The Third Magic

A 20th-century visitor to Tintagel is swept back to the time of King Arthur and a land of magic.

Recommended age: 14 and up.

Mistaken for one of her own ancestors, Morgan Lefevre is summoned through time to the alien world of Nwm. With only the boy Arddu as companion, she is caught between the opposing cruelties of the Circle and the Line, the two Magics of Nwm that have fought one another over the centuries and across many worlds. When Morgan and Arddu gain possession of an ancient weapon of the mysterious Third Magic, Earth is drawn into the struggle as well, and the reader comes to understand the King Arthur story in a whole new way. Times and worlds merge as Morgan is brought face to face with her own destiny.

Some Comments About The Third Magic:

"...A unique recasting of a legend."
-- Centre for Children's Books, Boston, February 1989

"A fine adventure, complex but carefully developed."
-- Kirkus, February 15, 1989

"...Beautifully crafted."
-- London Free Press, Dec. 31, 1989

"An imaginative tour de force."
-- Montreal Gazette, January 21, 1989

Reader's Comments:

"I just wanted to send a quick message to say how wonderful I think The Third Magic is. I read it first when I was in grade seven for an english project, and have read it several times over in the years since then (I was 12 then, now I'm 20). I picked it up the other day just for something to read, and I couldn't put it down. I finished it in a few days, and then started again from the beginning. It's funny how even though I've read it quite a few times , when I read it now it's still exciting and new."
-- Lee H., Email February 1, 2005

Groundwood Books, Toronto, Buffalo; 1988, hardcover, out of print.
ISBN 0-88899-385-4
McElderry Books, New York, 1989, hardcover, out of print.

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