From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl ServiceRoland, Helen, Nicholas and David, four Manchester children, are led into Elidor, a twilight world almost destroyed by fear and darkness.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…This new edition of Alan Garner's classic includes a special "Why You'll Love This Book" introduction from bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.
ISBN: | 9780007274789 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Imprint: | HarperCollins Children's Books |
Published date: | 23 Oct 2014 |
DEWEY: | 823.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 204 |
Weight: | 160g |
Height: | 196mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 15mm |