Elidor (1965) - Alan Garner
Category: Classic
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Tags: Classic, Children, Fantasy
Towers - like flame. A candle in darkness. A black wind., Roland Watson wasnt expecting to see things like that when he kicked a football into a condemned church. But once inside, he is taken from the slums of Manchester to the ruins of a magical kingdom. And only he can bring back the light to Elidor., With his brothers and sister, Roland has to solve ancient riddles and brave dark forces to save the mythical land. But he has to prevent those same forces destroying their own world, too., Brilliantly mixing myths and fantasy with spare and acute reality, Alan Garners third novel secured his place at the forefront of childrens writing, with his work also appealing greatly to adult readers., Alan Garner OBE (1934), Best known for his childrens fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is firmly rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native
