T. A. Barron

Author of The Lost Years of Merlin

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About the Author

Born Thomas Archibald Barron in 1952, author T. A. Barron grew up in Colorado's "ranch country". He graduated from Princeton University and also attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Before writing, Barron had a successful career as a venture capitalist manager in New York City. In 1989, Barron show more became a full time writer and conservationist. Many of his books incorporate nature and ecological concern into their themes, garnering him two Nautilus Visionary Book Awards in 2005 and 2007. He has also received International Reading Association and American Library Association awards for his works. He resides in Colorado with his wife, Currie and their children. show less

Includes the names: T. A. Barron, Barron T. A., Thomas A. Barron, T.A.; Tom Barron; T. A. Barron Barron

Series

The Merlin Saga

The Great Tree of Avalon

Adventures of Kate

Merlin's Dragon

Atlantis Saga

The Lost Years of Merlin

Works by T. A. Barron

Popular Recent

The Lost Years of Merlin (1996) 2,327 copies

The Seven Songs of Merlin (1997) 1,508 copies

The Mirror of Merlin (1999) 1,354 copies

The Fires of Merlin (1998) 1,349 copies

The Wings of Merlin (2000) 1,030 copies

Child of the Dark Prophecy (2004) 893 copies

The Ancient One (1992) 607 copies

Shadows on the Stars (2005) 549 copies

The Merlin Effect (1994) 496 copies

Heartlight (1990) 442 copies

The Eternal Flame (2006) 440 copies

Merlin's Dragon (2008) 333 copies

Tree Girl (2001) 230 copies

Doomraga's Revenge (2009) 199 copies

Atlantis Rising (2013) 181 copies

Ultimate Magic (2010) 159 copies

The Lost Years of Merlin / The Seven Songs of Merlin / The Fires of Merlin (2001) 133 copies

Where Is Grandpa? (2000) 110 copies

The Hero's Trail (2002) 108 copies

High As A Hawk (2004) 88 copies

The Day the Stones Walked (2007) 66 copies

Atlantis in Peril (2015) 61 copies

The Book of Magic (2011) 61 copies

Atlantis Lost (2016) 33 copies

The Ancient One (2016) 32 copies

Ghost Hands (2011) 26 copies

To Walk in Wilderness: A Rocky Mountain Journal (1993) 25 copies

The Heartlight Saga (2014) 23 copies

The Lost Years of Merlin Saga (5 Volumes Set) (1990) 23 copies

The Wisdom of Merlin: 7 Magical Words for a Meaningful Life (2015) 21 copies

Rocky Mountain National Park: A 100 Year Perspective (1995) 20 copies

Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim (Merlin Saga) (2021) 20 copies

The Lost Tears of Merlin Saga (Free Sampler) 4 copies

The Lost Years of Merlin Books 1-4 3 copies

Merlin - tome 03 : L'épreuve du feu (3) (2017) 2 copies

Merlin - tome 04 : Le miroir du destin (4) (2017) 2 copies

9 books Lost Years of Merlin Set Complete T.A. Barron Merlin Series (The Lost Years of Merlin) (1971) 2 copies

Child of the Dark Prophecy by Barron, T. A. [Philomel, 2004] Hardcover [Hardcover] — Author — 1 copy

Never Again: The Origins of Grukarr 1 copy

The Ancient One trade 1 copy

Merlin - tome 05 : Les ailes de l'enchanteur (5) 1 copy

Merlin, tome 6 Le dragon d’Avalon (2015) 1 copy

The Lost Years of Merlin 11 Books Set (T.A. Barron Merlin Series) 1 copy

Merlin THE DRAGON OF AVALON 1 copy

Merlin 2. Kitap : Yedi Ezgi. Translated by Aydin Ekim Savran (2017) 1 copy

Merlin Kayip Yillar 1 (2013) 1 copy

Merlín, los años perdidos (2021) 1 copy

The Lost Years (Merlin (Puffin)) (2011) 1 copy

The Great Tree Of Avalon Set - Books 1-3: Child of the Dark Prophecy, Shadows on the Stars, The Eternal Flame (2005) 1 copy

T.A. Barron: Set of 3 Merlin Books: The Lost Years of Merlin (Bk. 1), The Fires of Merlin (Bk. 3) and The Wings of… (1999) 1 copy

L’ultime maléfice (Merlin t. 8) (French Edition) 1 copy

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Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contributor — 774 copies

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