Gail R. (abigailsdaughter) reviewed Merryll of the stones (UQP young adult fiction) on + 201 more book reviews
Megan Ellison, sole survivor of an automobile accident that took the lives of her parents, awakens in hospital, haunted by dreams and vague memories. Teen-aged Megan has grown up in Australia, but on her recovery must return to the family's native Wales. Her frightening dreams persist until she meets Em, a young man who introduces her to Welsh legends. Through the ruins of a stone circle she goes back in time to that legendary period and becomes the princess Merryll, using magic gifts she didn't know she had, to lead her people to defeat a magician-tyrant.
The unusual thing about this book is that throughout Megan-Merryll remembers the modern world she came from - the desire for world peace and democracy, the fear of nuclear weapons, the use of science rather than magic, etc. - and eventually decides to return to it, rather than become a medieval-type ruler.
The ending is enigmatic, and I'm not sure how much of the story relates to real legends, but it was an enjoyable YA read.
The unusual thing about this book is that throughout Megan-Merryll remembers the modern world she came from - the desire for world peace and democracy, the fear of nuclear weapons, the use of science rather than magic, etc. - and eventually decides to return to it, rather than become a medieval-type ruler.
The ending is enigmatic, and I'm not sure how much of the story relates to real legends, but it was an enjoyable YA read.
