The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner, Paperback, 288 pages
Alan Garner's brooding, brilliantly written novel Weirdstone of Brisingamen perfectly captures the dark and foreboding skies of northern England — and the magic that seems to lurk beneath them. In it, two children own a magic bracelet that causes them to be pursued by mythic forces over a bleak and haunted landscape. Garner's lesson is exactly that of many other fantasy novels: If you could just reach out beyond this dull reality, something interesting might actually happen. I bought a small gem from a bric-a-brac store and stared into it, longing to be propelled into a world of peril and magic.
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