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Title: The Legacy of Merlin by Constance M. Burge, Eloise Flood ISBN: 0-7434-1236-2 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (14 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The Legacy of Merlin
Comment: In the Legacy of Merlin Prue has been asked to go to England to find medieval books for a collector. When Piper and Phoebe come with her Phoebe starts dating a man named Niall. Prue and Piper are extremely suspicious of Niall and although they don't approve Phoebe continues dating him. However, when an old lady that Prue knows goes missing right after Prue saw Niall and a different woman speaking with her the sisters must intervene. With some investigation the sisters find that Niall is a victim of the strange lady's and the sisters will have to go back in time to Camelot to save him.
I didn't like this book as much as some of the other Charmed books. The book advertises going back to Camelot but only two of the sisters go and they're only there for about 25 pages.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Charming Book!
Comment: Prue travels to England with her sisters to buy medieval books for a collector. Piper reads on how to make love charms from flowers, and Phoebe meets tall, dark and handsome Niall, whom she has a vision of him holding an infant. Piper discovers a secret Druid ritual in progress with Niall, a part of it. As they set out to find Niall's secret, they learn that a local villager is in danger from the Druids. To save her, they must journey to Camelot for a magical spell that exists far in the past.
Rating: 2
Summary: Only enjoyable by younger readers
Comment: This novel is based upon the immensely popular television programme - Charmed, which successfully jumped on the witchcraft/pagan/wiccan bandwagon, and (at the time of this review) has just started it's forth season. I can't see anyone who doesn't watch the show reading one of the novelisations, but in case you *do* fall into this catagory, here's the lowdown: Prue, Piper and Phoebe are the Charmed Ones, three of the most powerful witches in the world, each blessed with special powers: Prue is telekinetic and has recently acquired the power of astral projection, Piper can 'freeze time' - anything caught in her power freezes immediatly, like when you press the 'pause' button on T.V., and Phoebe has psychic visions, usually of people in trouble or of impending danger. Their task is to protect the innocent against warlocks, demons and other nasties.
'The Legacy of Merlin' seems to take place mid-way through the second season - Prue still works at Bucklands and has the power of astral projection, and Piper is re-assessing her relationship with Leo (Dan does not seem to be on the scene yet). It begins with Prue travelling to England to track down some old and rare books for collectors back in San Francisco, and Piper and Phoebe trag along for the holiday. Phoebe, who is eagar to explore the land of Camelot and King Arthur begins searching the old bookstores where she mets a handsome stranger - Niell Oldman, and is immediatly struck by a vision: Niell holding a baby on a windy moor, mixed with a feeling of love and sadness. Niell is a strange character - he is rather startled by technology in all forms, and speaks of magic and legends as if he truely believed in them. Phoebe falls for him pretty fast, but Prue, who sees him with a striking woman named Diana in the village, is more suspicious. Things start to get more mysterious as Piper comes across a gathering of Druids, with Diana and Niell in the centre of their ritual. Niell explains - he is Merlin's son, who Diana summoned from ancient Camelot in order to have a child with her, who she assumes will be very powerful. To send Niell home, Piper and Prue time-travel to ancient Camelot to find Merlin and a spell that will send Niell back, while Phoebe and Niell try to combat Diana and save Mrs Jeffries, an elderly woman that Diana plans to sacrifice.
Some things don't make sense - for instance, Niell tells the sisters that Diana doesn't have much power, which is why she wants a baby with him, but I assume summoning someone from four hundred years ago isn't an easy feat. And why did Niell go along with her? He didn't know the meaning of the word fight? Furthermore, assuming that her baby with Niell would be all-powerful, and the way she filled up Niell's mind with a history of the world are rather implausible.
As well as this, the book is obviously intented for young people, not adults, and the font and writing style makes it ideal for people 10-14. Adults who enjoy the show will get no pleasure from these juvenile books, which is unfortunate because (at least where I live) 'Charmed' is rated adults only on television.
The intended audience however will enjoy, and no doubt be able to skim over the cliches, tacky love story, plot holes and Piper's subplot of creating a love potion that backfires, which I think is supposed to be humerous.
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Title: Haunted by Desire by Constance M. Burge, Cameron Dokey ISBN: 0671041673 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 03 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Soul of the Bride by Constance M. Burge, Elizabeth Lenhard ISBN: 0743412370 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Gypsy Enchantment by Carla Jablonski ISBN: 0743412354 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Beware What You Wish by Constance M. Burge, Diana G. Gallagher ISBN: 0743412389 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Crimson Spell by F. Goldsborough, Constance M. Burge ISBN: 0671041649 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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