The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Ratings9
Average rating3.6
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Ratings9
Average rating3.6
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 - Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - 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?
Series
3 primary booksTales of Alderley is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1960 with contributions by Alan Garner.
Series
3 primary booksWeirdstone Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1960 with contributions by Alan Garner.
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A spooky short novel about a pair of children who turn out to have an ancient, magical stone that holds the key to the freedom and happiness of the world. It has themes of sacrifice and bravery, and also of people being connected to their place in the world through generations. It was reminiscent of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for me, but with a different flavor that I identify with Alan Garner.
A girl and her brother are pursued by a sorceress and an evil wizard when it is learned that the girl possesses a stone of great power. The children travel through tunnels and mountains and come up against some horribly scary creatures.
I felt much better about my meh attitude toward this book when I read that the author himself became bored with the characters and delayed writing a planned third book in the series and called the novel “a fairly bad book.”
