Books with title Merlin's Harp

When I was yet a very young woman I threw my heart away. Ever since then I have lived heartless, or almost heartless, the way Humans think all Fey live. Among the towering trees of magical Avalon, where humans dare not tread, lives Niviene, daughter of the Lady of the Lake. Her people, the Fey, are folk of the wood and avoid the violence and greed of man. But the strife of King Arthur's realm threatens even the peace of Avalon. And while Merlin the mage has been training Niviene as his apprentice, he now needs her help to thwart the chaos devouring Camelot. Niviene's special talents must help save a kingdom and discover the treachery of men and the beauty of love... "The story glows...a mythical tapestry that is at once completely recognizable yet utterly fresh..." -Publishers Weekly "Like The Mists of Avalon, the Arthurian legend from a woman's point of view." -USA Today "Readers will be enchanted...the characters and strands of the famous legend are skillfully woven together here." -School Library Journal "Take heed: the feminist possibilities of the Arthurian legendary cycle were not exhausted by Marion Zimmer Bradley's bestselling The Mists of Avalon... A riveting good read." -Booklist What readers are saying: "A rather unique look at the legend of King Arthur." "An exquisite addition to Arthurian literature." "The writing is lyrical; the plot twists are original. Great!"

When I was yet a very young woman I threw my heart away. Ever since then I have lived heartless, or almost heartless, the way Humans think all Fey live. Among the towering trees of magical Avalon, where humans dare not tread, lives Niviene, daughter of the Lady of the Lake. Her people, the Fey, are folk of the wood and avoid the violence and greed of man. But the strife of King Arthur's realm threatens even the peace of Avalon. And while Merlin the mage has been training Niviene as his apprentice, he now needs her help to thwart the chaos devouring Camelot. Niviene's special talents must help save a kingdom and discover the treachery of men and the beauty of love... "The story glows...a mythical tapestry that is at once completely recognizable yet utterly fresh..." -Publishers Weekly "Like The Mists of Avalon, the Arthurian legend from a woman's point of view." -USA Today "Readers will be enchanted...the characters and strands of the famous legend are skillfully woven together here." -School Library Journal "Take heed: the feminist possibilities of the Arthurian legendary cycle were not exhausted by Marion Zimmer Bradley's bestselling The Mists of Avalon... A riveting good read." -Booklist What readers are saying: "A rather unique look at the legend of King Arthur." "An exquisite addition to Arthurian literature." "The writing is lyrical; the plot twists are original. Great!"

Worst. Day. Ever.When Dan starts at a new grade school in the middle of a cold January, he expects to find bullies. He expects to find mean teachers.But attacks from mythical griffins?Well, at least the giant beast scared the bullies away. You gotta count your blessings, right?He and a girl from his class manage to scare the griffin (a griffin that shouldn’t exist!) away by bashing at its beak with a bat.But if his first day was bad, the next day is worse. His first period teacher is one of the mean teachers, for sure. But he didn’t expect her to be quite so … disappointed to see him after the griffin attack. She’s looking at him like she would look at an appetizer!It’s almost like she’s going to unfurl some hidden bat wings and pounce on him …What the heck is going on at this school, anyway?

In this first book of the series, we meet Jack McAllister, a medical student from Los Angeles, California who has his whole life planned out with his high school sweetheart and fiance. When things seem to be going well, he becomes the victim of a deadly shooting and dies defending his fiance. But death is not all that it seems when Jack wakes up in his own grave. It's then he meets Sparrow, a Watcher who delivers him to a world beyond death. A world where people continue to live after their death.When Jack discovers a stolen orb, he sets off to discover why it only responds to his own touch. An orb with a connection spanning back hundreds of years, and a family history no one thought existed. The closer he gets to the answers, the farther he is to the truth. He's plunged in the middle of a debacle between the Angels, and a mysterious man in blue. Ranked top 10 in the Hampton Roads Next Best Fiction Author Contest 2013