The Weirdstone of Brisingamen — Alan Garner

From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service

The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.

First published over 50 years ago, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.

When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights.

But the heart of the magic that binds them â€" Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen â€" has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in, determined to possess and destroy its special power.

Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood?

Book one in the Weirdstone trilogy, followed by THE MOON OF GOMRATH.

Reviews

Praise for Alan Garner

Praise for The Moon of Gomrath: ‘Not only powerful but full of wild and whirling adventure… the reader is drawn right into the midst of it all.' Guardian

Praise for The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: ‘Marvellously exciting… Alan Garner is at his best writing of night and dark water… the story is ferocious and deeply felt.' New Statesman

Praise for The Owl Service: ‘Not meant only for children… The power grows, throbs nearer, builds to unbearable tension, and comes to wild release in the last few pages.' The Guardian

Praise for Red Shift: ‘A magnificently multilayered novel… and a superbly exciting piece of literature.' The Times

About the author

Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.