Alan Garner Classic Collection (7 Books) - Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath, The Owl Service, Elidor, Red Shift, Lad of the Gad, A Bag of Moonshine)
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
A collection of seven timeless classics from one of the greatest fantasy writers of all time.
For the first time, seven fantastic novels by Alan Garner are published together in this classic collection: THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, THE MOON OF GOMRATH, ELIDOR, THE OWL SERVICE, RED SHIFT, LAD OF THE GAD, A BAG OF MOONSHINE.
Alan Garner is an award-winning writer of great distinction. Readers young and old have been enthralled by Alan’s writing for over 50 years. Following publication of his debut novel, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960), reviewers hailed Alan Garner as an exciting and important new voice:
‘The suspense is superb. Mr Garner has written a grand tale that may well be read a hundred years hence as eagerly as it is read now.’ Scotsman
‘Absolutely first class. Well written, well told, it mixes legend, fact and fairy tale.’ Manchester Evening News
”Praise for The Moon of Gomrath: 'Not only powerful but full of wild and whirling adventure… the reader is drawn right into the midst of it all.” - Guardian
”Praise for The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: 'Marvellously exciting… Alan Garner is at his best writing of night and dark water… the story is ferocious and deeply felt.” - New Statesman
”Praise for The Owl Service: 'Not meant only for children… The power grows, throbs nearer, builds to unbearable tension, and comes to wild release in the last few pages.” - The Guardian
”Praise for Red Shift: 'A magnificently multilayered novel… and a superbly exciting piece of literature.” - The Times