The Mirror of Fate

The fourth installment of the Lost Years of Merlin by epic master storyteller T. A. Barron!

What is the nature of fate? Is young Merlin destined to be a powerful wizard, or does he have a choice? These are the questions Merlin must answer as he travels with the deer woman Hallia to the Haunted Marsh where the marsh ghouls have begun a campaign of destruction. Or are the ghouls being manipulated by an even greater source of evil? An evil that seeks to destroy not the marsh, but Merlin himself?

Here, in the fourth installment of the Lost Years of Merlin, epic master storyteller T. A. Barron weaves a tale of humor, adventure, and surprise as Merlin unravels the mystery of the Haunted Marsh, meets a boy named Arthur, and travels through a mirror of mist that brings him face to face with his destiny.“A novel rich with magic.”
— The New York Times Book Review

“Brilliant first volume . . . an intense and profoundly spiritual adventure.”
— Lloyd Alexander, Newbery Medal–winning author of The Chronicles of Prydain

“An extraordinary journey of mind, body, and spirit, for both Merlin and ourselves.”
— Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, and winner of the Newbery Medal

“Fans who have followed young Merlin through his many adventures will still enjoy trekking with him.”
— The Horn BookT.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.