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          • Merlin Book 11: The Eternal Flame – Book 3 of The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy
          • Merlin Book 12: The Book of Magic – An Illustrated Companion to the Merlin Saga
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          • Atlantis Rising – Book 1 of the Atlantis Saga
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          • Atlantis Lost – Book 3 of the Atlantis Saga
          • Never Again: The Origin of Grukarr – A Prequel to the Atlantis Saga
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          • The Ancient One
          • Heartlight
          • The Merlin Effect
          • the Heartlight Saga Combined Edition – (Currently Out of Print)
        • OTHER NOVELS
          • Tree Girl – A Chapter Bookmorpho_butterfly
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        • DSW-150The Day the Stones Walked – (Currently Out of Print)
        • GH-150Ghost Hands – (Currently Out of Print)
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How Are You Inspired by Nature?

How Are You Inspired by Nature?

by T. A. Barron | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog, Inspiration, Nature, On Nature & the Environment, Writing & Creativity

How Are You Inspired by Nature? While hiking in California some years ago, I found the most magnificent tree I’d ever seen—a redwood of such grandeur that I nearly fell over backward trying to see its highest boughs. As I came closer, the smell of its resins enveloped...
The Real Story of THE ANCIENT ONE

The Real Story of THE ANCIENT ONE

by T. A. Barron | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Books, For Nature Lovers, Inspiration, Nature, On Nature & the Environment, On Reading, Writing & Creativity

The Real Story of THE ANCIENT ONE I’m very excited that my book, The Ancient One, is being re-released by my publisher on March 8th of this year. Originally published in 1992, the book, part of the Adventures of Kate, tells the story of Kate, an inquisitive...
Why Write About Nature?

Why Write About Nature?

by T. A. Barron | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Nature, On Nature & the Environment, Writing & Creativity

Why Write About Nature? Have you ever seen the stars shine so bright you almost needed to squint your eyes? On peaceful nights when I look up at the dazzling stars shining above our family cabin on the slopes of the Colorado Rockies, I understand the power of nature...

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