of Monmouth, composed in Latin around AD 1150. It retells incidents from the life of the Brythonic seer Merlin, and is based on traditional material about him. Merlin is described as a prophet in the text. There are a number of episodes in which he loses his mind and lives in the wilderness like a wild animal, like Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Daniel. It is also the first work to describe the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, as Morgen. Geoffrey had written of Merlin in his two previous works, the Prophetiae Merlini, purported to be a series of prophecies from the sage, and the Historia Regum Britanniae, which is the first work presenting a link between Merlin and King Arthur. The Vita Merlini presents an account of Merlin much more faithful to the Welsh traditions about Myrddin Wyllt, the archetype behind Geoffrey's composite figure of Merlin. Whereas the Historia had Merlin associating with Arthur, his father Uther Pendragon, and his uncle Ambrosius in the 5th century, the Vita's timeframe is during the late 6th century, and includes references to various figures from that period, including Gwenddoleu and Taliesin. Geoffrey attempts to synchronize the Vita with his earlier work by having Merlin mention he had been with Arthur long before.
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A retelling of the prophecies and magical powers of Merlin, the famous magician in the Arthurian legend.
