The Merlin Conspiracy

Children's Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Books

Author: Diana Wynne Jones

I saw a dark space open in front of me and someone came stumbling from around a corner towards me. The first thing I noticed about this person was that he had a little blue flame sitting on his forehead. “Oh good,” I said. “You’re a wizard.”, , Roddy Hyde lives in a world of magic, pageantry and ritual. The daughter of two court wizards, she travels with the King’s Progress, r….Read More

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