MERLIN Book 3 Young Merlin Trilogy Harcourt Brace 1997 ISBN# 0-15-20081-4 Harcourt hardcover ISBN# 0-590-37119-3 Scholastic paperback Included in YOUNG MERLIN TRILOGY ISBN# 0-15-205211-9 Magic Carpet softcover

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Young Merlin

The third book of the Young Merlin trilogy (PASSAGER and HOBBY are the others) this tells the story of Merlin as a twelve year old and immediately follows young Merlin's escape in Book 2 from a murdering king. In this part of the adventure, Merlin comes upon a tribe of wild people--wodewoses--who capture him and put him in a cage where he is supposed to tell them the future. In this encampment he meets the child who will one day be King Arthur. I am especially fond of the hardcover covers. I researched the falconry stuff carefully and each of the trilogy titles (Passager, Hobby, Merlin) are terms from falconry. Merlin was on te Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List 1998-1999. The trilogy won the 1988 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.

       In print in both hardcover and paperback.

An interview about my Arthurian stories.

An online review from the Mythopoeic Society.

What reviewers have said: "... gracefully written, and an easy introduction to Arthurian tales."--Horn Book

"Yolen's gift to the reader is in creating worlds with their own integrity, dialogue that flows in natural rhythms, and characters to care about. That it also enhances one of the most beloved legends of the English-speaking world is just an added plus."--NAPRA Review

"Merlin echoes the tone sand rhythms of Passager and Hobby, brief novels with medieval yet timeless settings, written in stark but poetic language that will challenge some readers."--School Library Journal

"A superb prose stylist, Yolen creates an evocative sketch of her character, which is more an enigmatic glimpse of Merlin than a retelling of any of the traditional tales. Spare and sophisticated, these books will probably appeal to the adult reader as much as (or more than) its intended audience. This trilogy is recommended for any fan of Arthuriana, or, for that matter, any lover of well-written fantasy." -- Mythprint

"With this trilogy for middle readers, Jane Yolen is at the height of her literary powers. ... There are moments of pure beauty in the text. Young readers will be entertained by this trilogy, but adults will be enchanted. Any fan of the Arthurian legends or fantasy in general would find The Young Merlin Trilogy a welcome addition to their collection." -- ReviewZone (Arthur Slade)

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