Elidor (Collins Modern Classics)

Elidor (Collins Modern Classics)

by Alan Garner (Author)

Synopsis

An urban fantasy, runner up for the Carnegie Medal on its original publication On a gloomy day in Manchester, Roland, Helen, Nicholas and David are lured into a ruined church, where the fabric of time and place is weak enough to allow them into the twilight world of Elidor. It is a place almost destroyed by fear and darkness, and the children are charged with guarding its Treasures while a way is sought to save the dying land. Then the evil forces find a path through to this world...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Collins Voyager
Published: 05 Aug 2002

ISBN 10: 000712791X
ISBN 13: 9780007127917
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews
A beautiful work of poetic imagination, it deserves to become a classic of fantasy. The Listener Each detail, ordinary or sinister, establishes atmosphere, background or character exactly. Elidor is a remarkable book: intelligent, rich and terrifying. TLS
Author Bio
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.