The Owl Service

The 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, releasing the uncontrollable ferocity of the Wild Hunt.

The wizard who saves Colin and Susan from the eerie creatures pursuing them across Alderley Edge has been looking for the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - a source of deep magic - for over 100 years. As evil closes in, the children realize that they are the key.

When Geoffrey starts to repair his uncle's motorboat, he and his sister Sally are condemned as witches. Fleeing to France, they find everything to be normal - it seems The Changes forcing the English back to a primitive past are the result of a magical spell that must be broken.

Includes various stories. In, Math Son of Mathonwy two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in Manawydan Son of Llyr a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. In How Culhwch Won Olwen , a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter.

Left brain-damaged after a bizarre attack, Alex disappears into the wild wood, drawn into its green heart through a hollowing . His father's quest to find him leads Richard into mortal danger as Alex's dreams now populate the primeval forest, but like Alex, they are also damaged.

Superintendant Duncan Kincaid takes Gemma, Kit and Toby to visit his family in Cheshire. But their visit is marred when Duncan's sister discovers a mummified infant's body interred in the wall of an old dairy barn. As the police make enquiries into the infant's death, Kincaid discovers that life in the town of his childhood is far from idyllic.

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this novel won the 1973 Carnegie Medal. A 17th-century sorcerer materalizes and tries to make a modern boy his apprentice, and this troublesome spirit has to be exorcised from James's ancient cottage.