Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Fires of Merlin

 
Book Menu for The Fires of Merlin by T.A. Barron

ISBN or edition I read: 0441009573 (paperback)

This is the third book in the Lost Years of Merlin series.

Food mentioned in The Fires of Merlin :
Berries, 14, 51
Apples, 47, 64
   Baked apples, 128
   Dried apples, 193
Milk pudding, 128
Chestnut Pie, 128
Blueberry pie, 135

Great vocabulary mentioned in The Fires of Merlin :
iridescent, 4
psaltery, 14
incantation, 18
verdant, 26
careened, 35
smote, 66
frond, 145
viscerally, 210

Games mentioned in The Fires of Merlin :
Chess, 126

Discussion questions for The Fires of Merlin :
What are your favorite places on Fincayra?
What would you ask the Wheel of Wye?  For what is the Wheel a metaphor?
Do you think the author has a message?  What is it?
What are the fires of Merlin?
What are Hallia's and Eremon's opinions of Man? (pages 95 and 104)