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»Garner ist unbestreitbar der wichtigste britische Fantasyautor seit Tolkien« Philip Pullman»Knochen, Lumpen und Papier! Reibstein und Geschirr, das gibt der Lumpensammler dafür!« Als der junge Joseph diesem Ruf vor seinem Fenster folgt, steht vor seiner Tür ein fahrender Händler mit dem Namen Treacle Walker, sowie sein Karren, auf dem er mit einer Kiste voller mysteriöser Gegenstände durch die englischen Lande zieht. Und so beginnt ein phanta...

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize An extraordinary, “playful, moving, and wholly remarkable” (The Guardian) coming-of-age novel filled with myth and magic from one of England's greatest living writers.An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock is trying to make sense of the world. Living alone in an old house, he spends his time reading comic books, collecting birds’ eggs, and playing with marbles. When one day a rag-and-bone man called Tr...

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 definitive collection of traditional folk tales, selected and retold by the renowned Alan Garner.

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021 Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity time, vivid storytelling that illuminates an introspective young mind trying to make sense of everything around him.

Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time, vivid storytelling that brilliantly illuminates an introspective young mind trying to make sense of everything around him.

Boggarts and gowks, fools and hobgoblins are only some of the strange and wonderful creatures in A Bag of Moonshine - a veritable treasure trove of stories chosen from the folklore of England and Wales. There are 22 tales in all, beautifully illustrated in black and whitel by prize-winning illustrator Patrick Lynch.

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The Moon of Gomrath is the enthralling sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.It is the Eve of Gomrath--the night of the year when the Old Magic is aroused. Had Colin and Susan known this, they would never have lighted a fire on the Beacon, thereby releasing the uncontrollable ferocity of the Wild Hunt. Soon they are inextricably caught up in the struggle between their friend, the Wizard Cadellin, and the evil Morrigan.The strength of their c...

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A childhood memoir from the author of classic novels such as "The Owl Service" and "The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen". Depicts growing up in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Part folklore, part adventure and part fantasy, Alan Garner's Elidor is a modern children's classic. When Roland opens a door in a derelict church, he unleashes the wonders of Elidor and the grave challenges that this troubled world presents. Drawing on Welsh, Irish and English mythology, the book chronicles the trials and hardships of a group of young teenagers as they attempt to fulfill a prophecy from another world, and fight a terrible evil.

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