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Question: What's the title of a book!? - the main character's name is Merlin, he's blind, and he fights a cyclops!?
I think he had a sister who was some sort of forest entity, can't remember her name though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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There is a series - "The Lost Years of Merlin" by TA Barron
http://www!.amazon!.com/Lost-Years-Merlin-!.!.!.
Merlin is blind and discovers that his friend Rhia, who dresses in leaves, is really his sister!.
"This first installment in a planned trilogy about Merlin's shadowy youth takes some intriguing twists!. Young Emrys washes up on a Welsh beach with a woman who claims to be his mother!. For years, they share a hovel, but Branwen tells him nothing about his past!. One day he discovers that he has some unusual powers; using them to kindle a fire in Branwen's defense, he is blinded by the flames!. However, he learns to see without eyes!?using his "second sight!." Desperate to know about his past, Emrys, now 12, sets off on an ocean journey!. He lands on Fincayra, where he plunges into a dangerous quest to rescue the island from the destructive blight caused by a pact between its king and an evil power!. In the process, he befriends a young Fincayran girl and a dwarf who becomes a giant through a brave deed!. Emrys also learns the truth about his origins!. The Fincayran portion of the story is very much like Lloyd Alexander's "Prydain Chronicles": a young boy and girl team up with a cute non-human to save a kingdom from the force of evil, with Welsh-style names abounding!. also, while the characterization of the hero is excellent, the portrayal of some minor figures is fair at best!. However, the fast-moving plot is sure to keep readers turning pages!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've heard of The Mirror of MERLIN, The Fires of Merlin, and The Seven Songs of Merlin!. In the series overall, it has been prophesized that only a child of human blood, like Merlin, can defeat Baylor, but as his grandfather the great wizard Tuatha said, "the truth has many faces"!. I think his sister was Rhia too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com