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Young Merlin

by Tony Bradman

Interest age: 8 to 10
Reading age: 7+

Published by Barrington Stoke, 2012

  • Fantasy
  • Historical
  • Myths and legends
  • Dyslexia

About this book

Merlin has always felt different from other boys. Firstly, he has dreadful nightmares full of fighting and death. Secondly, he and his mother are treated as outcasts because Merlin has no father.

One day some of king Vortigern’s soldiers fetch Merlin from his village and take him to the king. He discovers that the king is building a fortress that keeps falling down, so he wants to make a human sacrifice of a fatherless boy to appease his pagan gods. Luckily, Merlin escapes - and then meets a dragon who shows him the meaning of his nightmares and the important destiny that awaits him.

The first of a trilogy, this action-packed story is ideal for reluctant and dyslexic readers who enjoy magic and fantasy.

About the author

Tony Bradman has been involved in the world of children's books for more than 30 years, as an award winning writer, an editor and a reviewer. He has written poetry, picture books and fiction books for all ages, and has edited many anthologies of short stories and poetry. In recent years he has also written a number of books with his son Tom, including Titanic: Death in the Water which won a Young Quills Award from the Historical Association in 2012.

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