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An ancient and wise entity, personified as an engraved stone, begins to influence the lives of a family of children after they acquire it. The stone possesses the remarkable ability to bring things to life. The children, driven by curiosity and imagination, experiment with this power, producing a range of unintended and unpredictable outcomes.
First publish date: 1965
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Nicholas Stuart Gray
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