The Great Tree of Avalon (Child of the Dark Prophecy #9)

THE FATE OF AVALON... Long ago, Merlin planted a magical seed that grew into the Great Tree of Avalon. And for centuries, Avalon flourished. But Now Avalon reels from brutal attacks, mysterious droughts, and strange evils. And then one night, all the stars in the sky suddenly go dark. Now the fate of Avalon rests with three young people: Tamwyn, a homeless wilderness guide; Elli, an escaped slave turned priestess; and Scree, an eagleman with a secret. One is the true heir of Merlin - the only person who can save Avalon - and one is fated to destroy it. "Liberally laced with humor and wit...readers will relish this fine...fantasy series." -Booklist starred review Map of Avalon Born of a Seed That Beats Like a Heart The Dark Prophecy Prologue: One Dark Night Land of Bells Banished A Pale Hand Beckons Hot Wax Green with Envy A Dead Torch and a Heap of Dung The Ballad of Avalon's Birth Out of the Shadows A Dangerous Journey The Staff of Merlin Tracks Song of the Voyager Hands of Blood Baby Brother Skunkweed Emissaries of the Gods Hoofprints Absolutely The Smell of Resins Something Marvelous The Child of Krystallus Death Trap The Rugged Path Just Listen Shrunkelled and Stingded Master of the Skies Prosperity Illusion The Hand of Greeting A Pure Crystal The Lady Revealed Scree's Plunge A Hornet's Nest The Mudmakers The Secret Spring Something Stupid Musical Mead Death on Wings Strange Meetings Just the Faintest Heartbeat A Gaping Hole Water and Fire Dark Flame Epilogue: The Encircling Shadow A Brief History of Avalon . Long ago, the great wizard Merlin planted the seed that would become the peaceful world of Avalon. Now, though, Avalon is suffering from mysterious droughts. Then the very stars begin to lose their light, and it seems that the Lady of the Lake's dire predictions are about to come true. The fate of Avalon now rests with Tamwyn, a wandering wilderness guide; Elli, an apprentice priestess; and Scree, a young eagleman. One of them is the true heir of Merlin, the only person who can save Avalon . . . and one of them is the dreaded child of the Dark Prophecy, fated to destroy it.

Previously published as The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy, book 1 in The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy.

The fate of Avalon rests in the hands of three people: Tamwyn, Elli, and Scree; however one of them is the true heir of Merlin and the only one who can save Avalon and one of them is the child of Dark Prophecy, the person chosen to destroy it. In Accordance With Prophecy, Avalon's Existence Is Threatened In The Year That Stars Stop Shining And At The Time When Both The Dark Child And Merlin's Heir Are To Be Revealed. A FLAME VENT ERUPTED ON THE CLIFFS, blasting the darkness like an angry dragon.