Avalon High Manga: The Merlin Prophecy - Softcover

Meg Cabot

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9780330453165: Avalon High Manga: The Merlin Prophecy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330453165 ISBN 13: 9780330453165

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2007

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Life at Avalon High is far from dull for Ellie. Not only is she a star of the track team - she's also dating the super-hot class president, Will. Who just happens to be the alleged reincarnation of King Arthur. Ellie isn't sure her boyfriend can really be legendary King A - and Will isn't sure either. But their doubts could stop the Merlin Prophecy - an age of enlightenment - coming about. And whatever they believe, it's definitely true that their lives are in grave danger...

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About the Author:

Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to her adult contemporary fiction, she is the author of the bestselling young adult fiction The Princess Diaries and The Mediator series. Over 25 million copies of her novels for children and adults have sold worldwide. Meg lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband.

From Publishers Weekly:

This manga adaptation of Cabot's 2005 novel tells the story of a perfectly ordinary high school girl—who happens to be dating the reincarnation of King Arthur. Ellie Harrison moves to a new town and a new school, and soon finds herself drawn to Will Wagner, the football star. Her history professor Mr. Morton—or is that Merlin?—believes that Will is the reincarnation of England's legendary king and Ellie is the newborn Lady of the Lake. He enlists her help to persuade Will to accept his duty and conquer evil. The rest of the Arthurian cast is here as well—Lance, Will's best friend; Jennifer, Will's ex-girlfriend; Morgan, the high school's queen bee and Marco, Will's half-brother—and they play out the classic story with a high school twist. The vivid manga style brings the novel to life, with all the characters svelte and beautifully drawn. Unfortunately, a third of the volume is spent recapping the story so far, making this feel like a later book in a series, rather than the first. The story turns are predictable to anyone familiar with Arthurian myth, and the characters one-dimensional, but this adaptation should appeal to fans of the original work. (July)
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