Barron, T.A. THE MIRROR OF MERLIN. Random House, 1999. Read by Kevin Isola.
Book four in the series, "The Lost Years of Merlin," Barron does for Merlin that which T.H. White did for Arthur, take him back to his boyhood to help us understand him better as an adult, to see how life forged the fire of inspiration into his soul. In growing up and learning more about others Merlin begins to turn inward and learn more about himself than he cared to. Barron's verbal introduction not only "channels" Merlin, the depth of his passion filled voice makes one wonder if he isn't going all the way back to Taliesin, the Bard of Wales. Just as full of adventure as mysticism Barron's tale knows how to entertain but he is really doing so much more than that. Young people will be unknowingly drawn into the web of our cultural heritage, our identity as Westerners. The sage of Arthur was once a little boy washed up on the shore who grew and became fond of Hallia, the deer woman as he began to age. Barron sends young Merlin into the swamps and forests of the magical island of Fincayra to grow up and find the strength to save his homeland from disaster. Merlin discovers that altering fate is not a thing to take lightly. The magical mirror helps teach him the art of prediction and as we all know the legend contains many moments where Merlin would have rather not foreseen tragedy that was yet to come. Isola handles the female voices as well as the male. A very engaging tale, an unforgettable series.
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