Does anyone else absolutely love The Weirdstone of Brisingamen?
Well, davem pointed this out to me earlier.
The trilogy is due to be completed this August. I'll be outside the bookshop at 9am for this one, I'm
very excited.
I don't agree with Phillip Pullman that Alan Garner is 'better than Tolkien' because he's simply a very different kettle of fish. However, he is comparable to CS Lewis and trumps him on all accounts.
Since I first read the Weirdstone as a child, I've thought of Alderly Edge as a magical place, rather than the exclusive haunt of Man U footballers. And the passage with the tunnel is so vivid I even have dreams about that now.
Anyone else love it?