When a boy washes up on the coast he cannot remember anything about himself. He finds himself protecting a beautiful woman with long blonde hair from a dangerous boar with razor-sharp tusks. The boy protects the unconscious woman by hiding her in a hollow tree, but is unable to fit too. The two are rescued by a glorious stag who follows the boy through his journeys.
When the woman wakens she reveals she is Branwen, his mother, and his name is Emrys. Emrys discovers he has magical powers, which he uses to protect his mother from being burned at the stake, but kills a boy and causes his physical blindness in the same encounter. Emrys leaves his mother at a monastery and searches for where he truly belongs.
Emrys travels to the magical isle of Fincayra somewhere between Heaven and Earth taking only herbs from his mother and a gem with vast powers on his raft. In Fincayra he meets Rhiannon and she tasks him with saving the forest she lives in. When Rhia is kidnapped in Emrys's place he vows to use his powers to save her and make things right.
In his search for Rhia Emrys discovers several truths about his past which influence his future, one only he can decide. Through his adventures and the secrets they bring to light Emrys challenges his own capabilities, growing and altering to fit his circumstances. In the first part of his tale Merlin becomes the man behind the legend. The Lost Years of Merlin is a read aimed at older elementary students, but can interest readers of all ages.
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