The Merlin Conspiracy Hardcover Book by Diana Wynne Jones

The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones * Hardcover * 473 pages * Withdrawn Library Book A bestselling fantasy adventure story is told by two very different teenagers from two very different worlds. Arianrhod “Roddy” Hyde lives in a world of magic, rituals, and royal pageantry. As the daughter of two Court Wizards, she travels with the King’s Progress across the magical Islands of Blest, where the powerful Merlin oversees the magic that protects the land. Nick Mallory, on the other hand, comes from a world much like our own. But when he accidentally slips into another world—one he first thinks is a dream—he realizes he’s not just an ordinary 15-year-old. Though he’s explored other worlds before, his confidence might be more than he can handle. In Roddy’s world, the Merlin dies and a new one takes over, but something is wrong. The rituals are failing, and chaos is spreading. Roddy learns that Nick is meant to help her, though he’s uneasy when she assumes he’s a magic-user. Their stories twist and turn, weaving together as the mystery deepens, eventually colliding in the final chapters when the truth behind the Merlin Conspiracy is revealed. The story is gripping, often hilarious, and full of mind-bending twists.