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''The Lost Years of Merlin'' is a five-book epic authored by T.A. Barron, which details the adventures of a teenaged Merlin as he explores the magical isle of Fincayra, with a great amount of focus on how the wizard we all know and love today [[Character Development|develops from a bratty teenage boy into the wise and all-knowing wizard]].

The boy is rooted in humble beginnings in a remote village implied to be [[Medieval European Fantasy|somewhere in Wales]], where he lives with his well-intended and doting mother, is tormented by [[The Rival|the local bully]], and [[Desperately Looking for A Purpose In Life|yearns for greater things]]. When a [[The Call Knows Where You Live|terrible incident]] results in the death of the bully and the loss of the boy's sight, he lives in anguish for several weeks until he slowly begins to develop a magical [[Disability Superpower|"second sight,"]] the true awakening of his latent magic powers. [[Call to Adventure|He then leaves the village where he has dwelt his entire known life and sails away on a self-built raft]] [[The Hero's Journey|in order to find his true home]]. As luck would have it, a storm overtakes him and he washes up on the shores of [[Magical Land|Fincayra]], a legendary isle said to be the gateway between heaven and earth, an "in-between" place. As the boy explores the island, he makes new friends and [[Big Bad|dangerous enemies]], all of whom help him grow into a respectable young man worthy of carrying the title of greatest wizard of all time.

The boy is rooted in humble beginnings in a remote village implied to be [[Medieval European Fantasy|somewhere in Wales]], where he lives with his well-intended and doting mother, is tormented by [[The Rival|the local bully]], and [[Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life|yearns for greater things]]. When a [[The Call Knows Where You Live|terrible incident]] results in the death of the bully and the loss of the boy's sight, he lives in anguish for several weeks until he slowly begins to develop a magical [[Disability Superpower|"second sight,"]] the true awakening of his latent magic powers. [[Call to Adventure|He then leaves the village where he has dwelt his entire known life and sails away on a self-built raft]] [[The Hero's Journey|in order to find his true home]]. As luck would have it, a storm overtakes him and he washes up on the shores of [[Magical Land|Fincayra]], a legendary isle said to be the gateway between heaven and earth, an "in-between" place. As the boy explores the island, he makes new friends and [[Big Bad|dangerous enemies]], all of whom help him grow into a respectable young man worthy of carrying the title of greatest wizard of all time.

The five books in the series are:

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It is not extremely well-known and is a pretty archetypical [[Standard Fantasy Setting]], but each book was received relatively decently and sold enough to make the New York Times Best-Sellers List.

[http://tabarron.com/merlin-the-movie There is talk of a movie adaptation of at least the first book of the series.] Has no relation to the [[Merlin (TV)|TV show on BBC]].

[http://tabarron.com/merlin-the-movie There is talk of a movie adaptation of at least the first book of the series.] Has no relation to the [[Merlin (TV series)|TV show on BBC]].

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=== Tropes in the series: ===

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* [[Plot Coupon]]: The Seven Songs of Magic in ''The Seven Songs of Merlin'', which Merlin needs in order to access the underworld and get an elixir to cure his mother, yet another [[Plot Coupon]].

* [[Quest for Identity]]

* [[Separated At Birth]]: {{spoiler|Emrys and Rhiannon.}}

* [[Separated at Birth]]: {{spoiler|Emrys and Rhiannon.}}

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: See [[Burn the Witch]] up above. Also, [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|Slayer]].

* [[Wild Child]]: Rhiannon.