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Roland, Helen, Nicholas and David, four Manchester children, are led into Elidor, a twilight world almost destroyed by fear and darkness. On a gloomy day in Manchester, Roland, Helen, Nicholas and David are lured into a ruined church, where the fabric of time and place is weak enough to allow them into the twilight world of Elidor. It is a place almost destroyed by fear and darkness, and the children are charged with guarding its Treasures while a way is sought to save the dying land. Then the evil forces find a path through to this world...This new edition of Alan Garner's classic includes a special Why You'll Love This Book introduction from bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.

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A superb juxtaposition of the everyday and the magical, the ordinary and the fabulous. -- The Horn Book <br> Each detail, ordinary or sinister, establishes atmosphere, background, or character exactly. Elidor is a remarkable book: intelligent, rich, and terrifying. -- Times Literary Supplement <br>

A superb juxtaposition of the everyday and the magical, the ordinary and the fabulous. -- The Horn Book Each detail, ordinary or sinister, establishes atmosphere, background, or character exactly. Elidor is a remarkable book: intelligent, rich, and terrifying. -- Times Literary Supplement

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ALAN GARNER is the award-winning author of Elidor, The Owl Service, The Moon of Gomrath, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, and The Stone Book Quartet. He lives in Cheshire, England.

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