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Child Of The Dark Prophecy
''The Great Tree of Avalon'' is a fantasy novel by T. A. Barron, published by Penguin Young Readers Group. The book is the ninth novel in the 12-book series known as Merlin Saga. It was originally published as ''The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy'', the first novel in ''The Great Tree of Avalon'' trilogy, and is set in a world made up of a great tree and its seven roots inhabited by creatures. Plot summary Avalon started its life as a magical seed that beat like a heart, planted by Merlin in earlier books from the Merlin Saga. Soon it grew into a huge tree, having members of every existing species living in its 7 root-realms. Élano, the sap of the Great Tree, is a liquid that has the power to create, with powers far greater than that of Merlin himself. For the first several centuries of Avalon's existence, the creatures lived in harmony, guided by the religion of Avalon, the Society of the Whole, its followers known as Drumadians, named after a wood in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Elliot (illustrator)
David Elliot is a New Zealand illustrator and author, known internationally for his contributions to the ''Redwall'' fantasy series by British author, Brian Jacques. Biography Elliot was born in 1952 in Ashburton, New Zealand. He has a fine arts diploma in painting, from the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, and is also a qualified school teacher. He lives in Port Chalmers, Dunedin. Publications Elliot illustrated six ''Redwall'' books, as well as the Mossflower Anniversary Edition (with full-page illustrations), all written by UK author Brian Jacques. He also illustrated the second and third volumes of Jacques' '' Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series and American author, T. A. Barron's ''Great Tree of Avalon'' series, beginning with '' Child of the Dark Prophecy''. Other international collaborations include providing illustrations for ''Time'' magazine editor Jeffrey Kluger's first book for children, ''Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats '' (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bard
In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities. With the decline of a living bardic tradition in the modern period, the term has loosened to mean a generic minstrel or author (especially a famous one). For example, William Shakespeare and Rabindranath Tagore are respectively known as "the Bard of Avon" (often simply "the Bard") and "the Bard of Bengal". Oxford Dictionary of English, s.v. ''bard'', n.1. In 16th-century Scotland, it turned into a derogatory term for an itinerant musician; nonetheless it was later romanticised by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Etymology The English term ''bard'' is a loan word from the Celtic languages: Gaulish: ''bardo-'' ('bard, poet'), mga, bard and ('bard, poet'), wlm, bardd ('singer, poet'), Middle Breton: ''barz'' ('m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Flame
An eternal flame is a memorial consisting of a perpetually burning flame. Eternal flame or eternal fire may also refer to: Memorials *Eternal Flame (Azerbaijan) *Eternal Flame (Belgrade) * Eternal flame (Sarajevo) *John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame Books *"The Eternal Flame", the second book in the ''Orthogonal'' trilogy by Greg Egan *'' Merlin Book 11: The Eternal Flame'', the third book in ''The Great Tree of Avalon'' trilogy by T. A. Barron Music * ''Eternal Flame'' (album), by Do As Infinity *Eternal Flame (band), a Dutch rock band *"The Eternal Flame", a song from the 2005 album '' The Circle of Life'' by Freedom Call * "Eternal Flame" (song), a 1988 song by The Bangles *"Eternal Flame", a song by Mystic Prophecy from the album '' Regressus'' Other *Eternal Flame Falls, a waterfall in New York State, USA, which features a natural gas flame * Shalleh-ye Javiyd (English: ''Eternal Flame''), a Maoist political party in Afghanistan * ''Eternal Fire'' (film), a 1985 Spanish film * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows On The Stars
''Shadows on the Stars'' is a fantasy novel by T. A. Barron, published by Penguin Young Readers Group. The book is the tenth novel in the 12-book series known as Merlin Saga. It was originally published as ''The Great Tree of Avalon: Shadows on the Stars'', the second novel in ''The Great Tree of Avalon'' trilogy, and is set in a world made up of a great tree and its seven roots inhabited by creatures. Plot summary In the previous book, ''Merlin Book 9: The Great Tree of Avalon'', the evil sorcerer Kulwych made a pure crystal of élano out of the water from the White Geyser of Crystillia. Élano is the most powerful substance in Avalon and is known for its power to create life. At the beginning of ''Shadows on the Stars'', the wicked spirit Rhita Gawr corrupted this pure crystal of élano and thereby transformed into an anti-matter-like version of itself, called vengélano, which destroys whatever it touches. Facing this danger, the three young heroes, Tamwyn, Elli, and Scree, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wizard's Wings
''A Wizard's Wings'' is a children's fantasy novel by T. A. Barron. ''A Wizard's Wings'' is the fifth book in a 12-book series known as The Merlin Saga. This book was originally published as ''The Wings of Merlin'', the final book in the five-book series ''The Lost Years of Merlin'', which provides a childhood story for Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ..., the legendary Arthurian wizard. In the series, Merlin searches for his true identity while overcoming perilous odds as he learns to use his powers for good and discovers his strengths and weaknesses. Merlin is also given the task of ending evil in the land and finds out secrets of his past that change his life. In ''A Wizard's Wings'', winter approaches, and Merlin must quickly unify Fincayra's dwarves, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror Of Fate
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raging Fires
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Songs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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