num_pages: 233
description: Winner of the Guardian Prize for Fiction.In the small town of Pennygaff, where Owen has been sent to live after his mother's death, a legendary golden harp has been found. Knowing of the prophesy of the Harp of Teirtu, Owen must prevent the magic harp from falling into the evil clutches of its alleged owner, the sinister and diabolical Marquess of Malyn. But it won't be easy. Owen and his friends, the gypsy girl Arabis and her father, are plunged into a hair-raising adventure of intrigue, kidnapping, exotic underground worlds, savage beasts....even murder. For only too late will Owen learn that Lord Malyn will stop at nothing to have the golden harp.
language: English
title: The Whispering Mountain
titlecomplete: The Whispering Mountain (The Wolves Chronicles, #0)
genres: Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Mystery, Alternate History, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 974
places: Wales
series: The Wolves Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
publisher: Dell Yearling