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When Colin and Susan are hunted by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, a wizard rescues them and takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he protects the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. The wizard’s quest for the forgotten object—Firefrost, also called the Weirdstone of Brisingamen—has gone on for over a century. Evil forces, intent on taking and destroying the stone’s power, close in on the siblings. Colin and Susan recognize that they are the key to restoring the stone and must confront the Morrigan and her deadly brood to thwart the looming threat.
First publish date: 1961
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Alan Garner
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