Dalkey, Kara. Transformation.(Water, Bk. 3) HarperCollins, Avon. 234p. c2002. 0-06-440810-8. $4.99. J * In this conclusion to a trilogy, Nia and Corwin must work together to save their worlds from the evil Ma'el, who would like to rule both earth and water worlds. Corwin, who has discovered that he is half merman mer·man n. A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish. [mer(maid) + man.] Noun 1. , must learn how to use the gills that lie underneath his skin. He, Nia, and Gobaith, the Farworlder King, travel back to Atlantis to recover a sword that can be used to defeat Ma'el. Defeating Ma'el comes at a cost: Nia must give most of her life force to help Corwin manage the power of the sword. She becomes the Lady of the Lake, the keeper of Excalibur, and Corwin becomes Merlin Merlin, in Arthurian legend, magician, seer, and teacher at the court of King Vortigern and later at the court of King Arthur. He was a bard and culture hero in early Celtic folklore. In Arthurian legend he is famous as a magician and as the counselor of King Arthur. , waiting for the right human to wield wield tr.v. wield·ed, wield·ing, wields 1. To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease. 2. To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively. See Synonyms at handle. the Farworlder sword. I enjoyed how this series managed to lead into the Arthurian legend Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. Medieval Sources The battle of Mt. Badon—in which, according to the Annales Cambriae (c. . Each book can stand alone but the picture is complete if you read all three. Girls will especially like these fantasies, but if you start boys at book number two in the series, Reunion (see review above), they too can get hooked. Stacey Conrad, Middle School Reading Teacher, Palmyra Palmyra, ancient city, Syria Palmyra (pălmī`rə), ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. , MO |
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