![]() ![]() There are many interesting characters - good, bad and neutral - in the story. Emrys is focussed on his own selfish quest until his friend's sacrifice changes his mind. Rhia seeks Emrys' help in defeating the evil Rhita Gawr, who has corrupted the island's king, Stangmar, and whose shadow is spreading and destroying all good in its path. Fate takes him to the mythical isle of Fincayra and Druma Wood, where he meets Rhiannon, after first mistaking her for a bundle of leaves. Afterwards Merlin avoids magic and throws his fortune upon the waves, departing the Welsh coast on a flimsy raft. Emrys discovers this to his cost and at the same time finds his second sight. He has an inherited magic to draw on, but its use is dangerous to the untutored, especially if motivated by anger and hate. ![]() From the beginning when the seven year old amnesiac Emrys is washed up on the shores of Wales and is attacked by a boar, to the dissolution of the Shrouded Castle at the end, Merlin faces grave peril. ![]() ![]() It tells a tale of his childhood and youth, filling it with unrelenting action. T he Lost Years of Merlin is the first book in a series that gives a new perspective on the famed magician. ![]()
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