2. kniha série Alderley. Znovu se setkáváme s Colinem a Susan, kteří se touží vrátit do světa kouzel a čar. A přestože jim Cadellin Stříbrobrvý uzavřel Fundindelce, řítí se nezadržitelně do nového dobrodružství. Síly dobra a zla znovu stojí proti sobě a život obou dětí visí na vlásku. Z dávných časů se na světlo světa totiž vynořily bytosti zapomenuté a nezkrotné. Temný stín se plazí po úbočích Hřbetu a v noci není radno vycházet…
Klasika anglické fantasy se konečně dostává do rukou i českým čtenářům. Se Susan a Colinem se dostaneme do příběhu, který zlověstně povstává ze starobylých mýtů a legend. Temné bytosti zla získávají čarovný kámen Brisigamenu a je jen otázkou času, kdy se jim podaří ovládnout čarovnou moc v něm ukrytou a zničit navěky dobro. Budou Colin a Susan ochotni bojovat za záchranu dobra, nebo raději zapomenou, že se setkali se světem trpaslíků, elfů a čarodějů? Čarovný kámen Brisingamenu vyšel poprvé v roce 1960 a je považován za klasiku literarury pro děti a mládež. Jeho autor Alan Garner by se ale určitě nespokojil se známkou spisovatele, jehož díla jsou určena výhradně dětem. Román obratně skládá dohromady realitu s dávnými magickými legendami keltského a artušovského původu a příběhy, které mu v dětství vyprávěl dědeček.
This collection showcases a variety of writings by the acclaimed author known for their 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted work, Treacle Walker. It offers readers a glimpse into the author's unique voice and literary style, featuring diverse themes and narratives that reflect their creative journey. Each piece is crafted with thoughtfulness, inviting readers to explore the depth of the author's imagination and storytelling prowess.
Stunning new edition of Alan Garner's folklore collection by CollinsVoyager.
A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain's greatest children's novelists Four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that is now disappeared. Craftsmen pass on, or withhold, secrets of their relationship with the natural world, which gives them the material from which they create useful and beautiful things. Smiths and chandlers, steeplejacks and quarrymen, 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 here that somehow, somewhere was lost to us. These fables beautifully recapture and restore it to us. And a very particular landscape, on the outskirts of industrial Manchester, is brought vividly to life.
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR From one of our greatest living writers, comes a remarkable memoir of a forgotten England.
I sing the eagle.It hangs above the grave mound.I sing, dreaming...William Buckley was transported to Australia in 1801. He escaped and lived as an Aborigine for thirty-one years. In this visionary novel, Alan Garner is true to William the Cheshire bricklayer and William the Aboriginal spiritual leader, as William is true to his fate.
Sometimes people are so busy communicating they don't listen to each other. TALK LANGUAGE tells you how to understand what people are really saying, and why. Words represent only a small part of the information transmitted in conversation; just as important are circumstances and body language. TALK LANGUAGE shows how to decode a wide range of everyday signals, so you can get the message or intentions a speaker is really conveying - whether intentionally or not. It gives many examples of every day conversational phrases and what they really mean. TALK LANGUAGE will help you to express yourself clearly and concisely - and to interpret others' intentions if they do not reveal them. Its message can be applied to almost every facet of daily life.
Three young people spend the summer in a Welsh valley haunted by mythical spirits and find themselves reenacting an old tragedy.
