The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

Alan Garner

Aug 2013 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

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 – 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?

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

Ratings and reviews

The best ever introduction to Celtic and Nordic elements in our culture and language and to the possibilities behind and inside every rock and tree in the landscape. Switched on my imagination when I was very young. The nailbiting tension when they worm their way through the Earldelving is unrivalled. Three cheers Alan Garner!

This book is an amazing story i first read it when in school 30 years ago and is easily on a par with anything tolkien wrote.how these books have never been picked up by hollywood is criminal.for me the weirdstone trilogy is possibly some of the greatest fantasy storys of all time

I have over the years read this book many times, from the age of around 10 till now and I'm 50! lol.....still enjoy this book immensely.... its a good book to read the kids too....cant recommend this book enough....

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.