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The definitive collection of traditional British folk tales, selected and retold by the renowned Alan Garner.Following on from the fiftieth anniversary of Alan Garner’s seminal fantasy classic, THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, here are collected all of Alan’s folk tales, told with his unique storytelling skill and inimitably clear voice. Essential reading for young and old alike.Among the stories collected here are:• Kate Crackernuts• Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree• Yallery Brown
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика, Сказки |
A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain’s greatest children’s novelists.Through four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that has now disappeared, Alan Garner vividly brings to life a landscape situated on the outskirts of industrial Manchester.Smiths and chandlers, steeplejacks and quarrymen, labourers and artisans: they all live and work hand in hand with the seasons, the elements and the land. There is a mutual respect and a knowledge of the magical...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Классическая проза, Зарубежная современная проза |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.In 'The Lad of the Gad' Alan Garner has reworked five stories from the Gaelic layers of British folktale.Folk and fairy tales have not always been relegated to children, and older readers will appreciate Garner's ability to give these stories a new vitality for our time.
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A major novel from one of the country’s greatest writers, and the crowning achievement of an astonishing career, ‘Boneland’ is also the long-awaited conclusion to the story of Colin and Susan – a story that began over fifty years ago in ‘The Weirdstone of Brisingamen’…‘A woman was reading a book to a child on her knee.‘“So the little boy went into the wood, and he met a witch. And the witch said, ‘You come home with me and I’ll give you a good dinner.’ Now you wouldn’t go home with a witch,...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Фэнтези про драконов, Зарубежная современная проза, Героическое фэнтези, Зарубежное фэнтези |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.Stunning new CollinsVoyager edition of Alan Garner’s collection of folklore.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 white by prize-winning illustrator Patrick Lynch.
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
From one of our greatest living writers, comes a remarkable memoir of a forgotten England.'The war went. We sang in the playground, «Bikini lagoon, an atom bomb’s boom, and two big explosions.» David’s father came back from Burma and didn’t eat rice. Twiggy taught by reciting “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and the thirteen times table. Twiggy was fat and short and he shouted, and his neck was as wide as his head. He was a bully, though he didn’t take any notice of...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Биографии и Мемуары, Историческая литература, Книги о войне |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.Roland, 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...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook. 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 courage will determine whether or not...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика, Зарубежное фэнтези |
Two timeless classics from one of the greatest fantasy writers of all time.The Weirdstone of Brisingamen:When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them – Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen – has been lost.The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детские приключения, Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.Winner of both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, this is an all-time classic, combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships.It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling. From the moment Alison discovers the dinner service in the attic, with its curious pattern of floral owls, a chain of events is set in progress that is to effect everybody’s lives.Relentlessly, Alison, her step-brother Roger and Welsh boy Gwyn...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.First published over 50 years ago, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights.But the heart of the magic that binds them – Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen – has been lost. The...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
The much-loved classic, finally in ebook.A disturbing exploration of the inevitability of life.Under Orion’s stars, bluesilver visions torment Tom, Macey and Thomas as they struggle with age-old forces. Distanced from each other in time, and isolated from those they live among, they are yet inextricably bound together by the sacred power of the moon’s axe and each seek their own refuge at Mow Cop.Can those they love so intensely keep them clinging to reality? Or is the future evermore destined...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
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...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика, Зарубежное фэнтези |
Средневековая валлийская легенда о Ллью Лло Джифсе, Блодведд и Гронве Пебире из четвёртой ветви «Мабиногиона» странным образом вновь напомнила о себе в наши дни… Загадочные и жуткие события начались, как только с чердака старого дома вдруг стали доноситься подозрительные звуки — стук, скрип, скрежет… Неужто в доме завелись крысы? Или, хуже того, привидения? Нет — то просыпаются старые кельтские мифы, заставляя героев холодеть от страха и совершать необъяснимые поступки… Сказочная повесть Алана...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Фэнтези, Мистика Фантастика Фэнтези |
| Год | 1994 |
В книгу знаменитого прозаика Алана Гарнера вошли две повести – «Камень из ожерелья Брисингов» и «Луна в канун Гомрата». Эти повести занимают почетное место рядом с «Маугли» и «Хоббитом». Недаром же Гарнер – продолжатель традиций великого Киплинга, младший друг, а в чем-то и соперник несравненного Толкина.
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детские приключения, Приключения, Детская фантастика |
| Год | 2003 |
A gripping time-slip novel by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-longlisted Treacle Walker Here John Turner was cast away in a heavy snow storm in the night in or about the year 1755. The print of a woman's shoe was found by his side in the snow where he lay dead. So reads an enigmatic memorial stone, high on the bank of a prehistoric Pennine track in Cheshire, a mystery that lives on in the surrounding hill farms. John Turner was a packman. With his train of horses he carried salt and...
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Год | 2004 |
Вместе с Колином и Сьюзен, юными героями романа знаменитого английского писателя Алана Гарнера, читатель попадет в таинственный мир гномов и эльфов, гоблинов и средневековых рыцарей, спящих зачарованным сном, и окажутся в центре столкновения могущественных сил Добра и Зла.
| Автор | Алан Гарнер |
| Жанр | Детские приключения, Приключения, Детская фантастика |
| Год | 2004 |